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Aoun Welcomes French Role in Mechanism Committee, Reaffirms Commitment to Diplomacy

This is Beirut, 08/12 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun told French special envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday that Lebanon is open to an enhanced French role within the framework of the “Mechanism Committee,” stressing that any such involvement must support the committee’s core negotiation goals. During the meeting at Baabda Palace, Aoun outlined ...

Hezbollah Challenges Security Council Visit, Army Acts on UNIFIL Attack

Bassam Abou Zeid, 06/12 13:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The 15 UN Security Council ambassadors visiting Lebanon received reactions to Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem’s recent speech. In it, he opposed the appointment of Simon Karam as head of Lebanon’s negotiating delegation with Israel and reiterated the group’s refusal to disarm, saying that any impact would be limited to the ...

Disarmament: Government Says It Is Monitoring the Army’s Plan

This is Beirut, 27/11 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Following a Cabinet meeting on Monday, Information Minister Paul Morcos said that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam “is monitoring the implementation of the army’s plan on the issue of weapons through monthly reports.” At the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized the distinction between apparent delays and a deliberate intention to ...

PM Hands Over the Drafting of the Gap Law to Kulluna Irada

This is Beirut, 25/11 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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This Is Beirut has learned that the legal committee tasked by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam—in coordination with Finance Minister Yassine Jaber—with drafting the financial gap law is composed of a three-member team operating within the orbit of the Kulluna Irada organization. The committee includes attorney Ali Zbib, Judge Rana Al-Akkoum, ...

Revolution, Power, and Repression: The Political Downfall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

Malo Pinatel, 19/11 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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From the 2012 electoral victory to the upheavals that followed, the trajectory of the Muslim Brotherhood in contemporary Egypt reflects a decade of tensions, divisions, and radical transformation. On January 25, 2011, millions of Egyptians took to the streets of Cairo, Alexandria, and other major cities, demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak’s ...

Iran Likely Seized Oil Tanker off UAE Coast

This is Beirut, 14/11 17:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran is likely behind the seizure of an oil tanker that suddenly changed course towards the country's waters on Friday, two maritime security companies said, stoking concern of a return to Iranian seizures after a recent lull. The ship, which had left Ajman in the United Arab Emirates destined for Singapore, was heading for Iranian ...

Gaza Hospital Says Received 15 Palestinian Bodies Under Ceasefire Exchange Deal

This is Beirut, 14/11 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis said it received the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Friday as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. In a statement, the hospital said that: "15 bodies of Palestinian martyrs arrived at Nasser Medical Complex as part of the thirteenth batch of the body ...

I Sing to The God of Israel

This is Beirut, 14/11 13:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Like many Lebanese of her generation, Carine Bassili was traumatized by civil war, loss, and a patriarchal culture, hardships that forged her personality and shaped her journey from Lebanon to the U.S., where she would come to form a religious bond with Israel. Bassili’s journey—a spiritual one based on her faith and reading of the Bible—led ...

Blue Origin Makes History

This is Beirut, 14/11 11:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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A breakthrough for Blue Origin: after weather delays, New Glenn finally launches and achieves a perfect booster landing, an achievement previously mastered only by SpaceX. On board, NASA’s “Blue” and “Gold” probes begin their journey toward Mars, where they will study the planet’s climate in 2026. Blue Origin sends a clear message: ...

Israel Receives One of the Last Hostage Remains from Gaza via the ICRC

This is Beirut, 13/11 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel received the body of one of the last four hostages held in Gaza from the Red Cross on Thursday as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The coffin was handed over in the Gaza Strip to the Israeli army and Shin Bet security service, the office said, adding that it would be sent to Tel ...

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