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Iran Sacks Local TV Boss After Anti-Khamenei 'Slip'
This is Beirut 12/02 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian authorities have dismissed a provincial television director after a reporter appeared to call for the death of the country's supreme leader. The incident happened during Wednesday's live broadcast of the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province. During the live feed, the reporter Musab ...
Turkey Says Washington and Tehran Showing New Flexibility as Nuclear Talks Resume
This is Beirut 12/02 14:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Turkey’s foreign minister said the United States and Iran are displaying rare signs of pragmatism in efforts to revive negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, suggesting Washington may now be prepared to tolerate limited uranium enrichment under strict conditions. In an interview with the Financial Times published Thursday, Hakan ...
Lebanon and Syria Reach One-Week Deal to Resume Truck Transit
This is Beirut 12/02 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A temporary Lebanese-Syrian agreement was reached on Thursday to restore normal truck traffic through the Masnaa border crossing for one week, until February 20, 2026, following days of disruption and protests. The understanding was concluded during a joint meeting between Lebanese and Syrian delegations at the Lebanese Customs Center in the ...
Wafiq Safa’s Exit: Internal Shake-Up or Political Pivot for Hezbollah?
Marwan El Amine 13/02 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hezbollah has initiated a comprehensive restructuring of its military, security, and political apparatuses to consolidate its ranks after Israel’s military campaign caused severe disruptions, including the assassination of its former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and numerous top commanders. Officers from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ...
Report: Trump to Unveil Multi-Billion Dollar Gaza Reconstruction Plan
This is Beirut 13/02 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump is set to launch a multi-billion-dollar initiative to rebuild Gaza and deploy a U.N.-authorized stabilization force, according to a report by Reuters citing senior U.S. officials. The announcement will take place at the inaugural meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace next week. The officials said the fund for Gaza will ...
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 ...
U.S. Military Says Struck More Than 30 IS Targets in Syria
This is Beirut 14/02 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The U.S. military said Saturday that its forces had struck more than 30 Islamic State group targets in Syria this month, maintaining pressure on the jihadists after a deadly attack on US troops last year. The strikes also came as the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) in recent weeks transferred thousands of IS detainees from Syria to Iraq, ...
This Is Beirut and MIND Israel Make History at Munich Security Conference 2026
This is Beirut 15/02 02:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In an unprecedented moment at the Munich Security Conference 2026, Lebanese organization This Is Beirut and Israeli organization MIND Israel co-hosted a landmark panel discussion on regional integration, marking the first-ever formal cooperation between Lebanese and Israeli civil society groups at the conference. The event, titled “Conversation ...
Iran Court Sentences 14 Protesters to Death in Online Proceedings
This is Beirut 16/02 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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According to sources who spoke to Iran International, an Iranian court has handed down death sentences to 14 individuals accused of participating in last month’s anti-government protests in proceedings conducted online. The virtual hearings were overseen by Judge Abolghasem Salavati, head of Branch 15 of Iran’s Revolutionary Court, a ...
Trump Says US Talks With Iran 'Very Good', More Negotiations Expected
This is Beirut 07/02 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump said that Washington had "very good talks" on Iran after the two sides held an indirect dialogue in Oman, pledging another round of negotiations next week. Iran, for its part, said it expected to hold more negotiations with the United States, hailing a "positive atmosphere" during a day of talks in the Gulf ...
For a Better Druze Future, Jumblatt Needs New Ideas
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 17/02 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Walid Jumblatt, Lebanon’s most seasoned and cunning political operator, has navigated every twist of the country’s turmoil since taking the reins of the Druze community in 1977. Convinced that his father Kamal’s assassination stemmed from political overreach, Jumblatt has pursued relentlessly cautious and conservative policies, always ...
Iranian State TV: Tehran Insists on Enrichment Rights
This is Beirut 17/02 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran confirmed on Tuesday that the second round of indirect negotiations with the United States will be limited exclusively to its nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions, according to Iranian state television. The report stressed that the agenda of the talks, being held at Oman’s consulate in Geneva, will not extend beyond nuclear-related ...
Iran Holds Memorial for Thousands Killed in Recent Protests
This is Beirut 17/02 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian authorities on Tuesday held a commemoration ceremony in Tehran for thousands of people killed during the recent unrest that followed nationwide protests over the rising cost of living. The memorial, held at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla mosque, marked the 40th day since the deaths, in line with Shiite mourning tradition. Crowds carried ...
Iran President Says Open to 'Verification' Tehran Not Seeking Nuclear Weapon
This is Beirut 17/02 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran was open to "verification" that it is not seeking an atomic weapon, as the Islamic republic resumed nuclear talks with the United States on Tuesday. "We are absolutely not seeking nuclear weapons," Pezeshkian said in an interview published on Tuesday. "If anyone wants to ...
IDF Adopts Offensive Stance Against Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon: Report
This is Beirut 18/02 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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According to Israeli media, Israel’s military has shifted to a more aggressive operational approach in southern Lebanon, citing intelligence that Hezbollah is using civilian reconstruction projects to rebuild military infrastructure near the border. Northern Command Chief General Rafi Milo ordered the new policy, which includes targeting ...
