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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 ...
Israeli Far-Right Minister Visits Al-Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem
This is Beirut 2025-10-08 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, visited the Al-Aqsa compound on Wednesday, his spokesperson told AFP, as indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas were being held in Egypt on ending the Gaza war. The visit is Ben Gvir's eleventh as minister to the disputed area, located in occupied East Jerusalem, which ...
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 ...
Israel and Hamas Agree to First Phase of Gaza Peace Deal
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 08:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In a pivotal development, Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire and peace deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. The agreement, announced late Wednesday, includes the release of hostages and prisoners, a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces, and a large-scale humanitarian aid effort. Trump, speaking on Fox News ...
Trump to Visit Egypt for Gaza Ceasefire Celebration
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump is set to travel to Egypt next week, after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended an invitation to attend celebrations over a Gaza ceasefire deal. "The President is really excited to come to Egypt, and that is the plan, that he comes next week," Witkoff said in a meeting with Sisi, a ...
Robert Badinter Enters the Pantheon as France Honors the Champion of Human Rights
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 22:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Robert Badinter, the justice minister who ended the death penalty in France in 1981, entered the country's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures on Thursday, just hours after his grave was vandalized. Badinter, a lawyer who campaigned for an end to capital punishment after one of his clients was beheaded with a guillotine in the ...
International Sanctions: Mechanisms, Loopholes and Limits
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-10-10 17:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Despite a major military setback suffered by the Iran-aligned axis in its war against Israel and the sanctions imposed on it, Hezbollah reportedly continues to receive $60 million per month in transfers from Iran. That is according to US envoy Thomas Barrack, who made the claim on September 22 in an interview with Sky News. In this context, a ...
Paris Fashion Week: Where Style Pays Off
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Every year, the French capital doesn’t just host the world’s top fashion shows; it drives the industry’s economy. According to the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, Paris Fashion Week generates around €1.2 billion in economic impact for the city. Over several weeks, more than 110 haute couture and ready-to-wear shows unfold, ...
Monet’s Venetian Masterpieces Shine Bright at Brooklyn Museum
This is Beirut 2025-10-11 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Claude Monet did not want to travel to Venice in 1908—at the time, he was 68 and working on his famed Water Lilies paintings, and only reluctantly agreed to accompany his wife Alice Hoschede. But his time spent there became one of his most prolific, resulting in 37 paintings, many of which are being put on display at an exhibit opening Saturday ...
Trump Says 'We Will Disarm' Hamas, Urges Return of Gaza Bodies
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "we will disarm" Hamas if the Palestinian militants refuse to do it themselves, as he called for the group to release the bodies of hostages in Gaza. Trump's comments came the day after he swung through the Middle East to celebrate the Gaza ceasefire deal, with questions swirling about the ...
Top US Military Commander Visits Gaza, Reaffirms No US Troops to be Deployed There
This is Beirut 2025-10-11 16:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday he visited Gaza to discuss post-conflict stabilization and insisted no US troops will be deployed to the Palestinian territory. Admiral Brad Cooper wrote on X that he just returned from a trip to Gaza to discuss the creation of a CENTCOM-led "civil-military coordination center" ...
Hamas Says Israeli Hostages To Be Freed From Gaza Before Trump Peace Summit
This is Beirut 2025-10-12 05:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Monday morning, a top official from the Palestinian militant group told AFP, before US President Donald Trump chairs an international summit in Egypt on his peace plan for the region. As part of the deal's first phase, Hamas, whose deadly attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023 sparked ...
'Northern Shield:' Deep Beneath the Border, a Hunt for the Tunnels of Death
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-12 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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A siren pierces the cold southern Lebanese night. Peacekeepers cross the Blue Line, weapons and detectors in hand. Beneath their feet, invisible and silent, tunnels snake for hundreds of meters, potential routes for stealth incursions or kidnappings. It’s December 2018. Israel is about to launch Operation “Northern Shield,” a systematic hunt ...
Scotland Take Lead in World Cup Qualifying Group, Dutch Move Closer
This is Beirut 2025-10-12 21:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Scotland moved top of their 2026 World Cup qualifying group with a tense 2-1 win at home to Belarus on Sunday, while the Netherlands closed in on securing their berth at the tournament with a comfortable win over Finland. Steve Clarke's Scotland provisionally lead Group C by three points ahead of Denmark, although the Danes can hit back to take ...
