A commerical plane was filmed taking off from Beirut International Airport as Israel said it completed a “wave of strikes on Hezbollah command centers in Beirut” on March 3.The Israel Defense Forces

For the Muslim world's Shiite minority, 86-year-old Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was more than just Iran's theocratic ruler since 1989. He was also one of their most prominent religious and political figures.

Israel has sent troops into southern Lebanon and told residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an “open war” with Israel in the wake of the U.

The American University of Beirut has long been a haven for cats abandoned in times if war or crisis, but in recent years the feline population has grown dramatically.

Trump directs officials to offer risk insurance for maritime trade in Gulf and said the US Navy would accompany tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if required.

Iranian drones struck the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia after previously hitting the mission in Kuwait. Washington responded ​by shutting both embassies and ordering non-emergency government personnel and their families to leave countries across the Middle East.

Thick smoke was seen over Beirut's southern suburbs and loud blasts were heard on Tuesday (March 3) as Israel escalated airstrikes on the Lebanese capital, targeting Hezbollah-controlled areas amid heightened regional tensions.