Nawaf Salam

Saluting Those Who Stand for Peace

Johnny Kortbawi, 2025-10-14 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The latest events in Sharm al-Sheikh echo the spirit of the Camp David Accords nearly 50 years ago, a historic turning point that reshaped the trajectory of the Arab world. In the aftermath of the 1967 Naksa (the defeat) and amid shifting regional realities, Egypt and Jordan would later move toward peace with Israel. At that time, Egypt commanded ...

Israel Army says Four Returned Hostage Bodies Identified

This is Beirut, 2025-10-14 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Tuesday that the bodies of four hostages returned by Hamas have been identified, including that of a Nepalese student. In a statement, the military named two of the victims as Guy Iluz, an Israeli national, and Bipin Joshi, an agriculture student from Nepal. The names of the other two hostages have not yet been released ...

Trump: The Peace Achieved is the Beginning of a New Era

This is Beirut, 2025-10-14 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. president, Donald Trump, addressed a new message from aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington, following the summit in Egypt aimed at consolidating the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to MTV. Trump stated that “peace in the region is not a matter of chance, but the result of the firm will of the United States,” ...

Joseph Aoun: Dialogue with Israel Is Possible

Marc Saikali, 2025-10-14 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun delivered two sentences that may well mark a turning point for Lebanon. First, he stated that “our country cannot remain on the sidelines of efforts undertaken to resolve the crises unfolding in the region.” Then he added that “a dialogue with Israel is possible.” These two brief remarks echoed those of Donald Trump ...

Iran says Trump's Call for Peace 'at Odds' with US Actions

This is Beirut, 2025-10-14 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's call for a peace deal with Tehran was inconsistent with Washington's actions, referring to its strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June. "The desire for peace and dialogue expressed by the US president is at odds with the hostile and criminal behavior of the United States towards the Iranian ...

Israel to Lebanon: Disarm Hezbollah, or Never Recover

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 2025-10-14 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s government warns that disarming Hezbollah, the pro-Iran militia that undermines its sovereignty, risks plunging the country into civil war. Yet, it simultaneously demands that the international community restrain Israel from targeting this group. This contradictory stance exacts a devastating toll: Without Hezbollah’s disarmament, ...

Lebanon on the Sidelines: Restoring State Authority Is Critical

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-10-14 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Events are unfolding across the region, while Lebanon remains on the sidelines, lacking a meaningful political presence in the reshaped Middle East. Lebanese officials have been following, via the media, US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel, the developments in Gaza, his Knesset address and the Sharm al-Sheikh summit. Official sources ...

Four Gaza hostage bodies brought into Israel

This is Beirut, 2025-10-13 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The bodies of four hostages held in Gaza and handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas on Monday were brought back to Israel, the army said. The remains in four coffins arrived on Monday night at the National Institute for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, an AFP journalist reported. There, "identification procedures will be carried out," the ...

Trump Arrives in Sharm el-Sheikh After Hero’s Welcome in Jerusalem

This is Beirut, 2025-10-13 18:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump arrived in Egypt on Monday to co-chair a Gaza summit, following his address in Jerusalem, where he proclaimed an end to a “long nightmare” for Israelis and Palestinians on the day the last 20 living hostages were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The U.S. president, who initiated the plan that established a ...

Trump at the Knesset Ahead of the Peace Summit

This is Beirut, 2025-10-13 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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US President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Knesset in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025, as part of the recently concluded peace plan between Israel and Hamas. This visit marks a major step in the regional stabilization process, which Washington presents as the foundation for a “new Middle East.”  

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