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Saudi Arabia Freezes Israel Normalization Amid Gaza War
This Is Beirut 2024-09-21 10:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Just a year after announcing that diplomatic ties with Israel were getting closer, Saudi Arabia's de facto leader has shut down talk of normalization as the Israel-Gaza war threatens to spread. The tougher tone from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman came the same day that exploding walkie-talkies killed members of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, ...
Mikati’s Diplomatic Efforts in New York to Secure Ceasefire
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 12:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati continued his intensive diplomatic meetings in New York as part of his efforts to halt the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel. During talks with his British counterpart Keir Starmer, Mikati underscored the urgency of securing a swift ceasefire with Israel while actively pursuing a diplomatic resolution. ...
Macron to Visit Morocco to Strengthen Bilateral Ties
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 18:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to make a state visit to Morocco "at the end of October" to strengthen bilateral relations after a prolonged period of diplomatic tension, the Elysée announced on Friday to AFP. On Thursday, King Mohammed VI extended the invitation in a letter expressing optimism about "the promising opportunities ahead ...
Sea Drone Attack Hits Two Ships Near Red Sea
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 11:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two ships were damaged in separate attacks off Yemen on Tuesday, a British maritime agency said, as regional tensions soared during Israel's offensive on Lebanon. One ship was hit by a sea drone, puncturing a ballast tank, and a second vessel was damaged by a missile less than three hours later, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ...
Sir Lawrence Freedman: Nasrallah’s Assassination, Hezbollah’s Total Decapitation
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-10-03 12:46 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Sir Lawrence Freedman, a strategic expert and former advisor to 10 Downing Street (Executive office of the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister), asserts that Hezbollah is fighting for its “survival” in a war it has “already lost.” In an interview with This is Beirut, he noted that a significant regional shift could render Hezbollah ...
The Specter of a ‘Hezbollah 2.0’ Lured by Terrorism
Nicolas Beau 2024-10-03 17:21 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Weakened by Israeli raids that have decimated its leadership, Hezbollah now faces an unprecedented crisis. The exodus of one million Shiite civilians, its primary support base, is upending the fragile sectarian balance in Lebanon and putting immense pressure on an already strained social fabric. Confronted with significant humanitarian, ...
Macron Urges Halt to Arms Deliveries to Israel for Use in Gaza
This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Saturday for a halt to arms deliveries to Israel that are being used in the conflict in Gaza. "I think the priority today is to return to a political solution, to stop delivering weapons for the fights in Gaza," he said during a special broadcast on France Inter radio dedicated to Francophonie. "France ...
Ex-UK Ambassador to Lebanon Named Head of UN Humanitarian Agency
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 20:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations named ex-ambassador to Lebanon and academic Tom Fletcher as head of its humanitarian agency on Wednesday, as the organization grapples with unprecedented crises and budget pressures. He succeeds Martin Griffiths, who has been suffering from poor health, at the helm of the sprawling organization that has long been headed by a ...
Zelensky on European Tour Ahead of US Election
This is Beirut 2024-10-10 12:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to visit Britain, France and Italy on Thursday, as part of a whirlwind tour of European leaders aimed at securing aid ahead of pivotal US elections next month. Kyiv could be facing its toughest winter yet this year, as Russia launches fresh waves of strikes on the country's power grid and advances ...
Can the Jordanian Islamists Make a Change?
Mario Chartouni 2024-09-13 17:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood and main opposition party in Jordan, has won the September 2024 legislative elections by a landslide. However, this groundbreaking victory far from undermines the state’s control over the party or changes the fact that the Jordanian Parliament has a limited role ...
UK Sanctions Iranian Military chiefs after Israel Attack
This is Beirut 2024-10-14 23:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Kingdom on Monday issued sanctions against top Iranian military figures in response to the Islamic republic's October 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Iran had ignored repeated warnings that its "dangerous actions" -- and those of its proxies -- were fuelling conflict in the Middle East. Among ...
Arab Aid vs. Iran’s Empty Promises
Nisrine Merheb 2024-10-15 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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All we get from Iran is “words, words, and words.” Only the Arab nations are Lebanon's genuine supporters and saviors in this crisis! In just a few days, Lebanon will mark the end of the first bloody month of the brutal war waged by the Israeli Army. Southern Lebanon has become a scorched landscape, and the Beqaa has suffered equally ...
UK Announces New Sanctions against Israeli Settlers
This is Beirut 2024-10-15 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced new sanctions against three "illegal settler outposts" and four groups accused of committing violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that Israeli government "inaction... has allowed an environment of impunity to flourish where settler violence has been ...
BRICS Summit in Russia: Putin Seeks to Counter Western Influence
This is Beirut 2024-10-20 14:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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24 world leaders will meet in Russia from October 22 to 24, for a summit of the BRICS group (an acronym for core members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western "hegemony". The summit will be the biggest in Russia since the Ukraine conflict began and comes as ...
Blinken Back in Middle East to Push for Ceasefire Deal
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...
