This is Beirut, 2025-09-13 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Washington attack Doha
The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that the Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha, was carried out using long-range missiles launched by F-15 and F-35 fighter jets from Red Sea airspace, at a distance of more than 1,800 kilometers. According to the report, the US military was notified of the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-13 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatar said Saturday it will host a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders to denounce Israel's attack on Hamas officials in Doha and to show solidarity with the Gulf state. Monday's meeting would consider "a draft resolution on the Israeli attack on the State of Qatar" to be drafted Sunday at a ministerial meeting, said foreign ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-12 22:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Marco Rubio United States Qatar
US President Donald Trump will meet Qatar's prime minister on Friday after an Israeli strike on Hamas in the key US partner, the White House said. Trump and his special envoy Steve Witkoff "will be having dinner" with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, it said in a brief statement. The announcement came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-12 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria CENTCOM Brad Cooper
President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Friday that Syria was negotiating with Israel to reach a security agreement that would see Israel leave areas it occupied after the December overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. As the Islamist-led forces toppled Assad on December 8, Israel deployed troops to the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-12 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Hamas Two-state solution
The UN General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted the “New York Declaration,” aimed at reviving the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, but explicitly excluding Hamas, which “must hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority.” The resolution, presented by France and Saudi Arabia, was ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-12 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Arab Emirates Benjamin Netanyahu Gulf Qatar Hamas
The United Arab Emirates said it summoned Israel's deputy ambassador in Abu Dhabi on Friday, in a formal rebuke of his country's attack targeting Hamas leaders in Gulf neighbour Qatar. The UAE, along with Bahrain, was the first Gulf country to normalize ties with Israel in 2020 and has been a frequent critic of its military actions in Gaza. It ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-12 14:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Jerusalem Tzuba Palestinian stabbing
Two people were wounded in a stabbing attack at a hotel in Tzuba, an Israeli kibbutz less than 10 kilometres west of Jerusalem, medics said, with police reporting that the Palestinian assailant had been arrested. "EMT (emergency medical technician) and paramedics are treating two stabbing victims and evacuating them to hospital, including a ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-12 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria Iran Quds Force
Two Lebanese nationals, Qassem Salah al-Husseini and Mohammed Shuaib, were identified by the Israeli army Friday as key operators of several cells tied to Unit 840, the special operations branch of Iran’s Quds Force. On Friday, the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, wrote on X that the two men, killed last month in Lebanon, ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 2025-09-12 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria Palestinians Bachir Gemayel
In just a few hours, Lebanon will mark the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of President Bachir Gemayel—an event that altered the course of the Lebanese Civil War, establishing a new center of gravity within the conflict. Bachir’s election embodied the balance of regional and international power in Lebanon, from the dynamics of ...
This is Beirut, 2025-09-12 10:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon South Lebanon Tyre
An Israeli drone strike targeted the Al-Dhuhur area in the town of Aitaroun, in Southern Lebanon on Friday evening, killing one person, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed. The ministry’s Emergency Health Operations Center said another drone strike targeted a car in the town of Aita al-Shaab, leaving two people ...
David Hale , 2025-09-12 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Iran Ukraine United States Palestine
This month brings world leaders together to mark the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly. Their formal speeches in front of the assembly vary in interest, as many contain more pious platitudes than meaty information. The real work of interest often happens behind-the-scenes, as world leaders meet bilaterally or in small groups ...
Amal Chmouny, 2025-09-12 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon United States Hezbollah
During a recent visit to Beirut, Senator Lindsey Graham emphasized Lebanon’s unique role as a beacon of coexistence and resilience, driven by its diverse religious and ethnic communities. He proposed a robust defense agreement between the United States and Lebanon, positioning it as a strategic avenue for enhancing regional stability and ...