IS Urges Members to Fight Syria's New Government
This is Beirut 22/02 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Islamic State group on Saturday urged its fighters to confront Syria's new authorities, in its spokesperson's first audio message in two years. In a recording posted online, Abu Huzaifa al-Ansari said IS members in Syria must fight "the new Syrian regime, with its secular government and national army" and "make that ...
Iraq-Based Kurdish Iranian Parties Unite to Defy Islamic Republic
This is Beirut 23/02 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several Iraq-based Kurdish-Iranian groups announced on Sunday a political coalition to seek the overthrow of Iran's Islamic republic and ultimately to secure Kurdish self-determination. Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region hosts camps and rear bases operated by several Kurdish-Iranian factions, which have repeatedly faced cross-border strikes from ...
Student Protests Enter Third Day at Tehran Universities
This is Beirut 23/02 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Student demonstrations continued for a third consecutive day across several universities in Iran’s capital on Monday, coinciding with the start of the new academic semester on February 21, according to local media reports. In parallel, Iran warned the United States on Monday that any attack would be met "ferociously" in response ...
Nouri al-Maliki Says He Will Not Withdraw Bid for Iraq's Premiership
This is Beirut 23/02 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iraq's candidate for the premiership, Nouri al-Maliki, told AFP on Monday that he will not withdraw his candidacy after US threats to cut all support if he returns to the post. But Maliki sought to reassure Washington by saying he backed a state monopoly on arms, claiming an understanding is possible with pro-Iran armed factions that have long ...
Four Syrian Security Personnel Killed in IS Attack: State Media
This is Beirut 23/02 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Four Syrian security personnel were killed in an Islamic State (IS) group attack in the northern city of Raqqa, which was recently taken by Damascus from Kurdish forces, state media reported on Monday. The attack, the second against security forces in as many days per Syria's interior ministry, comes after IS called on its fighters to ...
After Assad, Hezbollah Shrinks from Army to Shadow Cells
This is Beirut 26/02 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah’s footprint in Syria has undergone a significant transformation in the post-Assad landscape, shrinking from what once resembled a parallel army into what officials describe as smaller, covert cells operating with limited and deniable capabilities, according to a report published by the Jerusalem Post. For years, Hezbollah operated ...
U.S. Senator Blumenthal: ‘There Ought to be the Lebanese and the Israelis Working Together Against Hezbollah’
This is Beirut 26/02 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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This is Beirut spoke with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and John Cornyn on Thursday about Hezbollah and Iran, both urging stronger action in the region. Blumenthal commented that “I think we need more aggressive action against Hezbollah, which seems to be regaining strength in Lebanon, and the United States needs to work more closely ...
U.S. and Iran Conclude Geneva Nuclear Talks, Set Vienna Meeting for Monday
This is Beirut 26/02 23:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. and Iranian officials concluded Thursday’s round of nuclear talks in Geneva, agreeing to continue negotiations next Monday in Vienna at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that today’s dialogue made “good progress” on approaching a deal addressing Iran’s ...
Khamenei Issues Pardons Excluding Protest Cases
This is Beirut 10/02 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved pardons or sentence reductions for more than 2,000 convicts on Tuesday, according to the judiciary, while explicitly excluding those linked to recent nationwide protests. According to AFP, the decision, which covered 2,108 inmates, was made at the request of the head of the judiciary and ...
Lebanon's Oldest Lock on Power Is the Speaker's Chair
Salam El Zaatari 06/02 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Fortunate countries see their leaders come and go; in hapless ones, time ravages everything but their rulers. Lebanon is trapped in the latter camp, with one politician freezing his grip on power and the country’s chance for reform. The country’s banks collapsed and its currency crashed, the port exploded, half the youth emigrated, and whole ...
What Iran’s Fate Could Mean for Hezbollah and Lebanon
Marwan El Amine 16/01 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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As Iran’s nationwide protest movement intensifies, a key question is dominating regional and international discourse: what lies ahead for the Islamist regime if unrest continues, and how might its potential collapse impact Middle Eastern states shaped by four decades of Iranian policy? Since Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, Iran has ...
Khamenei Issued No Mercy, 'Shoot to Kill' Orders
This is Beirut 26/01 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered Iran's Supreme National Security Council to suppress the protests on January 9 by using "any means necessary," The New York Times reported on Sunday, citing two officials familiar with the matter. According to the officials, security forces were then deployed to the streets with ...
Lebanon’s Lost Coast: How Public Rights Became Privileges for the Few
Natasha Metni Torbey 16/01 11:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon’s coastline, which belongs to the state and is considered maritime public domain, is once again in the spotlight. On Tuesday, the cabinet reopened debate on this long-neglected national asset, directing relevant state bodies to coordinate efforts to increase revenues from these seaside properties. The discussion reflected a widely ...
Who are the Shia Opposition Seeking to Break Hezbollah’s Stranglehold?
Claudia Groeling 16/01 19:29 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s upcoming parliamentary elections, coming on the heels of the 2024 Hezbollah–Israel war that devastated the organization and its core constituencies, have reopened the question of Shia political representation. For decades, Lebanese political discourse has treated the Shia community as a unified political bloc, electorally ...
Syrian President Makes Kurdish a 'National Language'
This is Beirut 16/01 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority following clashes in past days. The move came as the Syrian army warned of new strikes east of Aleppo, despite a meeting between the US-led coalition and Kurdish forces seeking to ...