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Aoun and Salam Discuss Final Phase of Municipal Elections

This is Beirut, 2025-05-20 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Preparations for the fourth and final phase of the municipal process, set to take place in the South and Nabatiyeh governorates next Saturday, topped the agenda of a high-level meeting held on Tuesday at Baabda Palace. President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun received Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. The two leaders reviewed the course of the ...

Lebanon Should Take a Cue from al-Sharaa - and Talk to Israel

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 2025-05-20 16:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A joke has it that Syria’s self-proclaimed president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, offered to build a Trump Tower in Damascus to make up for the two New York towers that Al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa former organization, destroyed on 9/11, killing 2,753 Americans. Times are changing. Since October 7, Iran has been begging America for a nuclear deal that ...

Lebanon Reduced to the Scale of a Mukhtar

Johnny Kortbawi, 2025-05-20 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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While Saudi Arabia was signing investment deals with the United States worth over $600 billion, and President Donald Trump was pursuing economic ventures exceeding $4 trillion to boost the global economy and forge new alliances, Lebanon was engaging in international politics on the scale of a mukhtar, a village chief. As developments began to ...

South Lebanon: Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Tyre Caza

This is Beirut, 2025-05-20 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On the road linking the localities of Mansouri and Majdel Zoun, in the caza of Tyre, a motorcycle was targeted by a drone strike on Tuesday morning. The strike killed one person believed to be a member of Hezbollah, according to the Israeli Army. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health states that nine people were wounded, according to a ...

Qatar Says Israel Attack on Gaza 'Undermining any Chance at Peace'

This is Beirut, 2025-05-20 10:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Qatar's prime minister Tuesday said Israel's military offensive in Gaza had undermined peace efforts after the release of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and amid expanded operations in the Palestinian territory. "When Israeli American soldier Aidan Alexander was released, we thought that moment would open a door to end this tragedy, but the ...

France 'Determined' to Recognize Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 2025-05-20 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France is "determined" to recognize a Palestinian state, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning Israel for the "indefensible" situation in Gaza created by its military campaign and humanitarian blockade. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also reaffirmed that Paris backed a Netherlands-led initiative for a review of the cooperation ...

Yemen's Houthis Threaten Israeli Port Blockade

This is Beirut, 2025-05-20 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthi rebels said Monday that they would imposed a "naval blockade" of the Israeli port of Haifa in response to Israel's escalation of the Gaza war. The Houthis would "begin working to enforce a naval blockade of the port of Haifa," said military spokesman Yehya Saree. "All companies with ships present in or heading to this port are ...

Gaza Rescuers Say 44 Killed in New Israeli Strikes

This is Beirut, 2025-05-20 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people across the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Tuesday. "Civil defense teams have transferred (to hospitals) at least 44 dead, mostly children and women, as well as dozens of wounded, following new massacres committed by the occupation" across Gaza since 1:00 am (2200 ...

Trump’s Regional Peace Play: A New Pax Americana?

Philippe Abi-Akl, 2025-05-20 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE was far more than a ceremonial diplomatic visit. Grounded in deep strategic, political and economic stakes, it marked a decisive attempt to recast the American role in a region long scarred by conflict and fractured alliances. Arriving with a regional peace blueprint in hand, ...

Israeli Army Says It Killed Hezb Operative in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2025-05-19 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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South Lebanon continued to be the scene of targeted Israeli attacks on Monday, as the Israeli army announced that it had eliminated a Hezbollah cadre in the locality of Houla, in the Marjayoun district of the Nabatieh governorate. An initial report stated that one victim had been killed near his home. The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking ...

President Aoun Meets al-Sissi, Urges Global Pressure on Israel to Honor Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 2025-05-19 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On an official visit to Cairo, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the international community to hold Israel accountable for its breaches of the ceasefire agreement signed in November 2024. Speaking alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi at a joint press conference, Aoun emphasized the urgent need to halt Israeli violations in ...

Israel Will 'Take Control of all' of Gaza, PM says

This is Beirut, 2025-05-19 12:16 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel will "take control" of the whole of Gaza, as the military pressed a newly intensified campaign in the war-ravaged territory. After Israel announced it would let a "basic amount" of food into the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu said it was necessary to prevent a famine for "diplomatic reasons". In ...

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