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At Qatar Summit, Aoun Signals Willingness for Peace Based on Arab Initiative

This is Beirut, 15/09 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

President of the Republic Joseph Aoun emphasized Lebanon’s readiness for a just and lasting peace with Israel in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative during the emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Qatar, convened to discuss the recent Israeli airstrikes against this country. He stated, “In a few days, we have an appointment with the United ...

Lebanon Pushes for Point 7 with Cyprus, Concessions May Benefit Syria

Bassam Abou Zeid, 15/09 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On Tuesday, September 16, Lebanese and Cypriot officials are scheduled to hold a negotiation session to continue discussions on the maritime border demarcation between the two countries. According to available information, Lebanon will seek to extend the maritime boundary line northward to Point 7, a position it submitted to the United Nations in ...

Rubio Promises 'Unwavering Support' for Israel in Gaza Goals

This is Beirut, 15/09 16:51 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that Washington was steadfast in its support for its ally Israel's pursuit of the Gaza war and called for the eradication of Hamas. "The people of Gaza deserve a better future, but that better future cannot begin until Hamas is eliminated," Rubio told reporters at a joint press ...

Hamas: A Shattered Sham

Mario Chartouni, 15/09 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel’s strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday marked a sharp turning point. For the first time, Israel targeted the political heart of the Islamist movement outside its traditional battlegrounds. In Doha, where Hamas believed it had secured a safe and comfortable refuge, missiles served as a stark reminder that even gilded hotels and ...

Arab, Muslim Leaders Hold Emergency talks After Israel's Qatar Attack

This is Beirut, 15/09 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Leaders from Arab and Muslim countries will gather for an emergency summit in Doha on Monday, a week after Israel's unprecedented strike on Hamas in Qatar prompted widespread anger. The President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, arrived at Hamad International Airport in Doha to lead the Lebanese delegation at the summit. Foreign ...

UN Rights Council to Debate Israel Attack on Qatar Tuesday

This is Beirut, 15/09 11:57 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations Human Rights Council said it would host an urgent debate on Tuesday on Israel's airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. The council said on Monday the debate would be convened after it received two official requests, one from Pakistan on behalf of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the ...

Israel Reveals Identity of Hezbollah Operative Killed in Nabatiyeh

This is Beirut, 15/09 11:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli army Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced Monday that the Hezbollah member killed in Sunday’s Israeli airstrike in the Nabatiyeh area of southern Lebanon was Mohammed Ali Yassine. In a post on X, Adraee said Yassine had been involved in weapons production and development during the war. He added that the operative’s ...

Palestinian Circumlocutions

Charles Chartouni, 15/09 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The unending Palestinian saga seems to thrive on power politics entanglements, unwinding political patronages and the externalization of blame without any critical retrospection to figure out the rationale behind the unending cycles of political entrapment and outright instrumentation. We are faced with a behavioral pattern that never belied ...

Trump Cautions Israel After Qatar Attack

This is Beirut, 15/09 05:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Days after Israel attacked Qatar in an airstrike targeting Hamas leaders, US President Donald Trump made careful remarks Sunday as Washington's two powerful Middle Eastern allies face a worsening rift. "Qatar has been a very great ally. Israel and everyone else, we have to be careful. When we attack people we have to be careful," ...

Qatar PM urges world to 'stop using double standards' and punish Israel

This is Beirut, 14/09 18:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani urged the international community on Sunday to "stop using double standards" and punish Israel for what he described as its "crimes." He was speaking at a preparatory meeting on the eve of an emergency summit of Arab and Islamic leaders organized by Qatar after Israel carried out an ...

Rubio Visits Israel in Aftermath of Qatar Strike

This is Beirut, 14/09 15:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Top US diplomat Marco Rubio prayed at Jerusalem's Western Wall Sunday as he opened his visit to Israel, reaffirming the Trump administration's steadfast support in its war with Hamas despite backlash over a strike in Qatar. The trip is taking place after President Donald Trump rebuked Israel over the unprecedented attack against Hamas ...

Palestinians Flee Gaza City Under Israeli Bombardment

This is Beirut, 14/09 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Palestinian families streamed out of Gaza City on Sunday, some crammed into pickup trucks, others on foot, as Israeli forces pressed their assault on the territory's main urban center. Parents carried their children while the elderly hobbled along, an AFP journalist reported. A man in a wheelchair and another on crutches were among the long line ...

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