Charles Chartouni, 22/09 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Hamas Iran United States
The paradoxes of the Islamic summit are blatant and quite equivocal. One wonders what elicited this mobilization after two years of apathy and diplomatic inaction. An early summit could have spared Gaza and its population the tragedies brought about by the apocalyptic vision of Hamas, the cynicism of its handlers and leaders and their ruinous ...
Michel Touma, 22/09 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Naim Qassem Saudi Arabia Iran
A textbook example of deceit and blatant bad faith — that’s how one could describe the speech delivered late last week by Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Sheikh Naim Qassem. With a straight face, he called on Saudi Arabia to “open a new page in its relations with the resistance,” and he added, almost innocently, that “the weapons of the ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Legislative Elections
Syria is set to hold the selection process for a transitional parliament on October 5, in accordance with a constitutional declaration announced earlier this year, the electoral commission said Sunday. The People's Assembly of Syria was dissolved by the country's new Islamist authorities, who seized power after ousting longtime ruler Bashar ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Syria Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration on Sunday that peace with Lebanon and Syria is now “possible” may be the most consequential statement on regional diplomacy in years. Coming after decades of hostility, wars, and missed opportunities, the prospect of reconciliation with Israel’s northern neighbors is ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Lebanese Army South Lebanon
Five people were killed and two others wounded on Sunday in an Israeli drone strike on Bint Jbeil, the latest in a string of attacks in south Lebanon in recent days. The strike which targeted a motorcycle, also hit a car that was passing by killing and wounding its passengers, a family of six. Three children are among the dead. According to Saudi ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam West Bank Bezalel Smotrich Itamar Ben Gvir
Two Israeli far-right ministers on Sunday called for the annexation of the Israeli-occupied West Bank following the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state. "The recognition by Britain, Canada, and Australia of a Palestinian state... requires immediate countermeasures: the swift application of sovereignty in ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the recent war between Israel and Hezbollah has created the opportunity of peace with Lebanon and Syria. “Our victories in Lebanon against Hezbollah have opened a window of opportunities that was unimaginable before our recent operations; there is a possibility of peace with our ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States UN General Assembly Syria New York
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa departed for the United States, state media reported Sunday, on a landmark trip that will see the former jihadist address the United Nations General Assembly. State television said Sharaa was en route "to the United States of America to participate in the affairs of the 80th session of the United Nations General ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon South Lebanon Tibnine
Two people were killed and eleven others wounded in two Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday. The first strike targeted a car at the entrance of the Tebnine Governmental Hospital, in the Bint Jbeil district, killing Hussein Hassan Ramadan, a native of Taybeh in the Baalbek district. The raid was followed by another strike that ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Marco Rubio Lavrov Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet US counterpart Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, Russian state media cited Moscow's UN envoy as saying Friday. US President Donald Trump has expressed mounting frustration at Moscow, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in particular, for not having struck ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations United States Iran nuclear IAEA
Iran late Thursday withdrew a draft resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog that called to ban attacks against nuclear facilities after its war with Israel, citing reported US pressure for the last-minute change. In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that saw Israeli and US strikes on ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu United Nations Gaza
The Israeli military warned on Friday it will operate with "unprecedented force" in Gaza City, urging residents to flee southwards while announcing the closure of a temporary evacuation route opened 48 hours earlier. Israel's bid to capture Gaza City has sparked international outrage, with the territory already devastated by nearly two years of ...