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New Syria Foreign Minister Begins First Visit to UAE
This is Beirut 2025-01-06 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates Damascus Saudi Arabia
Syria's new foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani landed in the United Arab Emirates Monday on his first visit to the country since rebels toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month, official news agency SANA said. "Shibani, accompanied by defense minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and intelligence chief Anas Khattab, has arrived in the United Arab ...
Blinken to Meet Europeans on Syria Pathway
This is Beirut 2025-01-06 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Barbara Leaf US Secretary of State Damascus
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet his European counterparts Thursday in Rome on Syria, as the West looks to engage the new Islamist-led leadership. Blinken will "meet with European counterparts to advocate for a peaceful, inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition", a State Department statement said as he visited ...
UN Envoy in Rare Yemen Visit to Push for Peace
This is Beirut 2025-01-06 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemen Houthi Movement United Nations United Nations
Hans Grundberg, the United Nation's special envoy for war-torn Yemen, arrived Monday in the rebel-held capital in a bid to breathe life into peace talks, his office said. Grundberg last visited the capital Sanaa, controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis, in May 2023 for meetings with the rebels' leaders in an earlier effort to advance a roadmap for ...
Rights Groups Urge Protection of Evidence of Assad’s Abuses
This is Beirut 2024-12-23 22:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria Bashar al-Assad Human Rights Watch Amnesty International ADMSP
Three rights group on Monday appealed to Syria's new rulers to urgently preserve evidence of atrocities committed under former president Bashar al-Assad. Such evidence -- including government and intelligence documents as well as mass graves -- will be essential for establishing the fate of tens of thousands of people forcibly disappeared, ...
Syria's New Rulers Nominate New Foreign Minister
This is Beirut 2024-12-21 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Islamist-led fighters who overthrew president Bashar al-Assad nearly two weeks ago on Saturday named Assaad al-Shibani as Foreign Minister in the transitional government. "The general command announces the nomination of Mr Assaad Hassan al-Shibani to the post of foreign minister in the new Syrian government," a statement said. "He joined the ...
North Korea's Kim Says New Hypersonic Missile will Deter 'Rivals'
This is Beirut 2025-01-07 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States North Korea Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a new hypersonic missile system tested this week would help deter the country's Pacific rivals, state media reported Tuesday, as Washington's top diplomat visited the region. The test came two weeks before the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump, who previously tried to woo North Korea, and ...
Syrian Rebels Capture Strategic City of Hama, Vow to Target Homs Next
This is Beirut 2024-12-05 17:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syria Rebels Hama Bashar al Assad
Islamist-led rebel forces captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, days after seizing the country's commercial hub Aleppo in a lightning offensive against President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Rebel forces spokesman Hassan Abdel Ghani was quick to announce on Telegram that, after the fall of Hama, Homs was now the new target of ...
Syria at the Center of Negotiations Between Israel and Lebanon for a Ceasefire
Paul Guillot 2024-11-27 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria Hezbollah Hamas
Syria, which has maintained a low profile since October 7, 2023, now appears to be emerging as a key player in the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. Though these talks remain behind closed doors, multiple sources suggest that international diplomatic envoys are positioning Damascus as a central figure in the discussions. A Shifting ...
French Envoy, Le Drian, Urges Lebanon to Elect President
This is Beirut 2024-11-29 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Emmanuel Macron Hezbollah Jean-Yves Le Drian
France's special envoy on Friday said it was urgent for Lebanon to elect a president, after a parliamentary vote to end a two-year period without a head of state was announced for January. Jean-Yves Le Drian's visit to Lebanon follows a fragile ceasefire to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah. "I came to Lebanon immediately after the ...
Geagea: 'Hezb Committed a Great Crime Against the Lebanese'
This is Beirut 2024-11-29 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanese Forces United Nations
Head of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea accused Hezbollah of committing “a great crime” against the Lebanese, affirming that “the unity of squares theory is meaningless and doesn’t exist on the ground.” After an extraordinary meeting in Maarab on Friday, he confirmed that “Hezbollah drove Lebanon to war when the majority of the ...
Qatar’s Emir Begins UK State Visit Hosted by King Charles III
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 14:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gulf United Arab Emirates United Kingdom
The emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will arrive in the UK Monday for a two-day state visit hosted by King Charles III. The emir, 44, and his consort, Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad Al Thani, are due to arrive at Stansted airport east of London. The state visit will begin Tuesday when the Qatari couple are greeted by heir to the throne ...
Changes in Lebanon and Syria Redefine Regional Dynamics
Philippe Abi-Akl 2024-12-03 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Syria France
Regional developments are unfolding at an unprecedented pace. From Lebanon to Syria, a surge of violence is sweeping through the region, igniting multiple fronts targeting Iran’s proxies in its self-declared spheres of influence. Iraq risks being drawn in unless it distances itself and aligns with a broader international effort that appears ...
Russia and Ukraine to Attend Rare Joint Summit in Malta
This is Beirut 2024-12-04 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
European Union Kyiv Ukraine Russia
Russia and Ukraine will send their foreign ministers to Malta this week for a summit of the OSCE, officials said Wednesday, in one of the few events attended by both countries since Moscow's Ukraine offensive began. The trip marks Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's first to an EU member since the start of the conflict in February 2022, and ...
Syrian army lost control of Hama
This is Beirut 2024-12-05 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Damascus Turkey United Nations Syria
The Syrian army lost control of Hama, according to the Syrian news agency, Sana. The rebels took control of the city and freed all prisoners detained in the central incarceration center. Syrian government forces were locked in heavy fighting around the central city of Hama on Thursday morning, trying to halt an advance of Islamist-led rebels, a ...
