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Trump's MAGA Base Defies Conservative Pro-Israel Doctrine

This is Beirut, 30/07 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Unconditional support for Israel has long been an entry requirement in US Republican politics, but that orthodoxy is being challenged by Donald Trump's populist base -- where invocations of the "special relationship" are falling on deaf ears. Images of starvation and suffering in Gaza have given new impetus to a debate that has been simmering in ...

U.N. Conference Backs Two-State Solution, Urges Immediate End to Gaza War

This is Beirut, 29/07 23:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a sweeping and urgent declaration, world leaders attending the United Nations Two-State Solution Conference issued a unified statement calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and outlining a detailed roadmap for peace and reconstruction. The statement, issued within the past hour, emphasizes a collective commitment to ending the ...

Reuters: US Pressures Lebanon to Commit to Hezbollah Disarmament

This is Beirut, 29/07 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United States is ramping up pressure on Lebanon to issue a formal Cabinet decision mandating the disarmament of Hezbollah as a prerequisite for resuming negotiations aimed at halting Israeli military operations in Lebanon, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing informed sources. According to two Lebanese officials, two diplomats and a ...

France to Airdrop 40 Tons of Aid to Gaza from Friday

This is Beirut, 29/07 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France will airdrop 40 tons of aid into Gaza from Friday, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday, as UN-backed experts warned the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory was slipping into famine. Concern has escalated in the past week about hunger in the Gaza Strip after more than 21 months of war that started after Palestinian ...

Erdogan Accuses Israel of Using Famine as 'Weapon' in Gaza

This is Beirut, 29/07 19:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday blasted Israel for condemning the people of Gaza to famine, saying that images coming from the Palestinian enclave were worse than "Nazi camps." "Israel's use of hunger as a weapon, especially against Palestinians, is the clearest indication that they have not taken any share of humanity," the Turkish ...

President Aoun Begins Official Visit to Algeria

This is Beirut, 29/07 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun began a two-day official visit to Algeria on Tuesday, highlighting the long-standing solidarity between the two countries and expressing Lebanon’s gratitude for Algeria’s consistent support during times of crisis. Speaking upon his arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport in Algiers, President Aoun recalled ...

Germany, France, Britain Considering Sending FMs to Israel

This is Beirut, 29/07 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany, France and Britain are considering sending their foreign ministers to Israel next week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday, as international pressure mounts over Gaza's dire humanitarian crisis. "We will probably ask the three foreign ministers of France, the United Kingdom and Germany to travel to Israel together ...

The UN: Gaza Disaster Reminiscent of Ethiopia, Biafra Famines

This is Beirut, 29/07 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN's World Food Program warned Tuesday that the disaster unfolding in Gaza was reminiscent of last century's famines seen in Ethiopia and Biafra in Nigeria. "This is unlike anything we have seen in this century," WFP emergency director Ross Smith told reporters in Geneva. "It reminds us of previous disasters in Ethiopia or Biafra in the past ...

Who Owns a Sunken Treasure?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 29/07 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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As advances in underwater exploration technologies open new horizons for archaeological research, the legal status of submerged heritage in Lebanese waters is becoming increasingly pressing. Who holds rightful ownership of an ancient shipwreck discovered off the coast of Byblos? What legal framework governs treasures found within Lebanon’s ...

The Silent War Over Lebanon’s Underwater Heritage

Natasha Metni Torbey, 29/07 14:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Geopolitical instability in the region does not end at the water’s edge – it extends below the surface, into Lebanon’s territorial waters. Maritime border disputes, particularly with Israel around Block 9 in the south, involve more than contested gas fields; they also threaten the preservation of invaluable cultural heritage. Any discovery ...

Lebanon’s Hidden Underwater Mysteries

Natasha Metni Torbey, 29/07 14:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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An entire city, named Saidoun, emerged from the depths: monumental walls, sacred chambers, freshwater wells, marble slabs and massive stone blocks dating back to around 1370 BCE, nearly 4,000 years ago. To this day, this excavation remains one of the most significant breakthroughs in the underwater exploration of southern Lebanon. Yet, since then, ...

Israeli FM Rejects International Pressure for Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 29/07 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's foreign minister rejected on Tuesday what he called a "distorted campaign" of international pressure for a ceasefire in the Gaza war and recognition of a Palestinian state. Gideon Saar told reporters that if Israel was to halt the conflict while Hamas is still in power in Gaza and still holding hostages it would be a "tragedy for both ...

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