Johnny Kortbawi, 2025-02-11 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Hezbollah Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus landed in Lebanon like a missile. One must set aside the sexist remarks that were little more than admiration of her beauty, and the crude jokes along the lines of “do as you please, beautiful”—the kind of comments we thought belonged to a bygone era, only to realize that they remain deeply ingrained in the Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 2025-02-11 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas United Nations Donald Trump Palestine
The UN chief called on Hamas Tuesday to proceed with planned releases of Israeli hostages, after the Palestinian militants threatened to postpone further hostage-prisoner exchanges agreed under a fragile Gaza ceasefire. "We must avoid at all costs resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to immense tragedy," Antonio Guterres said on X, ...
This is Beirut, 2025-02-11 11:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Russia Alexander Rudakov Moscow Hezbollah
Russia has expressed its readiness to assist Lebanon in its post-conflict recovery process. On Tuesday, the Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Rudakov, stated that Moscow is prepared to consider any official request from Beirut in this regard. In an interview with the Russian news agency Sputnik, Rudakov emphasized the strong bilateral ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 2025-02-11 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Amal Hezbollah Nawaf Salam government
Nawaf Salam’s cabinet is one of the fastest-formed governments in the past three decades. Just 26 days after Salam was tasked with forming a government—based on the criteria he set, chiefly excluding partisan ministers—and following his agreement with President Joseph Aoun, he successfully formed his cabinet, which includes competent ...
This is Beirut, 2025-02-10 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Israeli Hostages
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday called an announcement by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that it would postpone the release of hostages a "complete violation" of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. "Hamas' announcement to stop releasing Israeli hostages is a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement and the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-02-10 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ahmad al-Sharaa Syria Army
Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview released Monday that "thousands" of people were joining the country's new army following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and the dissolution of his military. "I did not impose mandatory conscription in Syria. Instead, I opted for voluntary enlistment, and today thousands are joining ...
This is Beirut, 2025-02-10 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Lebanese Army South Lebanon
On Monday morning, the Lebanese Army completed its deployment in the southern Lebanese towns of Rab al-Thalathine, Tallouseh and Bani Hayan, following the withdrawal of the Israeli Army from the area. The redeployment took place in coordination with the five-member committee overseeing the ceasefire agreement. The troops began patrolling the ...
Charles Chartouni, 2025-02-10 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Nawaf Salam Government USA
Undoubtedly, the progressive dismantling of Iran‘s proxies raises the issue of normalization in the Near East at a time when the questions of civil concord, democratic political culture, and reformist elites are still controversial and have failed to inspire massive commitments within the respective civil societies, however elaborate and ...
This is Beirut, 2025-02-09 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ceasefire Hamas Palestine
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces shot dead three civilians Sunday, as the military said it fired "warning shots" and hit Palestinians who had approached troops in the territory. The incident occurred in Gaza City amid a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in effect since January 19. During the truce, five ...
This is Beirut, 2025-02-09 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army launched a series of airstrikes on Sunday evening on Hezbollah’s positions in Southern Lebanon, the Bekaa and the Hermel region. The raids hit sites in Iqlim el-Tuffah, Jabal al-Rihane, in the Jezzine district, as well as in the areas of Harabta and Sabuba in the Bekaa. The site targeted in Jabal el-Rihane, located between ...
This is Beirut, 2025-02-09 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Palestine Bahrain Middle East
The head of Egyptian diplomacy, Badr Abdelatty, left for Washington on Sunday, where he is set to meet with senior officials from the Trump administration and members of Congress, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo. The visit aims to "strengthen bilateral relations and the strategic partnership between Egypt and the United ...
This is Beirut, 2025-02-09 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed US President Donald Trump's widely criticized plan to move Palestinians out of the war-battered Gaza Strip, saying Israel is willing to "do the job". In a Fox News interview aired late Saturday as the premier was wrapping up a visit to Washington, Netanyahu defended Trump's proposal, which has ...