Mario Chartouni, 27/08 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A Syrian delegation is expected in Beirut later this month to address outstanding issues between the two countries. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 and the election of Ahmad al-Sharaa as Syria’s president, a new dynamic has emerged. For Lebanon, this represents both an opportunity to build a more balanced relationship with ...
This is Beirut, 27/08 15:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran said Wednesday that the return of UN nuclear inspectors did not represent a full resumption of cooperation, which was suspended in the aftermath of June attacks by Israel and the United States. A team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency has returned to Iran, its director general Rafael Grossi said, the first to enter ...
This is Beirut, 27/08 15:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria on Wednesday condemned an Israeli drone strike that killed six soldiers the previous day, calling it a "clear violation" of the country's sovereignty. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since an Islamist-led alliance toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. It has also ...
This is Beirut, 27/08 14:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Lebanon and Egypt have agreed to strengthen their cooperation across a range of sectors, with Cairo expressing its readiness to support the reconstruction of areas devastated by the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. Egypt also pledged assistance in reinforcing state authority throughout Lebanon’s national territory. The decision ...
This is Beirut, 27/08 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israeli military on Wednesday launched an operation involving dozens of soldiers and armoured vehicles in the old city of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, witnesses and Palestinian officials said. The Israeli military confirmed to AFP that it was conducting an operation, without specifying its purpose. The raid began at around ...
This is Beirut, 27/08 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US special envoy Tom Barrack visited Marjayoun on Wednesday morning as part of a planned tour of South Lebanon. Later in the morning, however, his trip to Tyre and Khiam was canceled due to popular demonstrations organized in protest of the visit. Arriving by helicopter at the François al-Hajj barrack in Marjayoun, Barrack was received in ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 27/08 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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In the Beqaa Valley, once bustling with heavily loaded night convoys, silence now reigns. The routes that Unit 4400 used to transport weapons, drones and spare parts from Iran via Iraq and Syria are currently heavily monitored, relentlessly targeted by Israeli airstrikes and patrolled by the Lebanese Army. Once hailed as the backbone of ...
This is Beirut, 27/08 09:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where Houthi rebels have regularly launched attacks they say are in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF," Israel's ...
This is Beirut, 26/08 21:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived in Cairo on Tuesday at the head of a Lebanese delegation for an official visit to Egypt. According to information obtained by al-Markazia news agency, the visit will focus on launching the Lebanese-Egyptian Business Council and on holding talks with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on regional and bilateral ...
This is Beirut, 26/08 20:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On Tuesday, the US delegation led by envoys Thomas Barrack and Morgan Ortagus highlighted growing alignment between Washington and Lebanese authorities, working with international support toward restoring Lebanese sovereignty. The collaboration was evident during a marathon day of meetings. Barrack and Ortagus, joined by Senators Jeanne Shaheen ...
This is Beirut, 26/08 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli forces raided the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday, targeting a currency exchange and, according to the Red Crescent, leaving dozens of Palestinians wounded. Israel carries out frequent raids across the West Bank, where tensions have remained high throughout the Gaza war, but incursions into central Ramallah, the seat of the ...
Mario Chartouni, 26/08 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Trump administration is working to secure a preliminary security agreement between Tel Aviv and Damascus ahead of the UN General Assembly in September, according to Israel National News. A source close to the talks said there is “a real possibility of reaching security arrangements” by then. Ongoing Talks and Key Players Syria’s ...