This is Beirut, 28/07 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine United Nations
Ever since the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states in 1947, the United Nations has been inextricably linked to the fate of Palestinians, with the organization meeting this week hoping to revive the two-state solution. Here is a timeline on the issue: Partition In November 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 181 ...
Charles Chartouni, 28/07 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Iran Yemen Hezbollah United States Syria
Paradoxically enough, the strategic contexts throughout the Middle and Near East extending between Iran and Gaza are in a state of volatility, and none of the security issues at stake have been addressed in a conclusive manner — or were ever meant to be. After the consecutive defeats that have unraveled the strategic and political realms of ...
This is Beirut, 27/07 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Gaza Humanitarian Aid Jordan United Arab Emirats
Two Jordanian and one Emirati plane dropped 25 tons of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Jordanian army said in a statement. "The Jordanian Armed Forces on Sunday carried out three air drops on the Gaza Strip carrying humanitarian and food aid, one of which was with the United Arab Emirates," the statement said, adding that they ...
This is Beirut, 27/07 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon South Lebanon Bekaa
Israeli warplanes were reported flying at low altitude over the eastern sector of South Lebanon and the Nabatiyeh region, as well as over several villages in the Bint Jbeil district, particularly the towns of Tibnine, Baraachit, Safad el-Battikh and Beit Yahoun. Meanwhile, Israeli drones were also seen flying at medium altitude over the Beqaa ...
This is Beirut, 27/07 14:47 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Humanitarian aid
Israel declared a "tactical pause" in fighting in parts of Gaza on Sunday and said it would allow the UN and aid agencies to open secure land routes to tackle a deepening hunger crisis. The military also said it had begun air-dropping food into the Palestinian territory and dismissed allegations of using starvation as a weapon against ...
This is Beirut, 27/07 14:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Humanitarian aid
Israel announced Saturday that it had air-dropped aid into the Gaza Strip and would open humanitarian corridors, amid growing international condemnation over the worsening hunger crisis in the Palestinian territory. Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza on March 2 after ceasefire talks collapsed. In late May, it began allowing a small amount of ...
This is Beirut, 27/07 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Education Shia
Hezbollah has informed the families of its members who were killed in battles of a new decision to halt all university education stipends for their children. Exclusive information obtained by Al Arabiya/Al Hadath reveals that Hezbollah’s “Martyr Foundation,” responsible for supporting the families of the deceased, has begun systematically ...
This is Beirut, 27/07 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Handala Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition
Israeli forces brought the pro-Palestinian activist boat Handala into the port of Ashdod on Sunday after seizing the vessel in international waters and detaining the crew, an AFP journalist saw. Campaigners from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition had attempted to breach an Israeli naval blockade of the Palestinian territory of Gaza but were ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 27/07 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Joseph Aoun United States
President Joseph Aoun’s statement that he is holding talks with Hezbollah over its weapons and that negotiations are progressing slowly was especially noteworthy. Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt’s remarks were equally notable, as he called on Hezbollah to give up its heavy weaponry, deeming it ineffective in confronting ...
This is Beirut, 27/07 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Humanitarian aid
Israel declared a "tactical pause" in fighting in parts of Gaza on Sunday and said it would allow the UN and aid agencies to open secure land routes to tackle a deepening hunger crisis. The military also said it had begun air-dropping food into the territory and angrily rejected allegations it was using starvation as a weapon against Palestinian ...
This is Beirut, 26/07 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Drone Strike Commander
A Hezbollah commander and two others were killed on Saturday in two separate Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon. Israeli drones struck late in the afternoon a house with two missiles in the town of Debaal, killing Ali Gharib and Mohammad Abboud. The strike occurred in the town square, prompting immediate response from emergency ...
This is Beirut, 26/07 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A Syrian diplomatic source said Saturday that a US-mediated meeting with Israeli officials in Paris this week sought to "contain the escalation" after recent sectarian violence in southern Syria prompted Israeli intervention. Israel launched strikes this month on Damascus and the Druze-majority Sweida province, saying it was acting both ...