Blinken Heads to Middle East to Push for Gaza Truce
This is Beirut 2024-10-21 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...
International Reactions to Israel's Strikes on Iran
This is Beirut 2024-10-26 15:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The US, Britain and the European Union called for "de-escalation" after Israel on Saturday hit military targets across Iran in deadly retaliatory strikes as Muslim countries and Russia blamed Israel for exacerbating the conflict. Israeli planes hit military bases, missile sites, and other systems in several Iranian regions in ...
Saudi ‘Davos in the Desert’ Opens With Region on War Footing
This is Beirut 2024-10-29 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Global business leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a glitzy investor forum as conflict shakes the region and scepticism mounts over the Gulf kingdom's most ambitious development projects. The Future Investment Initiative (FII) debuted in 2017 as a showcase for de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's dream of diversifying ...
Operation Days of Repentance: Israel's Strike on Iran
Malo Pinatel 2024-10-30 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
According to the Israeli army, this attack involved no less than a hundred aircraft, including F-15s, F-16s and stealth F-35s. Drones were also employed in the offensive. Jordanian Reservations The scale of the resources deployed highlights the complexity of the operation, which was made even more challenging by the distance between Israel and ...
Saudi Arabia Open Meeting of New Alliance for Palestinian Statehood
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia is on Wednesday expected to open the first meeting of a new "international alliance" to press for the establishment of a Palestinian state, state media said. The "International Alliance to Implement the Two-State Solution" was unveiled last month on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Saudi state media reported at the time, ...
Saudi Arabia Hopes for Swift Non-Military Agreements with US
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 16:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Thursday that Riyadh could potentially move "quite quickly" on some bilateral agreements with Washington even if a mega-deal involving recognizing Israel remains out of reach. Since last year Saudi Arabia has been bargaining hard for a defence pact with the United States as well as assistance with a ...
Equitable Distribution of Humanitarian Aid: A Strategy for Lebanon?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-10-31 18:25 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on September 23, Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Massive destruction of neighborhoods and residential areas, with more than 1.2 million people internally displaced… According to the latest human toll, dated October 30, 2024, 2,792 people have been killed ...
Saudi Aramco's Profits Drop Over Low Oil Prices
This is Beirut 2024-11-05 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Energy giant Saudi Aramco reported a 15 percent year-on-year drop in third quarter profit on Tuesday, citing low oil prices. The fall in net income to $27.56 billion this year from $32.58 billion in 2023 "was mainly due to the impact of lower crude oil prices and weakening refining margins", the firm said in a statement posted to the Saudi stock ...
FPM UK Coordinator Resigns
This Is Beirut 2024-09-15 10:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The wave of resignations within the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) has now reached Amin al-Khoury, the party's coordinator in the United Kingdom. Khoury resigned from the FPM’s organizational framework on Sunday. In his resignation statement, Khoury criticized FPM leader Gebran Bassil, stating that he had failed to manage the party's internal ...
Starmer and Biden Meet in Washington to Discuss Ukraine Missiles
This Is Beirut 2024-09-13 12:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Washington where he will meet US President Joe Biden on Friday to discuss whether to let Kyiv use long-range missiles against Russia. It is likely their last meeting before an election that could upend US policy on Ukraine. Kyiv is pushing Washington and London to lift a restriction on firing ...
Boukhari Confirms Saudi Arabia's Continued Support for Lebanese Army
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Boukhari, confirmed “the Kingdom's continued support for the military institution,” following a meeting on Wednesday with the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, in Yarzeh. Discussions focused on the general situation in the country amid the ongoing Israeli aggression against ...
Merchant Ship off Yemen Coast Attacked
This Is Beirut 2024-08-21 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three projectiles hit a merchant vessel off Yemen's Houthi-held port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, limiting the ship's ability to manoeuvre, British maritime security agency UKMTO said. The ship initially exchanged fire with two small vessels, one with three to five people onboard while the second carried around 10, the United Kingdom Maritime ...
Editorial – Iran's Expansionism and Collateral Damage
Michel Touma 2024-07-29 10:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Another massacre, another senseless tragedy. This time, it’s the innocent lives of twelve children and teenagers that have been claimed by a missile strike in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Golan Heights under Israeli sovereignty. They were participating in, or merely watching, a soccer match. This horrific event underscores the ...
Embassies Advise Their Nationals to Leave Lebanon in Case of Emergency
This Is Beirut 2024-07-29 16:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Due to fears of a wider war between Hezbollah and Israel, several airlines have suspended or cancelled some of their flights to and from Beirut. At the same time, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the American, German and Italian Chancelleries have advised their nationals in Lebanon to “avoid or exercise caution” in following security ...
Algeria Announces Withdrawal of Its Envoy to France
This Is Beirut 2024-07-30 15:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Algeria announced Tuesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Paris after France said autonomy within Morocco was the "only" solution to the decades-long Western Saharan dispute. In a letter Tuesday to Morocco's King Mohammed VI congratulating him on his 25th coronation anniversary, French President Emmanuel Macron said Rabat's autonomy plan for ...