Doha to Resume Its Role as Mediator in Israel-Hamas Talks
This is Beirut 2024-12-05 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Qatar
President-elect Donald Trump's new Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, recently visited Qatar and Israel to relaunch efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and an agreement on the release of hostages from Hamas, two Israeli media outlets, Haaretz and Times of Israel, reported on Thursday, citing sources close to the negotiators. This effort is being ...
Iranian Embassy in Syria "Attacked" After Assad's Fall
This is Beirut 2024-12-08 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's embassy in Syria was "attacked" on Sunday, Iranian state TV said, after Islamist-led rebels declared the fall of Tehran ally Bashar al-Assad following a sweeping offensive that culminated in Damascus. "Unknown individuals have attacked the Iranian embassy, as you can see in these images shared by various networks," a state TV broadcaster ...
Germany Mourns Five Killed, Hundreds Wounded in Christmas Market Attack
This is Beirut 2024-12-21 17:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday condemned the "terrible, insane" car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that killed five people and injured more than 200. Police arrested a 50-year-old Saudi psychiatry doctor at the scene Friday, next to the battered SUV that had ploughed through the festive crowd leaving a trail of ...
Mohammad al-Bashir to Lead Syria’s Transition After Assad’s Fall
This is Beirut 2024-12-09 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mohammad al-Bashir, a prominent figure in the administration led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has been named Syria’s new Prime minister, according to reports on Monday. Al-Bashir previously headed the ‘Salvation’ Government, an HTS-affiliated authority that governed parts of northwestern Syria, including Idlib. Reports ...
Kurdish-led Force Announces US-Brokered Truce in Syria's Manbij
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Kurdish-led force controlling northeast Syria said Wednesday it had reached a US-brokered ceasefire with Turkish-backed fighters in Manbij, after Islamist-led rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government. The clashes in Manbij, an Arab-majority city, have killed 218 combatants since Turkish-backed groups launched offensives in the north ...
Naim Qassem After Fall of Assad Regime: 'Hezbollah Lost Its Supply Lines Through Syria'
This is Beirut 2024-12-14 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam hezb israel lebeanon south lebanon syria naim qassem
In a televised speech on Friday, his first since the fall of the Assad regime in Damascus, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem acknowledged that “Hezbollah has lost its military supply route through Syria,” but emphasized that this loss was merely a minor detail and that a new supply route would be established. Qassem further ...
Qatar Announces Embassy in Syria Will Reopen on Tuesday
This is Beirut 2024-12-15 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatar's embassy to Syria is to resume operations on Tuesday, the Gulf emirate announced on Sunday as its diplomats visited the country and met with its transitional government following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. "Qatar announces the resumption of the work of its embassy in the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic starting the day after ...
Netanyahu Holds Security Briefing Atop Strategic Syrian Peak
This is Beirut 2024-12-17 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Benjamin Netanyahu Mount Hermon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security briefing Tuesday atop a strategic Syrian mountain inside the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights that Israel seized this month, the defense minister said. Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and the heads of the armed forces and the domestic security agency visited ...
UN Warns Syria’s War Isn’t Over
This is Beirut 2024-12-18 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus UN Security Council
A UN envoy has warned that Syria's protracted conflict "has not ended yet", even as victorious Islamist-led rebels stepped up contacts with governments that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah. The United Nations' special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said on Tuesday "there have been significant hostilities in the last two weeks, ...
France Counts Cyclone Cost as Aid Reaches Mayotte
This is Beirut 2024-12-18 18:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron European Union Mayotte
French authorities Wednesday searched for survivors and raced to supply aid as they sought to work out the full scale of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte. France's President Emmanuel Macron will be in Mayotte on Thursday, his office announced, with officials warning of a death toll reaching ...
UN Humanitarian Chief Urges Massive Aid Boost for Syria
This is Beirut 2024-12-18 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Visiting UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called Wednesday for a massive aid boost for Syria to respond to "this moment of hope" after the ouster of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad. "Across the country, the needs are huge. Seven in 10 people are needing support right now," Fletcher told AFP in a telephone interview as he visited Syria. "I ...
Turkey, Iran Leaders at Muslim Summit in Cairo
This is Beirut 2024-12-19 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine Tehran Turkey UN Security Council
The leaders of Turkey and Iran called on Thursday for unity in Syria at a summit of eight Muslim-majority countries after the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad. Turkey historically backed Assad's opponents, while Iran supported his rule. The gathering of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as the ...
The Presidential Election Hangs in the Balance
Philippe Abi-Akl 2025-01-07 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Joseph Aoun Hezbollah United States presidential election
Whether a president is elected in the upcoming January 9 session or the election is postponed, the incoming head of state must inevitably be fit for the new phase Lebanon is entering. There is no more room for maneuver, and the rapid developments in the region compel the authorities to change their approach, uphold the rule of law for everyone, ...
Syria Awaits Two Energy Ships from Turkey and Qatar
This is Beirut 2025-01-07 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria's electricity chief said Tuesday that two power ships were being sent from Turkey and Qatar to increase supply after the United States eased sanctions following Bashar al-Assad's fall. More than 13 years of civil war hammered Syria's infrastructure, including power stations and energy pipelines, leading to power outages that can drag on for ...
Macron Courts Modi in Quest for Geopolitical 'Independence'
This is Beirut 2025-02-12 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Narendra Modi Marseille France India
French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries. Macron took Modi for dinner in the picturesque southern town of Cassis on Tuesday, before Wednesday's visit to the Mediterranean ...
In First Address to the Nation, Sharaa Promises "National Dialogue" and Stability
This is Beirut 2025-01-30 23:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ahmad al-Sharaa Syria Damascus
Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a "national dialogue conference" in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa, who was appointed interim president a day earlier for an unspecified transitional period, vowed to preserve "civil peace" and Syria's territorial ...