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At 5pm EST on Thursday, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, mediated by the United States, went into effect. Immediately following its start, intense gunfire has been reported in Beirut’s southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley, according to Lebanese media. Earlier on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 23:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in a series of Truth Social posts set to take effect at 5 p.m. EST, following what he described as “excellent conversations” with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump presented the deal as an initial step ...
Marwan El Amine, 16/04 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The April 14 diplomatic meeting between Lebanon and Israel in Washington signals, however partially, a reassertion of Lebanese state authority over its own decision-making, while challenging Iranian influence in the country. Most significant is the fact that the meeting took place at all, a historic step given the ongoing war between Hezbollah and ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In a show of cross-sectarian unity, Beirut MPs on Wednesday called for the capital to be placed fully under state control and declared a “weapons-free city” under the exclusive authority of the Lebanese Armed Forces and security agencies. “Beirut must be free of weapons, and we want to see the Lebanese army deployed in all the streets ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 12:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The White House said Thursday that the United States is prepared to maintain its naval blockade on Iran indefinitely, signaling a sharp escalation in economic pressure despite ongoing diplomatic efforts to reach a broader agreement. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller confirmed that all options remain on the table in dealing with ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that Israeli and Lebanese ‘leaders’ will hold direct talks later today. “Trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon… It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years. It will happen later today,” Trump said, without ...
This is Beirut, 16/04 06:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Iran arrested four suspected Israeli spies, state media reported on Thursday. It came as U.S. officials discuss possible peace talks with Iran after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tehran on February 28 engulfed the Middle East in war. "The four agents linked to the Mossad were apprehended in Gilan governorate" in northern Iran, IRNA reported, ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran said Wednesday that exchanges with the United States via Pakistan had continued following failed negotiations over the weekend. "Since Sunday, when the Iranian delegation returned to Tehran, several messages have been exchanged through Pakistan," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei in a weekly press briefing. "Today, we are very ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran's military warned on Wednesday it would block trade through the Red Sea, along with the Gulf and Sea of Oman, if the U.S. naval blockade continues. In a statement carried by Iranian state television, the head of Iran's military central command center said if the U.S. continues with its blockade and "creates insecurity for ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S.-Iran peace talks could resume this week, adding in a Fox Business interview that the war in Iran is “very close to being over.” He added that there would be “no deal” if Iran continues to pursue a nuclear weapons. He explained that the U.S. has the ability to strike ...
This is Beirut, 15/04 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Two Israeli strikes on Wednesday hit vehicles south of Beirut, state media reported, while Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel, soon after Lebanon and Israel agreed to continue holding direct talks. The Israeli military also renewed its call for residents of a swathe of southern Lebanon to leave as it continues to bomb the area. Despite its ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 15/04 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Shia have a problem. While many Sunni-majority states, from the Gulf states to Turkey, have achieved varying degrees of governance success and economic growth, Shia-led political projects have little to show for themselves. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, they have been at the center of wars, terrorist networks, and state failure even as ...