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Hezbollah Signals Openness to Indirect Talks with Israel
This is Beirut 04/05 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In a notable shift in tone, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Naim Qassem signaled for the first time openness to indirect negotiations with Israel, framing diplomacy as a viable path—while firmly rejecting any form of direct talks. “We support diplomacy that stops the aggression and enforces agreements,” Qassem said in a statement on Monday, ...
Iran Foreign Ministry Says U.S. Must 'Abandon its Excessive Demands'
This is Beirut 04/05 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the United States must reduce its demands on the Islamic republic, with negotiations stalled over ending the two-month-long Middle East war. "At this stage, our priority is to end the war," he said in a briefing broadcast by state television. "The other side ...
Iran’s Mojtaba Khamenei Claims Gulf Future Requires U.S. Exit
This is Beirut 30/04 14:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei issued a statement on Thursday asserting that the future of the Gulf would be “bright” only in the absence of the United States. He said Iran would take responsibility for securing the Gulf region and “eliminating enemy violations” of the strategic maritime corridor, ...
Trump Rejects Iranian Proposal, Says Naval Blockade Will Continue Until Nuclear Deal
This is Beirut 29/04 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would maintain a naval blockade on Iran until Tehran agrees to a deal addressing Washington’s concerns over its nuclear program, rejecting a proposal that would have prioritized reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In an interview with Axios, Trump dismissed the Iranian offer, which reportedly sought ...
Iran Fires 'Warning Shots' as U.S. Navy Says Its Ships Entered Gulf Via Hormuz
This is Beirut 04/05 17:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran's navy fired 'warning shots' at U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media said, after the American military sent cruisers into the Gulf as part of a plan to help trapped commercial vessels leave. Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump had announced a plan to guide ships from neutral countries out of the Gulf, saying it was a ...
Lebanese President Aoun Accuses Hezbollah of National 'Betrayal'
This is Beirut 27/04 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday accused Hezbollah of “betrayal” and openly challenged the group’s decision to take Lebanon to war, asking whether it had secured national consensus before doing so. “Did you have national consensus when you went to war?” Aoun questioned, in a direct message to Hezbollah, as ...
IDF Exposes Hezbollah’s Use of Ambulances and Civilian Sites for Military Operations
This is Beirut 24/04 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee said Friday that the Israeli military identified what it described as new evidence of Hezbollah using ambulances and civilian infrastructure for military purposes in southern Lebanon. In a series of posts published on X, Adraee alleged that Hezbollah has “repeatedly and systematically” used ...
Six Decades Without the State: Southern Lebanon’s Long Shadow of Militias
Marwan El-Amine 24/04 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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For nearly 60 years, the Shia of southern Lebanon have known only the rule of militias. This reality dates to 1969, when the Lebanese state ceded part of its sovereignty to Palestinian armed groups, allowing them to launch attacks against Israel. Since then, the region has fallen under a succession of armed actors, culminating in the firm ...
Netanyahu Lauds Opportunity for 'Historic Peace' Between Israel, Lebanon
This is Beirut 24/04 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A day after the second meeting of direct negotiations between Lebanese and Israeli Ambassadors in Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had “begun a process to achieve a historic peace” between the two countries. The Prime Minister’s pre-recorded video on ‘X’ comes after talks in ...
Will Lebanon Repeal Its Law Criminalizing Contact With Israel?
Kaline Antoun 24/04 20:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As Lebanese and Israeli officials conclude their second round of U.S.-brokered talks in Washington, a contradiction is becoming harder for Beirut to ignore. The state is now negotiating with Israel, while its citizens can still face prosecution for far less. Following Thursday’s meeting between Lebanese and Israeli envoys at the White House, ...
Iran Executes Man Over 'Mission' for Israel's Spy Agency
This is Beirut 25/04 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran on Saturday executed a man for carrying out a "mission" on behalf of Israel's spy agency during mass protests in January, the judiciary reported. It is the latest in a string of executions since war broke out with Israel and the United States. Erfan Kiani was hanged after his sentence was upheld by the country's Supreme ...
Beirut State Security Raid Met With Protests, Investigation Ordered
This is Beirut 25/04 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A violent clash in Beirut’s Saqiet al-Janzir, a sunni majority area, on Saturday triggered public outrage and a wave of protests across the capital, following a controversial security operation targeting a private generator owner identified as Hassan Itani. According to a security source, the case dates back four days, when a complaint was ...
Parking Dispute Involving Shia Residents Escalates into North Beirut Church Incident
This is Beirut 25/04 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to Lebanese media reports, a confrontation broke out Saturday in Fanar’s Ras el-Rouissat area in north Beirut between a municipal police officer and two individuals from the Shia neighborhood of el-Rouissat over a parking dispute. A local witness, identified as M. Hanna, told This is Beirut that the two men assaulted the officer ...
New Strikes Reported in Lebanon After 6 Killed in South of Country
This is Beirut 26/04 07:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese state media reported a series of new Israeli strikes in the country's south on Saturday night, after attacks earlier in the day killed six people despite a recently extended ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah The new attacks followed orders from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the military to "forcefully ...
