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Blinken's Middle East Tour: Pursuing Gaza Peace

par This Is Beirut, 08/01 13:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday before heading to Israel, aligning other Western diplomats to ease the Israel-Hamas conflict and channel vital aid to Gazans. On his fourth regional trip since the war began, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Saudi Arabia after talks earlier Monday in the UAE ...

Gallant: 'Israel Fights Iranian-Led Axis, Not Just Hamas'

par This Is Beirut, 08/01 14:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared that Israel is fighting against the Iranian-led axis, not solely Hamas, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Israel on Monday evening amid increased Israeli attacks, resulting in numerous casualties. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated in an interview published by The ...

Blinken, Israelis Agree on UN Mission in North Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 09/01 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared that he has reached an agreement with Israeli officials to allow a UN mission into northern Gaza to assess the return of Palestinians to the region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has reached an agreement with Israeli officials over the entry of a UN mission into northern Gaza to ensure ...

Sweden Joins NATO, Ending Non-Alignment in Ukraine War

par This Is Beirut, 07/03 19:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO in the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment and capping two years of torturous diplomacy. Days after Hungary followed key holdout Turkey and became the last NATO member to sign off, Sweden ceremonially handed over accession documents to the ...

Unprecedented Move: US Resolution Calling For Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 21/03 11:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US has presented a revised UN Security Council resolution, on Thursday, calling for an "immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages." The United States has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire linked to the release of hostages" in the Gaza Strip, Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...

Blinken Resumes Middle East Tour and Calls for a Ceasefire

par This Is Beirut, 21/03 19:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his tour of the Middle East on Wednesday, his sixth visit to the region since October 7. The aim is to reach an agreement for a temporary pause in the fighting in order to facilitate the release of hostages held by Hamas. During his tour of the Middle East, Antony Blinken met Saudi leaders in Jeddah on ...

Xi Tells Blinken, We Should Be "Partners, Not Rivals"

par This Is Beirut, 26/04 10:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world's biggest economies should be "partners, not rivals" as the two sides pressed for headway on a range of concerns. Blinken, in China for the second time in less than a year, pointed to improvements in the relationship but urged greater action from Beijing on ...

Blinken Calls for Gulf Defence Integration in Latest Visit

par This Is Beirut, 29/04 10:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for tighter defence integration among Gulf Arabs in response to Iran, part of efforts to encourage moderation by Israel by dangling the prospect of better ties with the region. Blinken was starting his seventh visit to the Middle East since October 7, in the context of growing public pressure for ...

Hamas in Cairo for Truce Talks, As Diplomatic Efforts Intensify

par This Is Beirut, 29/04 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A Hamas delegation will arrive in Cairo on Monday, for the latest round of Gaza negotiations as diplomatic efforts intensify with Blinken's latest visit and Hamas and Israeli concessions. A Hamas delegation is due Monday in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel's latest proposal for a long-sought truce in Gaza and hostage release after almost ...

Blinken Determined to Get Ceasefire Now in Latest Israel Visit

par This Is Beirut, 01/05 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed calls for Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal Wednesday as he started talks with Israel's leadership. "Even in these very difficult times we are determined to get a ceasefire that brings the hostages home -- and to get it now. And the only reason that it wouldn't be achieved is because of Hamas," Blinken ...

Blinken in Middle East to Push Biden's Ceasefire Plan

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 10:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to visit the Middle East on Monday, in his eight visits since the start of the war in Gaza, as he pushes president Joe Biden's seemingly stalling ceasefire plan. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to the Middle East on Monday to push a ceasefire plan, but Israeli politics and silence from ...

Netanyahu Reaffirms Commitment to Ceasefire in Blinken Meeting

par This Is Beirut, 11/06 11:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Netanyahu has reaffirmed his commitment to a ceasefire as Blinken plans to discuss Biden's proposal with the Israeli opposition on Tuesday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza ceasefire proposal during their meeting in ...

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