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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace Ahead of Trip to Turkey and Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV marked the second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel by urging an end to hatred and renewed dialogue for peace in the Middle East. Speaking in Castel Gandolfo, he reflected on the toll of the ongoing conflict, noting that “around 67,000 Palestinians have been killed” since the 2023 assault that killed 1,200 ...
Syria Announces 'Comprehensive Ceasefire' with Kurds After Clashes
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 22:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syria announced a comprehensive ceasefire with Kurdish forces after a meeting on Tuesday between Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi that followed deadly clashes in the northern city of Aleppo. Syria's authorities, who took power last year after overthrowing Bashar al-Assad, have rejected Kurdish demands for a ...
Trump Talks up Canada Trade Deal Chances With ‘World-Class’ Carney
This is Beirut 2025-10-08 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would be "very happy" after their trade talks at the White House Tuesday, but offered no immediate concessions on lifting steep US tariffs. Striking a friendly tone in the Oval Office, Trump praised Carney as a "world-class leader" adding that the former central ...
Erdogan Says Trump Asked Turkey to 'Persuade Hamas' on Gaza Peace
This is Beirut 2025-10-08 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump asked Turkey to "persuade" Hamas to accept his plan for ending the Gaza war, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a transcript shared by his office Wednesday. His remarks came as negotiators from Israel and Hamas were due to hold a third day of indirect negotiations in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh aimed ...
ADDS Energy Projects Terminated, New York Funding Freeze
This is Beirut 2025-10-02 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed Wednesday as Democrats in Congress went home without resolving a funding stand-off with President Donald Trump and the White House threatened public sector jobs. Federal funding expired at midnight after Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to keep the lights on, prompting ...
Trump Offers Security Guarantees to Qatar After Israel Strikes
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 23:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump has signed an order vowing to defend key ally Qatar against attacks, the White House said Wednesday, in an extraordinary move following Israeli strikes on the Gulf state last month. The Israeli strike angered Washington and spurred Trump to push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into accepting a Gaza peace deal ...
Iran Creates Agency to Collect Strait of Hormuz Tolls: Shipping Journal
This is Beirut 08/05 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran has created an authority to approve transit through the Strait of Hormuz and to collect tolls from vessels, a shipping journal said Friday, even as Washington pushed for a deal to reopen the strategic waterway that Tehran has closed. "The Persian Gulf Strait Authority has already introduced a new framework requiring ships to obtain transit ...
Bahrain Dismantles IRGC-Linked Cell
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Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior announced Saturday that security authorities have dismantled an organization allegedly linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), arresting 41 individuals accused of involvement in activities threatening the Kingdom’s national security. In an official statement, the ministry said ...
Iranian Attacks on UAE Continue Amid Hormuz Crisis
This is Beirut 08/05 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Arab Emirates said Friday that Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting the country injured three people, marking another serious escalation despite the ceasefire that took effect last month between Iran, the United States, and Israel. In a statement posted on X, the UAE Ministry of Defense said its air defense systems intercepted ...
Saudi Bases Open to U.S. Despite Hormuz Operation Disagreement
This is Beirut 08/05 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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U.S. forces have access to Saudi airspace and bases despite being told not to use them for the now suspended operation to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, two Saudi sources told AFP on Friday. Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a pause in the two-day-old "Project Freedom" to guide ships through the Strait after a flare-up with ...
Rubio: Lebanese State Must Be Empowered to Confront Hezbollah
This is Beirut 08/05 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered sharp remarks from Rome on Friday, accusing Hezbollah of acting as an Iranian proxy and stressing that Washington’s priority is strengthening the Lebanese state rather than engaging with the group. Rubio said Washington will not negotiate with Hezbollah, describing the group as “an Iranian ...
CENTCOM says U.S. Forces Disabled Iranian-Flagged Tankers in Gulf of Oman Blockade Enforcement
This is Beirut 08/05 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced U.S. forces disabled multiple Iranian-flagged oil tankers this week as part of ongoing blockade enforcement measures aimed at preventing vessels from entering Iranian ports via the Gulf of Oman. In a statement, CENTCOM said the operation targeted the M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda on May 8, as both vessels ...
Israeli Military Reveals ‘Active Horizon’ Rapid Targeting System
This is Beirut 08/05 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli military reserve unit says it has developed a system known as the “Active Horizon” designed to rapidly identify and strike what it describes as “time-critical targets” linked to Hezbollah, including fighters and financial infrastructure, in some cases within 30 minutes of detection. According to a report published by the ...
Third Round of U.S.-Brokered Lebanon-Israel Talks Targets Long-Term Security Framework
This is Beirut 08/05 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The U.S. Department of State announced on Friday that it will facilitate two days of intensive talks between Lebanon and Israel on May 14 and 15, as Washington seeks to advance negotiations toward what it described as a broader peace and security framework between the two countries. In a statement issued on May 8, U.S. State Department ...
Syria Says Arrested Assad-Era General Over Chemical Attack
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Syria's interior ministry on Friday announced the arrest of a general from ousted president Bashar al-Assad's era, accusing him of involvement in a 2013 chemical attack on a suburb of the capital, Damascus. In August 2013, the army under Assad's rule was accused of using chemical weapons to target areas then under rebel control, ...
