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Israel Demands Hostage release for Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 2025-04-15 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, which the United Nations said is now in the grip of its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the war. A Hamas official told AFP that Israel had also demanded that the Palestinian militants disarm to secure an end to the ...

Harvard Sees $2.2 Billion in Funding Frozen After Defying Trump

This is Beirut, 2025-04-15 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism. The call for changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions procedures expands on a list Harvard received on April 3, which ...

Israeli Forces Advance Near Wazzani, Blast Kills Lebanese Soldier

This is Beirut, 2025-04-14 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tensions flared along the southern Lebanese border on Monday as an Israeli military unit advanced toward the banks of the Wazzani River, while a deadly explosion struck a Lebanese Army unit in the Tyre district, killing one soldier and injuring three others. The Lebanese Army reported on its official X account that a specialized engineering unit ...

PM Salam and al-Sharaa Conclude Talks, Agree on Key Issues

This is Beirut, 2025-04-14 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa concluded high-level talks in Damascus on Monday, agreeing to form a joint ministerial committee to address several long-standing bilateral issues, in what was described as a “very positive” atmosphere. Salam arrived at Damascus International Airport around 1:30 PM, accompanied ...

Tehran–Washington: Toward a Thaw or a Deadlock?

Mario Chartouni, 2025-04-14 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran and the United States held indirect negotiations on Saturday, mediated by the Sultanate of Oman, focused on Iran’s nuclear program. These talks are making headlines amid a lack of transparency about their content and progress. A Second Round in Rome According to Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp, a second round of negotiations is set ...

Macron and Abbas Agree on 'Urgent' Need for Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 2025-04-14 17:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and French President Emmanuel Macron called for an "urgent" ceasefire in Gaza during a phone conversation on Monday, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. "They emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire, the acceleration of humanitarian aid delivery, the rejection of the displacement of the ...

'A Minecraft Movie' Breaks Records, Tops Box Office Again

This is Beirut, 2025-04-14 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Minecraft Movie easily held on to the top spot in North American theaters this weekend with estimated ticket sales of a solid $80.6 million, analysts said Sunday. That was roughly half the total of its huge opening last weekend. But with $281 million in domestic ticket sales to date, along with $269 million internationally, Minecraft has set ...

Yemen's Huthis say Seven Killed in US Strikes West of Sanaa

This is Beirut, 2025-04-14 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Yemen's Huthi rebels said on Monday the number of dead from US strikes carried out overnight Sunday, west of the capital Sanaa, had risen to seven dead with dozens wounded. The strikes targeting a factory in the in the al-Sawari industrial zone in the Bani Matar region led to "the martyrdom of seven citizens and the injury of 29 others, including ...

Israel Strike Hits Gaza Hospital

This is Beirut, 2025-04-14 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An Israeli air strike Sunday hit one of Gaza's few functioning hospitals, resulting in the death of a child according to the World Health Organization, as Israel warned it would expand its offensive if Hamas does not release hostages. Since the outbreak of war, tens of thousands of Gazans have sought refuge in hospitals, many of which have ...

Lebanon: The Staggering Transition

Charles Chartouni, 2025-04-14 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Foreign observers wonder why the transition seems to be so awkward at a time when the proper conditions for an orderly political change are in place. Far from being accidental, these botched opportunities are ascribed to systemic factors related to undermined national legitimacy, curtailed sovereignty, dysfunctional governance, and regional ...

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