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Palestinian State Recognition Sparks Praise, Evasion and Fury

par This Is Beirut, 22/05 14:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The decision by Ireland, Norway and Spain, announced on Wednesday, to recognize the State of Palestine has sparked a mixture of praise, evasion and fury internationally. The Palestine Liberation Organization and Islamist group Hamas welcomed the decision to recognize a Palestinian state as a boost for their cause. "We consider this an important ...

Xi Jinping Hosts Egypt's Sisi, Ahead of Arab Forum in Beijing

par This Is Beirut, 29/05 13:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Xi Jinping welcomed Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Beijing on Wednesday, as the Chinese capital hosts a number of Arab dignitaries for a forum it hopes will deepen ties with the region. Several Arab leaders are this week visiting Beijing, which is seeking to present a "common voice" on the conflict between Israel and Hamas ...

Brazil Recalls Ambassador to Israel

par This Is Beirut, 29/05 17:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Brazil recalled its ambassador to Israel and will not immediately appoint a replacement, a diplomatic source told AFP on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries over Israel's war in Gaza. Relations between Brazil and Israel have soured over the conflict, with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accusing the Israeli ...

Netanyahu Labels Biden's Ceasefire Plan for Gaza as 'Partial'

par This Is Beirut, 03/06 20:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu views a plan outlined by US President Joe Biden for a truce in Gaza and hostage release deal as “partial,” a government spokesman said on Monday. Biden presented on Friday what he labelled an Israeli three-phase plan that would eventually end the fighting, free all hostages held by Palestinian ...

2023 Saw Most Armed Conflicts Since Second World War

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 13:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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More armed conflicts took place worldwide in 2023 than any other year since the end of the Second World War, according to a Norwegian study published Monday. Last year saw 59 conflicts of which 28 were in Africa, the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) showed. But the number of countries which experienced conflicts declined from 39 in 2022 ...

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 ...

Calm in Gaza Despite Blasts in South

par This Is Beirut, 17/06 22:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel struck Gaza on Monday and witnesses reported blasts in the besieged territory's south, but fighting has largely subsided after a day of relative calm and as Muslims marked Eid al-Adha. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved his war cabinet, a government spokesman said, reflecting fractures at the top of the country's ...

Journalists Injured in Southern Lebanon, Carry the Olympic Torch

par This Is Beirut, 21/07 15:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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AFP photographer Christina Assi, who was seriously injured reporting from Lebanon in October 2023, carried the Olympic flame on Sunday, accompanied by video journalist Dylan Collins, in tribute “to all the journalists, our colleagues and friends killed this year”, she explained. "It's incredible and heart-warming to see all these people ...

The US Presidential Race and Its Impact on the Middle East

par Rami Rayess, 24/07 10:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The recent rise in regional tensions – marked by Houthi attacks on Tel Aviv and Israel’s unprecedented response of targeting the port of Hodeidah – signals a broadening of the Arab-Israeli conflict. This could usher in a new phase of military intervention that extends beyond traditional boundaries, without necessarily escalating into a ...

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Houthis and Yemeni Government Deal

par This Is Beirut, 24/07 20:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia, a key player in Yemen's nearly decade-long war, on Wednesday welcomed a deal between Yemen's government and the Iran-backed Houthis to halt tit-for-tat banking sanctions. The deal was announced on Tuesday by Hans Grundberg, the United Nations' envoy to Yemen, in a bid to end the warring parties' battle for control over the country's ...

Israeli Army Detains 9 Soldiers Suspected of Abusing Detainee

par This Is Beirut, 29/07 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Monday that nine soldiers were being held in a case of suspected abuse of a detainee at a facility known to be holding Palestinians arrested from Gaza during the war. Israeli civilians protested outside a military base where the nine soldiers were being held, while several others, also in an attempt to show support, ...

The World Reacts to the Death of Ismail Haniyeh

par This Is Beirut, 31/07 09:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas' political bureau, was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in Iran. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/israel-hamaswar/277344"] Reactions are flooding in from across the globe. Haniyeh's son, Abdoul Salam Ismail Haniyeh, stated that his father had “gotten what he wanted. We are in a state of ...

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