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Iran's foreign minister accused the United States and Israel on Friday of fueling a growing protest movement in the country, while dismissing the possibility of direct foreign military intervention after US warnings over crackdowns on demonstrators. "This is what the Americans and Israelis have stated, that they are directly intervening ...
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Two eastern Mediterranean natural gas deals announced twelve days apart highlight shifting energy dynamics amid dramatic geopolitical transformations in the region, with Lebanon aiming to benefit. On December 17, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a $35 billion gas deal with Egypt, describing the agreement as ...
This is Beirut, 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Syria's defence ministry announced a ceasefire in Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes between the army and Kurdish fighters forced thousands of civilians to flee. U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on Friday welcomed a ceasefire in the city of Aleppo after days of deadly fighting between the army and Kurdish fighters forced thousands of ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 22:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Clashes between Syrian government and Kurdish forces in Aleppo raged into the night Thursday on the third day of fighting, as Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi warned the violence undermined talks with Damascus. Global Response Washington's special envoy to Syria on Thursday issued an "urgent appeal" to the Syrian government and ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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An Israeli drone struck a car on the Zita–Naafoul road in the Saida district of south Lebanon on Thursday afternoon, killing one person. Following the attack, Israeli army Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee said the strike targeted a “Hezbollah terrorist” in the Zita area of southern Lebanon, describing it as a response to what ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syria's military warned civilians in two besieged Kurdish neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo to leave on Thursday, as it prepared to conduct a fresh wave of strikes targeting Kurdish positions. Thousands have already fled the area following clashes between the army and Kurdish-led forces that have killed more than a dozen people. The violence ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 08:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) announced on Thursday the official end of the first phase of the weapons control plan, which aimed to bring all weapons south of the Litani River under state control by the end of 2025. According to the statement, the first phase focused on “expanding the Army’s operational presence, securing vital areas, ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 08:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Iranian police officer was killed in a stabbing during unrest near the capital, local media reported on Thursday, as protests over the cost of living in the country entered a 12th day. Shahin Dehghan, a member of the police force in Malard county west of Tehran, "was martyred a few hours ago after being stabbed during efforts to control ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel’s public broadcaster reported Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told senior ministers he had received an American “green light” to carry out a military operation in Lebanon, amid a sharp uptick in Israeli strikes and renewed diplomatic pressure on Beirut to accelerate steps aimed at curbing Hezbollah’s ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas officials told AFP that search operations for the remains of the last Israeli hostage held in Gaza resumed on Wednesday after a two-week pause due to bad weather. Israel has previously said it is awaiting the return of Ran Gvili's body before beginning talks on the second phase of the fragile ceasefire agreement with Hamas which came ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli air raid targeted a vehicle on the road between Majdal and Jwaya in southern Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement by the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, who said the strike was aimed at a “Hezbollah terrorist.” The Ministry of Health reported that one person was killed and ...
This is Beirut, 07/01 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Mechanism for Monitoring the Cessation of Hostilities convened on Wednesday in Ras Naqoura, with participation limited to the committee’s core military members. The meeting brought together representatives of the Lebanese Army (LAF) and the Israeli Army, alongside American and French officers and the commander of the United Nations Interim ...