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JD Vance in Israel: Washington Reasserts Control over the Ceasefire
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Washington Ceasefire Benjamin Netanyahu Donald Trump
Vance’s trip is part of a broader American diplomatic push. Since Monday, special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have been holding a series of meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Together, they are working to secure an agreement designed not only to end hostilities, but also to lay the groundwork for a new regional security ...
Saudi de Facto Ruler to Meet Trump in Washington Next Month
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia United States Donald Trump
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler will meet US President Donald Trump during a three-day visit to Washington next month, a source close to the government told AFP on Tuesday. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will arrive on November 17 and discuss political, economic, and security files with Trump the following day, the source said on condition of ...
UK Removes Syria's HTS from 'Terrorist' Organizations List
This is Beirut 2025-10-21 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Kingdom Syria Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The UK on Tuesday removed Syria's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from its list of banned "terrorist" organizations after the group ousted Bashar al-Assad last December and took control of the government. The move comes after the United States announced in July it would revoke HTS's "terrorist" designation. HTS was proscribed by the UK in 2017 over ...
JD Vance Voices ‘Great Optimism' for Gaza Truce on Israel Visit
This is Beirut 2025-10-22 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US Vice President JD Vance expressed "great optimism" that the Gaza truce would hold, ahead of a meeting Wednesday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Vance is in Israel to shore up support for the US-brokered ceasefire and post-war reconstruction plans. Despite concerns in Israel that Hamas has seized on the pause to ...
Paramilitary Drones Target Khartoum Airport
This is Beirut 2025-10-22 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Paramilitary drones targeted Khartoum International Airport on Wednesday for a second consecutive day, a Sudanese military source told AFP. The source, who spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to brief the media, said, "Drones targeted Khartoum airport once again at dawn" on Wednesday. He added that army air defenses intercepted the ...
Global Leaders Welcome Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement
Kaline Antoun 2025-10-14 20:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Ceasefire Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron
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 ...
Lebanon on the Sidelines: Restoring State Authority Is Critical
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-10-14 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Hamas Hezbollah Joseph Aoun
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 ...
Vinicius Double Helps Real Beat Villareal
This is Beirut 2025-10-05 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Football Liga Real Madrid Kylian Mbappé
Vinicius Junior fired Real Madrid to the top of La Liga with a brace in a 3-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday, while Kylian Mbappe was also on target. Los Blancos moved two points clear of champions Barcelona, who visit Sevilla on Sunday, as they bounced back from last week's derby drubbing. Having returned from their long midweek trip to ...
Trump to Visit Egypt for Gaza Ceasefire Celebration
This is Beirut 2025-10-09 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Gaza Egypt
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 ...
Sevilla Rout Champions Barca in Shock Liga Thrashing
This is Beirut 2025-10-05 20:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Spanish champions Barcelona collapsed in a shock 4-1 demolition at Sevilla on Sunday in La Liga, with Alexis Sanchez scoring against his former side and Robert Lewandowski missing a penalty for the visitors. The Catalans sit second in the table after their first defeat of the campaign, two points behind bitter rivals Real Madrid after their ...
Ethan Mbappe Returns To Haunt PSG As Lille Force Draw With Ligue 1 Leaders
This is Beirut 2025-10-06 15:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kylian Mbappe's brother Ethan haunted his former club Paris Saint-Germain as he came off the bench to grab a late leveller for Lille in Ligue 1 on Sunday, while Lyon went down to a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Toulouse. The 1-1 draw at Lille's Stade Pierre-Mauroy was, however, enough for injury-plagued PSG to go one point clear at the top of ...
Hezbollah Disarmament: Cabinet Backs Army, Keeps Deliberations Confidential
Rayan Chami 2025-10-06 20:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanese Army Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers decided on Monday to approve the army’s comprehensive plan to place all weapons under state control, while suspending the license of the Resalat association, a group affiliated with Hezbollah. The decision came during a session chaired by President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Baabda Palace to discuss a ...
How Much Do Iran’s Proxies Really Cost?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-07 10:00 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Iran
A US Treasury delegation has begun a series of meetings in Beirut with the Central Bank, several commercial banks, and government officials. The mission’s goal is straightforward: to assess how effectively sanctions meant to curb Hezbollah’s financing are being enforced on the ground. This timing of the visit is significant. On September ...
‘Entre Terre et Mer:’ Irène Ghanem at the Edge of the World
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-10-07 10:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Lebanon Irène Ghanem Exhibition Mark Hachem Paintings Culture
In the vibrant arena of contemporary Lebanese painting, few artists carry color as both a sharp wound and an act of faith. Born in Beirut in 1970, Irène Ghanem embodies a generation that has seen light emerge from chaos, enduring war, exile and then rebirth, never losing sight of the need to invent a personal visual language. Just hours before ...
Vatican Confirms Apostolic Visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-10-07 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon Turkey Visit Apostolic Pope Leo
The Holy See officially announced on Tuesday that Pope Leo XIV will undertake an Apostolic Journey to Lebanon from November 30 to December 2, 2025, at the invitation of the country’s head of state and ecclesiastical authorities. This visit will follow the Pontiff’s previously scheduled trip to Turkey, set for 27 to 30 November, where he will ...
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)
Donald Trump Palestine Hamas Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Peace deal
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)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Ben Gvir Al-Aqsa Jerusalem
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)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Ceasefire
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 ...
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)
Robert Badinter Pantheon France
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Donald Trump Plans International Summit on Gaza During Egypt Visit
This is Beirut 2025-10-10 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Palestine USA Gaza Egypt
According to the US outlet Axios, President Donald Trump is planning to host a summit bringing together several world leaders to discuss the situation in Gaza during his official visit to Egypt next week. The meeting aims to rally broader international support for the Trump administration’s peace plan for Gaza, as key issues, including ...
Monet’s Venetian Masterpieces Shine Bright at Brooklyn Museum
This is Beirut 2025-10-11 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exhibition Monet Brooklyn Painting Culture Art
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 ...
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)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Palestine
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 ...