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Senior Hezbollah Commander Killed in Israeli Strikes in Beirut Suburbs: Source Close to Group
This is Beirut 06/05 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A senior commander from Hezbollah's elite force was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, the first on the area in nearly a month, a source close to the group said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military had targeted "the commander of Hezbollah's Radwan force". The source close to Hezbollah ...
IMF Delegation Meets Lebanese Leaders to Advance Banking Sector Reforms
This is Beirut 13/02 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An International Monetary Fund delegation visited Lebanon, including a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa on Friday. The visit comes as Lebanon seeks to advance financial restructuring measures required for an IMF-backed program. Since the U.S. has significant leverage within the IMF, Ambassador Issa’s presence to discuss economic ...
Iraq PM Candidate Maliki Meets Senior U.S. Diplomat
This is Beirut 27/02 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The leading candidate to become Iraq's next prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, met with US diplomat Tom Barrack on Friday after refusing to withdraw his nomination despite the US threatening to stop supporting the country if he returns to the post. Barrack, the US envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey, has recently visited Iraq ...
Israel Renews Beirut Strikes as Netanyahu Vows Hard Line on Hezbollah
This is Beirut 13/03 09:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning that if the Lebanese government did not disarm Hezbollah, Israel would do the job "on the ground". "You are playing with fire," Benjamin Netanyahu said to Lebanese authorities during a press conference, as Israeli jets carried out three strikes on ...
Israel Minister Warns Gaza-Like Destruction as Army Widens Lebanon Evacuation Calls
This is Beirut 05/03 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Minister of the Israeli Finance Ministry Bezalel Smotrich warned that Beirut’s southern suburbs will be like Khan Younis, Gaza, a city that has faced great destruction since the Gaza war began. ”Very soon Dahiyeh will resemble Khan Yunis,” Smotrich said during a visit to the Lebanese-Israeli border. “Hezbollah made ...
UAE Says 137 Missiles, 209 Drones Fired at its Territory: Defense Ministry
This is Beirut 01/03 00:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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The UAE said the vast majority of the 137 missiles and 209 drones fired at its territory by Iran were destroyed or intercepted, the defence ministry said Sunday, as Tehran launched a barrage of projectiles at Gulf states after being attacked by the US and Israel. "The ministry expressed that it is on high alert and readiness to deal with any ...
Israelis Shelter Underground as Iran Fires Missiles
This is Beirut 28/02 17:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Across Israel, city streets stood deserted on Saturday as residents took cover in shelters, while the blasts from Iranian missiles being intercepted reverberated overhead. It was the second time in under a year that Israelis were undertaking this grim wartime routine, having first fled Iranian missiles during a 12-day war between the arch-foes ...
Trump: ‘Sometimes You Have to’ Use the Military
This is Beirut 27/02 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump expressed his dissatisfaction with the rounds of nuclear talks between U.S. and Iranian officials. “I’d love to not use [the military] but sometimes you have to,” Trump said in a press briefing. “They should make a deal, and they don’t want to quite go far enough,” he said, “every ...
Rubio to Visit Israel Next Week to Discuss Iran, Lebanon, and Gaza
This is Beirut 27/02 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The U.S. Department of State announced on Friday that Secretary Marco Rubio will travel to Israel next week to discuss regional issues. “The Secretary will discuss a range of regional priorities including Iran, Lebanon, and ongoing efforts to implement President Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan for Gaza,” the State Department ...
Lebanon Signals Interest in Joining IMEC Trade Corridor
This is Beirut 26/02 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has communicated to French President Emmanuel Macron expressing Lebanon’s interest in joining the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). As a signatory to the IMEC agreement, Lebanon is asking France to petition Lebanon’s integration into the corridor. “Lebanon is ready to engage ...
Israel Strikes North Beirut Suburb, South Lebanon
This is Beirut 14/03 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Israeli strike hit an apartment building in Al-Nabaa, a northern Beirut suburb that had been targeted a day earlier, Lebanese state media said on Saturday, also reporting strikes in the country's south. An overnight Israeli strike killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic in south Lebanon, health authorities said earlier Saturday, after ...
Israeli Druze Leader Says Syrian Community 'Besieged' Months After Clashes
This is Beirut 20/02 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Seven months after deadly clashes between Syria's Druze minority and government‑backed forces, the spiritual leader of Druze in neighbouring Israel said members of the community across the border remained in peril. "They're still besieged -- completely encircled. They aren't allowed to bring in any humanitarian aid, including the aid we're ...
Israeli Media: Iran Presses Hezbollah to Join a Future War
This is Beirut 19/02 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Israeli assessments indicate Iran is pressuring Hezbollah to join any upcoming military confrontation against Israel, unlike what happened during the “12-day war,” when the group did not directly engage in the fighting. According to the newspaper, Tehran is seeking ...
U.S. Official Tells TIB that Iran Talks Still Possible After Geneva, but Major Gaps Remain
This is Beirut 17/02 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In a statement to This is Beirut, a U.S. senior official stated that there is still a diplomatic path with Iran after Tuesday’s dialogue in Geneva, but many key points on the nuclear issue remain unresolved. The official stated that “today’s Geneva talks showed that a diplomatic path still exists, but it will move forward only ...