Iran Executes Man Over Membership of Jihadist Group, Armed Rebellion
This is Beirut 26/04 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran on Sunday executed a man convicted of membership in the Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl and involvement in attacks on security forces in the southeast, the judiciary said. Amer Ramesh was arrested during a counterterrorism operation in the Pirsahrab area of Chabahar county in Sistan-Baluchestan province, the judiciary's Mizan Online ...
Israel Orders Evacuation on Seven Towns North of Litani River
This is Beirut 26/04 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Following a number of reports of fighting in the area, the Israeli Defense Forces have issued evacuations on seven towns in the Nabatieh District north of the Litani river, saying that Hezbollah continues to violate the ceasefire agreement and that the army was “compelled to act forcefully.” The towns form a pocket where the Litani ...
Lebanon Says Israel Strikes Kill 14 in Deadliest day Since Truce
This is Beirut 27/04 01:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country's south on Sunday killed 14 people, the deadliest day since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war came into force over a week ago. It came as Israel and the Iran-backed group traded fresh accusations of breaching the fragile truce, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the ...
Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem Rejects Direct Talks, Vows to Maintain Armed Resistance
This is Beirut 27/04 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Monday rejected direct negotiations with Israel, reaffirmed the group’s commitment to armed resistance, and sharply criticized the Lebanese government’s recent political course in a statement addressing the latest developments in the country. In a written statement, Qassem said Hezbollah ...
U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Iraqi Militia Leader
This is Beirut 27/04 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of Haydar Muzhir Ma’lak al-Sa’idi, a militia leader accused of orchestrating attacks against U.S. and allied targets in the Middle East. In a post published on X , the ...
Lebanese President: Lebanon Waiting for U.S. to Set Date for Negotiations
This is Beirut 29/04 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon is waiting for the United States to set a start date for delegation-level direct negotiations with Israel, according to remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday. Speaking before a gathering of economic bodies, the President discussed ongoing progress toward ending the war, reiterating the sovereignty and unity of the ...
Israeli Army Strikes Bekaa Valley as Targets Expand
This is Beirut 27/04 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israeli military said it was “currently striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the Bekaa Valley” on Monday, marking the first time since the Israel–Lebanon ceasefire began that it has hit targets outside southern Lebanon. Like the south, the Hermel and Baalbeck areas of the eastern Bekaa Valley are predominantly Shia areas and a ...
Russia Tells Iran Will Do 'Everything' to Restore Peace in Middle East
This is Beirut 27/04 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia would do “everything” to help restore peace in the Middle East, during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Saint Petersburg. “For our part, we will do everything that serves your interests, and the interests of all the peoples of the region, so that peace can ...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Lebanese President is 'Gambling' Country's Future
This is Beirut 27/04 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met with UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on Monday, telling her that "if the Lebanese government continues to shelter under the shadow of the Hezbollah terror organization, fire will burn the cedars of Lebanon." Earlier in the day, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon ...
Iraqi President Nominates Ali al-Zaidi as PM-Designate
This is Beirut 27/04 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iraq's newly elected president nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as the country's prime minister-designate on Monday, after he was endorsed by the country's main Shia alliance. "President Nizar Amede has tasked Ali al-Zaidi, the candidate of the largest parliamentary bloc, with forming the new government," the presidency ...
Why Hezbollah and Israel May Be Betting Against the Lebanon Truce
Marwan El Amine 28/04 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Lebanon–Israel truce, extended by three weeks last Thursday, is already being put to the test. Escalating military exchanges in southern Lebanon are exposing both its fragility and the complicated political realities surrounding it. Both Israel and Hezbollah appear to see a potential breakdown of the truce as an opportunity to reshuffle the ...
Israel Spy Chief Hails 'Groundbreaking' Ops in Iran, Lebanon
This is Beirut 28/04 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The head of Israel's Mossad has praised the spy agency's "groundbreaking" operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence "from the heart of the enemy's secrets". "In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the IDF, on both defence and ...
Five Sentenced to Life in Bahrain for Plotting 'Terrorist' Acts With Iran
This is Beirut 28/04 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Five people were sentenced to life in Bahrain on Tuesday for plotting "terrorist and hostile acts" with Iran, which bombarded the tiny Gulf state during the Middle East war. Two Afghans and three Bahrainis were convicted, and a fourth Bahraini was acquitted by the High Criminal Court, the public prosecution said. They were accused of monitoring ...
UAE to Exit OPEC Amid Surging Oil Prices
This is Beirut 28/04 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from OPEC and the OPEC+ on May 1, state media reported Tuesday, describing the move as a strategic decision by the major oil producer. "This decision reflects the UAE's long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile," the official Emirates News Agency said. The United Arab Emirates ...
U.S. Warns Banks Over Sanctions Risks Linked to Chinese 'Teapot' Refineries
This is Beirut 28/04 21:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States has issued a fresh warning to global financial institutions over the risks of engaging with independent Chinese oil refineries—known as “teapot” refineries—amid their continued role in processing Iranian crude. In an alert published Tuesday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said these refineries, largely ...
IDF Unveils New Counter-Drone Measures in Classified Knesset Session
This is Beirut 29/04 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a classified follow-up session held this week at the Knesset, representatives of the Israeli military presented a series of operational measures aimed at addressing the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles, particularly advanced drone systems that have challenged existing defenses. The details, first reported by Galei Tzahal, the ...