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62 Municipal Councils Elected by Acclamation in Mount Lebanon
This is Beirut 2025-04-25 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Chouf Baabda Mount Lebanon municipal elections
Ahead of the long-awaited municipal elections set to start on Sunday, May 4, a total of 62 municipalities in Mount Lebanon have been elected by acclamation, out of 330 in the region. In these areas, only one list of candidates was submitted per municipality, eliminating the need for a vote and automatically securing their election. The breakdown ...
Erdogan Says Efforts to End Ukraine War at 'Turning Point'
This is Beirut 2025-05-11 14:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Emmanuel Macron Turkey Ukraine
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told Russian and French leaders that a "historic turning point" has been reached in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and that Ankara was ready to host talks between the two warring parties, his office said. NATO member Turkey has sought to maintain good relations with both of its ...
Rubio Holds Syria Talks as US Eases Sanctions
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Marco Rubio United States Syria Sanctions
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday met Syria's foreign minister to discuss normalizing relations after President Donald Trump moved to ease sanctions on the war-battered country. The top US diplomat, in the Turkish resort of Antalya for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, opened talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad ...
Turkey-Russia Meet Ends, Ukraine to Join Talks Friday
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Turkey Ukraine Russia Istanbul
Talks in Istanbul between Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and a Russian delegation ended late on Thursday with the sides set to meet again Friday with the Ukrainians, a foreign ministry source said. "The meeting has ended. Tomorrow there will be more talks in different formats," the source said, indicating that ...
US, Turkey, Ukraine Meeting Starts in Istanbul, but Expectations Low
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began meeting his Turkish and Ukrainian counterparts Friday ahead of the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in three years, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. At the meeting, which was being chaired by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace, were Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy ...
Istanbul Talks End Quickly as Russia Makes "Unacceptable" Demands
This is Beirut 2025-05-16 17:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Russians and Ukrainians sat face-to-face for under two hours Friday in Istanbul for the first direct talks in over three years aimed at ending their war, with expectations low for breakthroughs. Kyiv is seeking an "unconditional ceasefire" in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, which has also destroyed large swathes of Ukraine and ...
Iran President Fires Deputy over Pricey Antarctica Trip
This is Beirut 2025-04-05 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran Masoud Pezeshkian Shahram Dabiri
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday dismissed his deputy for parliamentary affairs over a costly trip to Antarctica as the country grapples with hyperinflation amid a biting economic crisis. A photo shared on social media in recent days showed the now former vice-president, Shahram Dabiri, alongside a woman identified as his wife, ...
Cannes 2025: ‘Mama’ Shines a Light on Migrant Maids
This is Beirut 2025-05-21 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Cannes 2025 ‘Mama’ Maids France Cuture
Director Or Sinai didn't have to go far to find the subject of her acclaimed debut film about the secret lives of the millions of women who support their families back home by being domestic workers abroad. She was chatting to the "wonderful Ukrainian woman" who looks at her mother, who has Parkinson's Disease, when the housekeeper started ...
US to Appoint Thomas Barrack as Special Envoy for Syria
This is Beirut 2025-05-21 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Thomas Barrack Syria
The United States is set to appoint President Donald Trump’s longtime advisor and current US ambassador to Turkey, Thomas Barrack, as a special envoy for Syria, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter and a Turkish diplomat. This decision follows Trump’s landmark announcement last week that US sanctions on Syria will be ...
Turkey Proposes to Host Trump-Putin-Zelensky Meeting
This is Beirut 2025-05-30 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Turkey Ukraine Ceasefire Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump
Turkey on Friday proposed to host a meeting between the American, Russian and Ukrainian presidents in an effort to advance toward an end of the three years of war in Ukraine. NATO member Turkey, which has strove to maintain relations with both Kyiv and Moscow, has become a key mediator amid US President Donald Trump's push for a deal to end the ...
Ukraine Says Russia Withholding Peace Terms to Undermine Talks
This is Beirut 2025-05-30 20:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Russia
Ukraine said Friday it did not expect any results from talks with Russia in Istanbul unless Moscow provided its peace terms in advance, accusing the Kremlin of doing "everything" it could to sabotage the potential meeting. Diplomatic efforts to end the war have accelerated in recent weeks, with both sides meeting for their first round of direct ...
Ukraine Peace Talks: What are Kyiv and Moscow's Positions?
This is Beirut 2025-06-02 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kyiv Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Ceasefire Putin
Delegations from Kyiv and Moscow are holding on Monday a second round of direct talks on the possibility of ending the war in Ukraine, triggered by Russia's February 2022 invasion. The two sides are set to present their visions of what a peace settlement could look like at the negotiations, which will be presided over by Turkish Foreign Minister ...
Ukraine and Russia Agree Another Prisoner Exchange, but No Ceasefire
This is Beirut 2025-06-02 18:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Russia Vladimir Putin
Ukraine and Russia agreed to another large-scale prisoner exchange at talks in Istanbul on Monday but failed to make a breakthrough on an immediate halt to the fighting. At the second round of direct talks between the warring sides, Ukraine said Moscow had rejected its call for an unconditional ceasefire, offering instead a partial truce of two ...
Syria Says Assad Cousin Involved in Drug Trade Arrested in Border Ambush
This is Beirut 2025-06-21 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria Drug Trafficking Wassim al-Assad Bashar al-Assad
Syrian authorities arrested Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, the interior ministry said Saturday, in one of the most high-profile arrests since the former president's ouster. Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia in December with only a handful of confidants, abandoning senior officials and security officers, some of whom ...