Hezbollah Claims Launched Missiles, Drones at Military Bases in Israel
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Hezbollah claims that it launched missiles and drones at military bases in Israel in retaliation for a recent attack on Beirut and ongoing strikes in the south, where Lebanese authorities reported 11 people killed on Friday. Israel has kept up its attacks in Lebanon despite a truce agreed last month, and its strike on the capital's southern ...
Lebanon Says at Least Two Killed in Israel Strikes on South
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Lebanon said at least one person was killed in Israeli strikes on the country's south on Saturday despite a ceasefire with Hezbollah, after Israel's army issued an evacuation warning to several villages. Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah have traded fire daily, mostly in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire agreement in effect since ...
White House Says Firings 'Imminent' as Plan to Reopen Government Collapses
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 22:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed Wednesday as Democrats in Congress rejected proposals to resolve an acrimonious funding standoff with President Donald Trump, and the White House threatened public sector jobs. With the government out of money after Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a deal to keep the lights on, ...
Iran Keeps U.S. Waiting for Response on Peace Plan
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Iran questioned the seriousness of American diplomacy on Saturday in the wake of renewed naval clashes in the Gulf, while keeping Washington waiting for a response to its latest negotiating position. U.S. President Donald Trump had said on Friday that he was expecting Iran's response to Washington's latest proposal for a deal to extend a fragile ...
Lebanon Sees Fiercest Escalation Since Ceasefire as Israeli Strikes Reach South of Beirut
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Lebanon witnessed its most severe military escalation since the April ceasefire on Saturday, as Israeli airstrikes expanded beyond southern border areas and struck locations south of Beirut for the first time since the truce took effect. The escalation came amid growing uncertainty surrounding the fragile ceasefire agreement and only days before ...
Trump’s Gaza Plan Wins Netanyahu Backing, but Hinges on Hamas
This is Beirut 2025-09-29 23:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump secured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's backing for a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan Monday, as the two leaders warned that Israel would "finish the job" against Hamas if the Palestinian militant group rejects the deal. Hamas had yet to give its judgment on the proposal that Trump unveiled at the White ...
Donald Trump Attends Unusual Gathering of Hundreds of US Generals and Admirals Near Washington
This is Beirut 2025-09-30 06:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump will attend a meeting on Tuesday bringing together hundreds of American generals and admirals from around the world, unusually summoned to a military base near Washington. No official has explained the purpose of this meeting, which comes amid a political tightening of control over the U.S. military, marked by troop deployments in ...
Hezbollah's Raoucheh Message: Overthrowing Salam, Overturning the State
Philippe Abi-Akl 2025-09-30 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The uprising of Hezbollah’s “parallel state” against the rule of law dominated Lebanese discussions over the weekend, with sovereigntist forces seeing it as another May 7-style move against Prime Minister Nawaf Salam: a potential coup and a shift from coexistence to confrontation. As local appeasements failed to contain the fallout from ...
New UAE Ambassador Arrives in Beirut
This is Beirut 2025-09-30 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Arab Emirates ambassador, Salem Fahd al-Kaabi, arrived in Beirut on Tuesday evening. He was greeted upon arrival by Consul Rodrigue Khoury, representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His presence in Beirut marks the restoration of relations between Lebanon and the UAE, announced by Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan ...
Paris Becomes Romantic Stage in 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Series
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Emily is no longer the only doe-eyed American in Paris: Isabel "Belly" Conklin, lead character in global TV phenomenon The Summer I Turned Pretty, has also moved to the French capital, burnishing its reputation for romance and escapism. The third series of the show ranked first in 120 countries on Amazon Prime when it kicked off in July — ...
Ethiopia Church Scaffold Collapse Kills 36
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 16:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Makeshift scaffolding set up at a church in Ethiopia collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 200, state media said. The incident occurred at around 7:45 am in the town of Arerti, roughly 70 kilometers (40 miles) east of the capital, Addis Ababa, when a group was visiting for an annual Virgin Mary festival. District ...
US Envoy Ortagus to Attend Lebanon Ceasefire Talks
This is Beirut 2025-10-01 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Lebanon is preparing to receive US envoy Morgan Ortagus on October 14, ahead of her participation in the third meeting of the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee scheduled for October 15, according to a diplomatic source speaking to MTV on Wednesday. The visit comes at a sensitive time, as both Washington and Beirut navigate the challenges of ...
Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel: Judiciary
This is Beirut 02/05 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks. "Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bekrzadeh were hanged for the crime of intelligence cooperation and espionage in favour of the Zionist regime," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said. It was not ...
Lebanon Says 13 Killed in Israeli Strikes in South
This is Beirut 02/05 04:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon's health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel's army had issued an evacuation order despite a ceasefire. The strikes in Habboush killed eight people, including a child and two women, and wounded 21 others, the ministry said, raising an earlier toll. Other strikes ...
Qatar Backs Lebanon as Army Chief Haykal Visits Doha
This is Beirut 2025-10-08 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal arrived in Qatar for a two-day official visit that underscored Doha’s ongoing commitment to Lebanon’s stability and the strong ties between the two nations. Invited by Lieutenant General (Pilot) Jassim bin Mohammed Al-Mannai, Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces, General Haykal was welcomed with ...