Graham Warns U.S. Strike Decision ‘Weeks Away’ as Iran-U.S. Talks Open in Geneva
This is Beirut 17/02 10:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham warned Monday that Washington is only “weeks, not months” away from deciding on potential military action against Iran, just hours before the United States and Tehran opened a second round of indirect nuclear negotiations in Geneva. Speaking during a visit to Israel, Graham said the U.S. is pursuing ...
Lebanon Cabinet Weighs Army Plan to Limit Weapons North of Litani
This is Beirut 16/02 17:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Cabinet met on Monday at the Baabda Palace to deliberate an army plan to restrict weapons north of the Litani River, according to Nidaa al-Watan, directly addressing Hezbollah’s stockpile. General Rodolphe Haykal, head of the Lebanese Armed Forces, stated that this phase of Hezbollah disarmament will last roughly four to ...
Rubio: U.S. Satisfied With Overall 'Trajectory' in Syria
This is Beirut 16/02 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that Washington is pleased with the "trajectory" in Syria, which has launched talks with Kurdish minority groups, despite troubles. "There's been some days that have been very concerning, but we like the trajectory," Rubio said on a brief visit to Bratislava. "We have to keep it on that trajectory. ...
Son of Last Shah Calls on Trump to 'Help' Iranian People
This is Beirut 14/02 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The exiled son of Iran's last shah called on U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday to help the Iranian people, a day after the American leader said a change of power would be the "best thing". U.S.-based Reza Pahlavi, who has not returned to Iran since before the 1979 Islamic revolution that ousted the monarchy, added it was "time to end the ...
Israel Cuts Bridge Over Litani River
This is Beirut 13/03 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel expanded its strikes in Lebanon on Friday, targeting multiple areas including a bridge over the Litani river that it said Hezbollah had been using as a passageway for its fighters. The raids came after Israel threatened to also carry out a ground operation to disarm Hezbollah if the Lebanese government does not do so. The Lebanon-based ...
Ali Larijani, Iran’s strategic mastermind and de Facto Ruler
This is Beirut 17/03 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Tuesday that the Israeli army had killed Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in an airstrike in Tehran as part of its operation against Iran. Larijani’s death comes amid an open war following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in late February—an event that ...
U.S. Ambassador Issa: Aoun–Trump Meeting Would Not Be a Concession
This is Beirut 04/05 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa said Monday that a potential meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not be viewed as a loss or concession for Lebanon. Speaking in a live address, Issa stressed that such a meeting would provide an opportunity for ...
Iran Executes Another 'Political Prisoner,' NGO Says
This is Beirut 23/04 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran on Thursday hanged a man convicted of membership in a banned opposition group, the judiciary said, with an NGO describing him as the latest "political prisoner" to be executed in an unprecedented trend. Sultan Ali Shirzadi Fakhr was hanged on charges of membership of the People's Mujahedin (MEK) and "collaboration with the Israeli regime's ...
Trump’s Deal of the Century for Lebanon
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 04/05 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas do not end wars; they only pause them. They make limited concessions to secure a ceasefire, only to exploit the fragile status quo to rearm and prepare for the next round. This is why they shun direct negotiations, whether between Lebanon and Israel or the U.S. and Iran, preferring instead to haggle over irrelevant ...
Arab Christians in Israel Invite Lebanese to Holy Sites, Call for Peace
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Across Haifa, Bethlehem, and Nazareth, Christians describe unrestricted worship, extend invitations to Lebanese visitors, and voice hopes for lasting peace between the two countries.
Arrival of Third U.S. Carrier Marks First Triple Deployment in Middle East Since 2003
This is Beirut 27/04 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
For the first time since the 2003 Iraq War, the United States has deployed three aircraft carrier strike groups simultaneously to the Middle East, marking a major escalation in its military posture in the region, according to the United States Central Command. The latest deployment follows the arrival of the USS George H. W. Bush strike group, ...
Oil Rises Over 1% as U.S.–Iran Talks Stall
This is Beirut 27/04 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday as stalled U.S.-Iran talks and ongoing disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz tightened global supply, according to Reuters. Last week, Brent and West Texas Intermediate gained nearly 17% and 13%. This marked the biggest weekly gains since the start of the war. Tensions in the Gulf have ...
Gulf States in Limbo as US-Iran Crisis Drags On
This is Beirut 24/04 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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After weathering unprecedented attacks from Iran, the wealthy Gulf states are now stuck between war and peace as talks stall and the vital Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed—threatening economic recovery. Iran has hit Gulf energy exports with its Strait of Hormuz blockade, while its attacks have caused damage to energy infrastructure ...
Berri Navigates Lebanon’s Ceasefire Opening
Samar El-Kadi 23/04 21:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire has opened a narrow political window for Lebanon, with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s stance on the talks evolving amid diplomatic contacts with Saudi Arabia. The latest came in a phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud hours before a second round of talks with Israel on ...
President Aoun Says He Seeks Washington Visit
This is Beirut 23/04 19:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday expressed hope of traveling to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump as Beirut intensifies diplomatic efforts to extend the fragile ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel and launch formal negotiations to end hostilities with Israel. The statement came at the close of a Lebanese cabinet session ...
NATO 'Will Always Defend' Turkey: Chief Says
This is Beirut 22/04 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Wednesday the alliance would do "what's necessary to defend" its members, including Turkey, after intercepting four missiles fired from Iran and heading into Turkish airspace over the past weeks. A member of the U.S.-led defense alliance, Turkey, which borders Iran, has been largely spared the sort of retaliation ...