Syrian oil spill spreads across the Mediterranean
Satellite images show the oil spill was larger than originally thought, now covering around 800 square kilometres — an area around the same size as New York City.
Houthi strikes on Yemen base kill at least 30, spokesman says
At least 30 soldiers were killed and 60 wounded on Sunday in Houthi strikes on a military base belonging to forces of the Saudi-led coalition in southwest Yemen, a spokesman … Read More
Palestinian prisoners escape from Israeli prison, apparently through a tunnel
Israeli authorities are hunting for six Palestinian militants who broke out of prison, apparently through a tunnel, sometime early Monday morning.
Lebanon gets a new government, its first since last year’s deadly port blast
A new government has been formed in crisis-ridden Lebanon, ending a more than year-long power vacuum that began shortly after the August 2020 Beirut port blast.
Israeli police recapture four of six escaped Palestinian prisoners
Israeli police say four of the six men who escaped from a prison in Northern Israel on Monday have now been recaptured.
Iran says it will allow UN nuclear watchdog to service monitoring equipment
Iran will allow inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog to service nuclear monitoring equipment in the country, according to a joint statement by officials from Iran and the International Atomic … Read More
Israel’s new plan is to ‘shrink,’ not solve, the Palestinian conflict. Here’s what that looks like
The new Israeli government that toppled long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this summer is full of contradictions. There’s pro-peace leftists, pro-settlement right-wingers, pragmatic centrists and even for the first time … Read More
New Lebanon PM seeks ‘quick fixes’ to help the country
New Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged Lebanon’s people to put their trust in his government as he seeks “quick fixes” to help his economically shattered country.
Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community say they’re being hunted down after Taliban takeover
LGBTQ people in Afghanistan who spoke to CNN say they need help to escape Taliban fighters before they are discovered and forced to face the new regime’s brutal laws.
Ehud Olmert Fast Facts
View the Ehud Olmert Fast Facts on CNN and learn more information about the former prime minister of Israel.