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U.S. Approves Major Arms Deals to Israel, Saudi
This is Beirut 31/01 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States on Friday approved multibillion-dollar weapons sales to both Israel and Saudi Arabia, at a point of high tensions with Iran. The State Department said it green-lighted a $3.8 billion sale of 30 Apache attack helicopters to Israel, which has agreed to a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. "The United States is committed to the security ...
A Month of Crisis in Syria and Its Regional Ramifications
Seth J. Frantzman 01/02 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Syria has experienced another dramatic transformation. After a month of clashes that began in Aleppo and spread to eastern Syria, Damascus announced on January 30 that it had reached an agreement with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) for a ceasefire and its military integration. The Syrian transitional government now controls most of the ...
Haykal’s U.S. Visit Signals Bid to Translate Military Gains into Political Trust
This is Beirut 02/02 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese Army (LAF) Commander General Rodolphe Haykal kicked off an official visit to the United States on Monday with a stop at U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in Tampa, in a trip that goes beyond routine military protocol and carries clear political implications. At CENTCOM, Haykal met with Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, presenting detailed maps and ...
Gaza's Rafah Crossing Makes Limited Reopening After Two-Year War
This is Beirut 02/02 11:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Gaza's key Rafah border crossing was reopened to Palestinians on Monday, an Israeli security official said, but Egyptian state-linked media said only 50 people would be allowed to cross in each direction in the early days. The resumption of operations comes after Israeli forces seized control of the gateway to Egypt in May 2024 during the war ...
U.S., Iran Signal Readiness for Talks as Mediators Move to Arrange Ankara Meeting
This is Beirut 02/02 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States and Iran have signaled openness to renewed negotiations aimed at easing escalating tensions, according to officials cited in multiple reports, as regional mediators work to organize a potential meeting in Ankara and Washington maintains a heightened military posture in the Middle East. A senior US official told Axios that ...
The Shia Duo Under Strain: How Iran’s Crisis Is Realigning Amal and Hezbollah
Amal Chmouny 02/02 14:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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When Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met with Joseph Aoun on January 23, at the height of Hezbollah’s rhetorical campaign against the president, the gesture spoke volumes. As Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem rejected disarmament and warned of civil war, Berri moved to restore communication channels, differentiating his Amal ...
Palestinian President Abbas Calls First-Ever PLO Parliament Elections
This is Beirut 02/02 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said elections will be held on November 1 for the Palestinian National Council, the parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), the official news agency Wafa reported Monday. This is the first time members of the council will be elected by direct popular vote, while in the past they were appointed ...
Syria–Kurds Reach Integration Deal After Weeks of Fighting
This is Beirut 30/01 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria’s government and Kurdish forces on Friday reached a broad agreement to gradually integrate Kurdish military units and administrative structures into the central state, following weeks of clashes that ended in a ceasefire. The deal, confirmed by both the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Syrian state television, comes ...
The End of the Middle East’s Oil Bonanza
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 03/02 09:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Middle East has finally arrived at the grim reckoning long barreling toward it: a ruinous collapse of oil revenues that renders government deficits utterly unsustainable. Among the wealthy Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, four are running persistent annual budget deficits that are eroding their sovereign wealth reserves and plunging ...
Ukraine Designates IRGC as Terrorist Organization
This is Beirut 03/02 09:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Monday that Ukraine has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, describing the decision as final. He said the European Union has effectively agreed to take the same step, with procedural processes currently underway. “All ...
Trump Warns Iran of Consequences if Diplomacy Fails
This is Beirut 03/02 10:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States and Iran are set to resume nuclear talks on Friday in Turkey, officials from both sides told Reuters, as President Donald Trump warned that “bad things” would likely happen if negotiations fail, with U.S. warships moving closer to Iran amid heightened regional tensions. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign ...
Can a New Round of U.S.–Iran Talks Avert Escalation?
Natasha Metni Torbey 03/02 12:45 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Amid elevated military tensions, the U.S. and Iran are now cautiously opening diplomatic channels, indicating an interest in averting a major conflict with potentially uncontrollable consequences for the region. In recent days, a series of mixed signals—from hawkish statements and regional warnings to indirect exchanges via ...
Aoun: Exclusivity of Weapons Is a Non-Negotiable
This is Beirut 03/02 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday said that the renewed confidence and support of foreign countries toward Lebanon is a natural outcome of ongoing efforts to rebuild the state on solid foundations, stressing that the rule of law and the exclusivity of weapons remain irreversible pillars of his agenda. In his remarks during a meeting with a ...
Chevron Signs Agreement with Syria and Qatari Conglomerate for Syrian Energy Exploration
This is Beirut 04/02 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Chevron has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Syrian Petroleum Company and UCC Holding, a Qatari conglomerate, on assessing offshore oil and gas exploration off Syria’s coast, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday. U.S. Syria envoy Tom Barrack also attended the signing of the agreement, signaling U.S. approval as the ...
Israel to Partially Reopen Gaza's Rafah Crossing on Sunday
This is Beirut 30/01 23:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel announced it would reopen the crucial Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday after months of urging from the UN, humanitarian organisations and ordinary Palestinians -- but only for the "limited movement of people". Earlier on Friday, the Islamist movement Hamas had called for the "immediate transition to the second phase" of the ...
