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U.S. Limits Pause on Iran Strikes to Energy Targets as Talks Remain Disputed

This is Beirut, 24/03 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

The United States has clarified that its temporary pause on strikes against Iran applies only to energy infrastructure, while military operations targeting defense and strategic capabilities continue, underscoring the limited scope of the announced de-escalation. A U.S. official told Semafor that the five-day suspension ordered by President ...

Ron Dermer: ‘It Is Possible to Talk about Potential Peace Agreement’ with Lebanon

This is Beirut, 17/03 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ron Dermer, recently-appointed head of the Israeli negotiating delegation with Lebanon, expressed that he is “making progress with Lebanon” regarding a political agreement between the two countries. On a deal with Lebanon, he expressed that “it is possible to talk about a potential peace agreement, but for a deal to be ...

Hamas Delegation Expected in Cairo to Discuss Gaza Truce Efforts

This is Beirut, 2025-08-12 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior Hamas delegation was due in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials on efforts by mediators to secure an elusive ceasefire in Gaza, two Palestinian sources told AFP on Tuesday. Together with Qatar and the United States, Egypt has been involved in mediation between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas that has failed to secure ...

Ukraine Renews Demand to See Russia's Peace Terms

This is Beirut, 2025-05-30 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukraine said Thursday it was ready to hold more talks with Russia in Istanbul next week but again demanded that Moscow supply a document setting out its conditions for peace. And as the United Nations said that hopes for peace in the three-year-old war were "barely" alive, the United States again warned that it could withdraw from mediation ...

Washington-Tehran Dialogue: A Question of Trust

Michel Touma, 2025-04-28 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Can the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran be trusted? Should they be? Are they truly serious, strategically speaking, in their talks with the Trump administration? Are they genuinely capable of pursuing a path toward reintegration into the international community — with all the implications this would entail — and of breaking ...

From Taif to Oman: The Long Road to State Sovereignty in Lebanon

Philippe Abi-Akl, 2025-04-15 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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For the past 34 years, Hezbollah’s weapons have remained a central point of contention both domestically and internationally. On September 30, 1989, Lebanon’s political factions convened in Taif, Saudi Arabia, and signed the National Accord, known as the Taif agreement, to end the devastating 15-year civil war. One of the key provisions ...

'Not interested': Analysts Sceptical About US, Russia Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut, 2025-01-30 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States and Russia have pledged their readiness to resume nuclear disarmament talks after years of confrontation, but analysts are sceptical that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin can or even want to reach a breakthrough new agreement. Days after returning to the White House for a second term, Trump said he would like to see ...

Berri Confirms Receipt of US Ceasefire Proposal, Reveals Knot in Negotiations

This is Beirut, 2024-11-15 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri confirmed to Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat that he received a written United States proposal as part of the negotiations to end the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Denying claims that the proposal included a provision allowing the Israeli army freedom of movement in Lebanon, Berri stated firmly, ...

Berri: 'Hezbollah Mandating Me Is Not New and Does Not Change the Current Situation'

This is Beirut, 2024-10-09 20:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that Hezbollah's decision, mandating him to participate in political negotiations to halt the Israeli war on Lebanon, “is not new” and “does not change anything” in the current situation. In an interview with the Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat, Berri stressed that the delegation mentioned by ...

Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations: Any Woman in Sight?

Lyne Sammouri, 2024-03-09 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Only 4% of mediators and negotiators in international peace negotiations overall are women, according to UN Women. One noticeable feature is the lack of women in senior diplomatic and negotiation positions, particularly in the context of Israel and Palestine. From the Madrid Conference till this day, women remain absent from the senior diplomatic ...

Operations in Ukraine Remain Unabated Despite Winter

Malo Pinatel, 2023-12-05 12:16 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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While the world’s attention remains focused on the raging conflict between Israel and Hamas and its allies in the Iranian axis, another conflict continues to cause widespread devastation. Despite the shift in media attention, Ukraine and Russia persistently strive to achieve their objectives on all fronts, employing every possible means. As ...

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