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EU Foreign Ministers Weigh Options on Gaza as Humanitarian Deal with Israel Takes Shape

This is Beirut, 15/07 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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EU foreign ministers on Tuesday will discuss a raft of options for action against Israel over the war in Gaza -- but likely will not agree on any. The bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has put forward 10 potential steps after Israel was found to have breached a cooperation deal between the two sides on human rights grounds. The measures ...

Barrack’s Third Visit: Lebanon at a Crossroads

Philippe Abi-Akl, 15/07 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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As US envoy Thomas Barrack prepares for a potential third visit to Beirut on July 28, Lebanon stands at a critical juncture. Barrack is expected to deliver Washington’s official response to Lebanon’s recent proposal—alongside the “miracle solution” he hinted at before his last departure. At the heart of Lebanon’s plan is a coordinated ...

Ceasefire Talks Underway After Southern Syria Clashes, Says Druze Group

This is Beirut, 14/07 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Negotiations are underway between Syrian authorities and Druze representatives in southern Syria to halt the fighting that has left around 100 people dead, one of the main Druze armed groups told AFP on Monday evening. Syrian government forces are advancing toward the city of Sweida, held by Druze fighters, following clashes since Sunday with ...

Barrack: Hezbollah Must Hand Over Weapons That Threaten Israel

This is Beirut, 14/07 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Washington made clear on Monday, via its envoy Tom Barrack, that the disarmament of Hezbollah should focus specifically on “weapons that threaten Israel’s security.” Barrack stressed in a statement that the United States continues to classify Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and called on the Lebanese government to take the lead in ...

Almost 100 Killed as Syria Sectarian Clashes Rage

This is Beirut, 14/07 20:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Syrian government forces were advancing towards the southern city of Sweida on Monday amid clashes in the region between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes that have killed nearly 100 people, according to a war monitor. As the violence escalated, Israel, which had previously warned that it would intervene in Syria to protect the Druze, said it ...

Iran Says No Nuclear Talks If US Insists It Abandon Enrichment

This is Beirut, 14/07 20:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran said on Monday there would be no new nuclear talks with the United States if they were conditioned on Tehran abandoning its uranium enrichment activities. Washington and Tehran had been engaged in several rounds of negotiations seeking to strike a deal on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, but Israel derailed the talks when it ...

Hamas Says Netanyahu 'Unwilling' to Reach Gaza Truce Deal

This is Beirut, 14/07 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of not wanting to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza as talks in Qatar entered their second week. "Netanyahu is skilled at thwarting one round of negotiations after another and is unwilling to reach any agreement," the Palestinian militant group said in a statement on its Telegram ...

SOHR: 89 Killed as Clashes Rage in Southern Syria

This is Beirut, 14/07 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At least 89 people were killed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida as clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters raged for a second day Monday, a monitor said. As the violence escalated, Israel, which had previously warned that it would intervene in Syria to protect the Druze, said it struck "several tanks" in Sweida, without ...

Israel Strikes Tanks in Syria's Sweida, Scene of Bedouin-Druze Clashes

This is Beirut, 14/07 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Syria Sweida

Israel's military said it struck on Monday several tanks in the Sweida province of southern Syria, where dozens have been killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters. The military struck "several tanks a short while ago in the area of Sami village (in the Sweida region) in southern Syria. To be continued," the military's ...

'Severance' Battles 'The Pitt' as Emmy Race Heats

This is Beirut, 14/07 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Dark sci-fi office drama Severance, gritty hospital series The Pitt and buzzy teen murder saga Adolescence are expected to pile up nominations for this year's Emmys when the contenders for television's Oscars are revealed Tuesday. Nominees will be announced in a live-streamed ceremony starting at 8:30 am (1530 GMT), after which final-round voting ...

Israeli, Palestinian Foreign Ministers to Attend EU Meeting

This is Beirut, 14/07 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli and Palestinian foreign ministers were due at a meeting in Brussels between the EU and its southern neighbors on Monday, but the Palestinian Authority denied the two would meet. It would be the first time since the Gaza war began in October 2023 that Israeli and Palestinian ministers attended a high-level meeting in the same room. The ...

The Unfinished Wars

Charles Chartouni, 14/07 10:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The regional political scene is quite treacherous, as it conveys misleading signals regarding the outcomes of the ongoing wars in the greater Middle East. American diplomacy remains evasive regarding these wars and their prospects. This uncertainty complicates international relations and makes it challenging for global powers to formulate coherent ...

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