Turkey Urges U.S. to Resist Israeli Pressure to Strike Iran
This is Beirut 30/01 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In a joint press conference held on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated their commitment to diplomacy and warned against any military intervention in Iran, as tensions in the region continue to rise. Fidan emphasized Turkey’s opposition to military action, stating that Ankara ...
Lebanon and Syria Seek Rapprochement Amid Lingering Distrust
Samar el Kadi 22/01 16:00 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
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Since the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime in December 2024, Lebanon and Syria have been in the process of rebuilding trust and repairing relations. The challenging endeavor, supported by Saudi Arabia with Washington’s backing, follows decades of recriminations and Lebanon’s former subjugation under Syria’s Baathist rule. Syria did not ...
Salam, Macron Discuss Lebanese Sovereignty, Security and Reforms in Paris
This is Beirut 23/01 23:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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On Friday evening, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris to discuss Lebanon’s internal reforms and consolidation of state control. Salam reiterated that the Lebanese state is committed to its goal of confiscating all non-state weapons on Lebanese territory. Macron stated that France will ...
Hamas Signals Readiness to Disarm
This is Beirut 22/01 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hamas has reportedly agreed to surrender its weapons and hand over detailed maps of its tunnel network in Gaza as part of a U.S.-mediated arrangement, according to a Palestinian source cited by Sky News Arabia, a development that would mark a major turning point in the aftermath of the war. The report surfaced after President Donald Trump issued ...
Erbil Set to Host New Syria-Kurdish Talks as Ceasefire Strains in the North
This is Beirut 22/01 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A new round of negotiations between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is set to take place in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Kurdish sources cited by Al Arabiya, as efforts intensify to salvage a ceasefire and revive talks over the future of northeastern Syria. The planned meetings come just days after ...
Trump Open to Dialogue with Iran as Aftermath of Protests Comes into Focus
This is Beirut 22/01 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to engage in dialogue with Iran in remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, while reiterating his opposition to Iran’s nuclear program. These comments came as Trump was speaking about the Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ as he highlighted the U.S. strikes against ...
Iraq Says to Start Legal Proceedings against IS Detainees Moved from Syria
This is Beirut 22/01 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iraq's judiciary said Thursday it would launch legal proceedings against Islamic State group detainees transferred from Syria to Iraq as part of a US operation. "The Iraqi judiciary will begin standard legal proceedings against the defendants who are received and placed in the relevant correctional institutions," the Supreme Judicial Council ...
Kurdish SDF Fighters Leave North Syria Prison Under Govt Deal: State Media
This is Beirut 23/01 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syria said early Friday that government forces had begun transferring Kurdish fighters from a prison in the north where they had been holding Islamic State group detainees, as part of a weekend agreement. An AFP correspondent in Raqa saw buses and cars heading away from the Al-Aqtan prison on the city's outskirts overnight, escorted by ...
Netanyahu Joins Gaza Board of Peace Despite Misgivings
This is Beirut 23/01 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to take part in the U.S.-led Board of Peace overseeing postwar Gaza, despite mounting unease within Israel’s leadership over the structure and membership of the body, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel on Thursday. The decision, the official said, reflects the reality of Israel’s ...
2026 NDS: America First Ushers in a New Era of Selective Engagement in the Middle East
Amal Chmouny 24/01 19:40 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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The newly released 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS) marks a dramatic pivot in American foreign policy, embracing what officials call “pragmatic realism” while fundamentally redefining U.S. engagement in the Middle East. Under an “America First” framework, the strategy moves away from large-scale military interventions in favor of ...
From Armed Deterrence to Durable Peace: Rethinking Shiite Security in Lebanon
Marwan El Amine 30/01 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Despite failing to instill ideological allegiance to Iran's Wilayat al-Faqih among Lebanon's Shia, Hezbollah has succeeded in forging a sense of collective belonging to Iran’s political project. The party achieved this more consequential outcome by recasting its weapons as a political doctrine and overarching identity, portrayed as superior to ...
Why Hezbollah’s Base Is Battling the President Digitally
Salam El Zaatari 25/01 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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If Lebanon were a normal country, the presidency would be the one place where politics slows down, where disputes are processed through institutions, where crises are turned into decisions, and where the state, at minimum, performs statehood. But Lebanon is not a normal country. And that is why the recent surge of pro-Hezbollah campaigning ...
Iran May Have Slaughtered 30,000 Protesters in Intense Crackdown - TIME
This is Beirut 25/01 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As many as 30,000 people may have been killed across Iran during a two-day crackdown on January 8 and 9, TIME reported on Sunday, citing two senior Health Ministry officials and a separate compilation of hospital data shared with the publication. The figures have not been independently verified and far exceed numbers publicly cited by ...
How Would Hezbollah Respond to U.S.-Iran Escalation?
Claudia Groeling 27/01 22:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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On Tuesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said in an address that the pro-Iranian militant group would not remain neutral in the event of any aggression against Iran, stressing that Hezbollah is prepared to defend itself and would determine the timing and nature of any response. Hezbollah “will not remain silent about ...
Lebanese Neutrality: The Strategic Interest Shared by Beirut and Jerusalem
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 28/01 09:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Lebanon's neutrality in regional conflicts is the single most important strategic choice it can make today, serving its core national interests and those of Israel in equal measure. If the Lebanese understand this, their country will be well on its way not only to recovery but to an economic boom. More than a year after the November 2024 ...