Donald Trump Arrives in Israel as First Group of Hostages Released in Historic Gaza Ceasefire
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 08:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Israel early Monday morning to bolster support for a landmark peace deal, as the first group of Israeli hostages was released from Gaza under a ceasefire agreement brokered with his direct involvement. The Israeli Army spokesperson has confirmed that seven Israeli hostages — named Matan Angrest, ...
The Diplomatic Feat and Its Imponderables
Charles Chartouni 2025-10-13 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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President Trump has proven to be a tough dealmaker and a skillful negotiator who knows how to leverage whatever resources are at hand to promote and sustain peace processes against all odds. His diplomatic approach is based on the common sense of a businessman turned politician at the helm of an “imperial republic.” His hard-nosed realism ...
Trump on His Way to Israel: “The War in Gaza Has Ended”
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump arrived Monday morning at Ben Gurion Airport for a short visit to Israel, the first stop on a Middle East tour described as a mission for peace. Welcomed by President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump is set to continue to Egypt, where an international summit in Sharm el-Sheikh will focus on ...
Hamas Hands Over Surviving Israeli Hostages
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 11:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire agreement, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza. In Tel Aviv, a huge crowd which gathered to support hostage families erupted in joy, tears and song as news broke of the first releases, though the pain for the loss of ...
Trump in Israel: 'The Historic Dawn of a New Middle East'
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 17:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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“The historic dawn of a new Middle East and the end of the era of terrorism.” These words could summarize the speech delivered on Monday afternoon by US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament. Described by observers as “historic,” this address provided an opportunity for the US president to call on Israel and the ...
Trump at the Knesset Ahead of the Peace Summit
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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US President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025, as part of the recently concluded peace plan between Israel and Hamas. This visit marks a major step in the regional stabilization process, which Washington presents as the foundation for a “new Middle East.”
Trump Hails 'Tremendous Day for Middle East' as Leaders Sign Gaza Declaration
This is Beirut 2025-10-13 21:27 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump hailed a "tremendous day for the Middle East" as he and regional leaders signed a declaration Monday meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners. Trump made a lightning visit to Israel, where he lauded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an address to ...
Lebanon on the Sidelines: Restoring State Authority Is Critical
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-10-14 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Events are unfolding across the region, while Lebanon remains on the sidelines, lacking a meaningful political presence in the reshaped Middle East. Lebanese officials have been following, via the media, US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel, the developments in Gaza, his Knesset address and the Sharm al-Sheikh summit. Official sources ...
Lebanon Still Charms, but Tourism Numbers Fall
Christiane Tager 2025-10-14 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In the 2010s, Lebanon ranked among the world’s top tourist destinations, celebrated for its festivals, crowded beaches, boutique hotels and award-winning cuisine. Tourism then accounted for nearly a fifth of GDP and was at the very heart of the economy. Today, that postcard-perfect image has faded. Two years after a brief recovery, the sector ...
Global Leaders Welcome Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement
Kaline Antoun 2025-10-14 20:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Leaders around the world have welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, formalized at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. The initiative was driven by US President Donald Trump and signed jointly by mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. The agreement calls for a halt to hostilities, the release of ...
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, ...
Tanker Hit by 'Unknown Projectiles' off UAE Coast: UK Maritime Agency
This is Beirut 04/05 04:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A tanker was hit by unidentified projectiles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a British maritime agency reported Monday, as the United States said it would escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. "A tanker has reported being hit by unknown projectiles," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, ...
Asian Youth Games: Lebanon Begins Its Campaign, Lea Khachfe Reaches the Quarter-Finals
Makram Haddad 2025-10-22 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The 3rd edition of the Asian Youth Games opened for Lebanon in Manama with the rising sport of the moment: teqball. Competing in singles and doubles, Anthony Sabbagh, Rady Shebbo and Lea Khachfe delivered a focused first performance, highlighted by a quarter-final for Khachfe in singles and a notable victory in mixed doubles. Against already ...