Karl Lagerfeld’s Private French Villa Heads to Public Auction
This is Beirut 2025-06-28 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Karl Lagerfeld Auction Fashion Culture Art France
Hidden from view, once a creative sanctuary and reception venue, a former residence of iconic German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is headed for public auction this Tuesday under France’s notarial system. Purchased by Lagerfeld in 2010, the “Domaine de Voisins,” located in Louveciennes (Yvelines), was dubbed his villa outside Paris. The ...
Turkey Holds 'Technical Talks' with Israel to Ease Syria tensions
This is Beirut 2025-04-10 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey is holding technical-level talks with Israel to ease tensions over Syria but is not moving toward normalising ties, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Wednesday. Turkey is a key backer of the Islamist-led coalition in Syria that toppled Bashar al-Assad in December after almost 14 years of civil war. Its influence has worried Israel, which ...
Spring Rally: Feghali vs Feghali, Speed Runs in the Genes
Makram Haddad 2025-04-05 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) is back in action this weekend with the 40th edition of the Spring Rally, the opening round of the Lebanese Rally Championship. As always, the roads of Keserwan and Jbeil will set the stage for an electrifying showdown, with all eyes on an explosive family duel: Roger Feghali versus his son ...
Turkey: A Global Power Broker
This is Beirut 2025-07-23 21:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Turkey Volodymyr Zelensky Damascus Europe
From Ukraine to Syria, including Iran, Turkey has emerged in recent years as a pivotal diplomatic force, multiplying its mediation efforts across a spectrum of regional crises. This active, multi-front diplomacy serves both to safeguard its national security and to solidify its position as a key player on the global stage. Turkey’s strategic ...
Turkey FM Calls for Regional Cooperation to Fight PKK
This is Beirut 2025-01-26 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for combined regional efforts to combat outlawed Kurdish fighters in Iraq and neighbouring Syria during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has fought a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state, holds positions in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, which ...
Iran Affirms Support for Syria's Sovereignty
This is Beirut 2024-12-23 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran affirmed its support for Syria's sovereignty on Monday, and said the country should not become "a haven for terrorism" after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, a longtime Tehran ally. "Our principled position on Syria is very clear: preserving the sovereignty and integrity of Syria and for the people of Syria to decide on its future ...
Syrian Authorities Arrest Official Responsible for Saydnaya Death Penalties
This is Beirut 2024-12-26 20:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Syria Bashar al-Assad Saydnaya Prison
Syria's new authorities have arrested a military justice official who under ousted president Bashar al-Assad issued death sentences for detainees in the notorious Saydnaya prison, a war monitor said Thursday. The confirmation by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights of his detention came a day after deadly clashes erupted in the coastal ...
Turkey's Top Diplomat Tells Blinken Kurdish Fighters 'Cannot Be Allowed' in Syria
This is Beirut 2024-12-28 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey's top diplomat on Saturday said Syrian Kurdish fighters essential for the United States in the fight against Islamic State (IS) extremists cannot be sheltered in Syria, in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Blinken that "the PKK/YPG terrorist organization cannot be allowed to take ...
Erdogan Declares Readiness to Intervene to Prevent Syria's Division
This is Beirut 2025-01-06 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Syrian Democratic Forces
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he would order an intervention to prevent any splintering of Syria, a warning aimed particularly at the country's Kurdish forces. "We can not accept under any pretext that Syria be divided and if we notice the slightest risk we will take the necessary measures," the Turkish head of ...
US Sanctions Top Hungary Minister Over 'Corruption'
This is Beirut 2025-01-07 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Viktor Orban Hungary Sanctions
The United States announced sanctions against the head of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in corruption. Antal Rogan, a minister who oversees the country's intelligence services and government communication, has "orchestrated schemes designed to control several strategic sectors ...
Turkey Raps France, Says US Only Counterpart in Northeast Syria
This is Beirut 2025-01-10 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United States which has sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters there. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Paris of turning a blind eye to Turkey's security concerns, and called on France to take back ...
US Senate Confirms Pete Hegseth as Pentagon Chief
This is Beirut 2025-01-25 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The US Senate narrowly confirmed former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth as Pentagon chief on Friday, despite allegations of alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct and other fears about his ability to lead the world's most powerful military. Three Republican senators voted against Donald Trump's pick as secretary of defense, resulting in a 50-50 tie that ...
The Turkish Wolf Expands Its Regional Dominance
Malo Pinatel 2025-01-25 11:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
USA Damascus Donald Trump European Union Gulf
Power, capability and determination. These are the words that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan used on Friday, January 10, as he once again warned the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—a Kurdish-led coalition supported by the West—of military action if they did not hand over their weapons to the new regime in Damascus. Only a month earlier, ...
Turkish Airstrikes Kill 12 Civilians in Northern Syria
This is Beirut 2025-01-28 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Tuesday that two days of Turkish strikes had killed 12 civilians in Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria. Turkish-backed forces launched an offensive against the SDF in November that has seen them capture several Kurdish-held enclaves in the north despite US efforts to broker a ceasefire. The ...
Defense: As the US Disengages, Turkey Eyes the Old Continent
Malo Pinatel 2025-03-26 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Turkey European Union Donald Trump Europe Middle East
While the world’s attention was fixed on the March 12 summit between Ukraine and the United States in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, another important meeting was taking place in the region – in Ankara. It brought together Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with the aim of strengthening ties between the ...
Explaining the Diplomatic Roller-Coaster in Damascus
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-01-31 22:10 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam European Union Gulf Syria Turkey Kurds
The diplomatic roller-coaster in Syria’s capital since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime suggests that a strategic shift is underway. This is all the more significant as the Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, made an official visit to Damascus on Thursday, where he was received by the interim Syrian president, Ahmad ...