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Israeli FM Says Keen to Reach 'Peace and Normalization' with Lebanon

This is Beirut, 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said his country is seeking "peace and normalization" with Lebanon, ahead of talks between officials from both nations in Washington on Tuesday. "We want to reach peace and normalization with the state of Lebanon... Israel and Lebanon don't have any major disputes between them. The problem is Hezbollah," Saar ...

Israel Prepares for Rapid Return to War with Iran as Talks Collapse

This is Beirut, 12/04 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military has moved to an unprecedented level of combat readiness amid growing expectations that the war with Iran could resume within days, following the collapse of U.S.-Iran negotiations in Pakistan. According to Israeli media reports citing military sources, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has ordered a sweeping escalation in operational ...

Iran's Ex-FM Zarif Blames Talks Failure on U.S. Push to 'Dictate' Terms

This is Beirut, 12/04 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who led his country's delegation at 2015 nuclear talks, on Sunday blamed the failure of negotiations to end the Middle East war on U.S. attempts to "dictate" its terms. "No negotiations, at least with Iran, will succeed based on 'our/your terms,'" said Zarif, one of the architects of the ...

Iran's Envoy Deletes Post on Delegation Arrival in Islamabad for U.S. Talks

This is Beirut, 09/04 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's ambassador to Pakistan deleted a social media post saying an Iranian delegation would arrive in Islamabad on Thursday night, a move an embassy official later told AFP had been sent prematurely. Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam said in a post on X on Thursday morning that an Iranian delegation would arrive "tonight in Islamabad for serious ...

Trump Says U.S. Military to Stay Deployed Near Iran Until 'Real Agreement' Reached

This is Beirut, 09/04 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said late Wednesday that U.S. forces deployed near Iran would remain stationed in the area until a "real agreement" is reached, as Washington enters a fragile two-week ceasefire with Tehran. The truce reached Tuesday showed signs of unravelling, with Israel bombarding Lebanon and Washington contradicting some of Iran's ...

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)

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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 ...

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