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UNIFIL Begins Withdrawal as Europe Weighs Replacement Force

Bassam Abou Zeid, 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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No one can predict what southern Lebanon will look like after UNIFIL withdraws at the end of 2026. Will Lebanon have succeeded in disarming Hezbollah? Will it be able to fully control the south, particularly the area south of the Litani River? And what role will the international presence play in the region? UNIFIL has already begun reducing its ...

Red Carpet and Big Deals: Trump Welcomes MBS to Washington

This is Beirut, 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will receive a lavish welcome from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, signing defense and nuclear deals during his first visit to the United States since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump is expected to roll out the red carpet for the prince with a fly-by, cannon fire, and a gala dinner ...

UN Security Council Votes for International Force for Gaza

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

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The UN Security Council voted Monday in favor of a US-drafted resolution bolstering Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan that includes the deployment of an international force and a path to a future Palestinian state. There were 13 votes in favor of the text, which US President Trump said would lead to "further Peace all over the World," with only ...

Israeli Minister Calls for Abbas’s Arrest if UN Vote Endorses Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 17/11 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Monday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrest Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas if the UN Security Council votes in favor of Palestinian statehood. "If they accelerate the recognition of this fabricated state, if the UN recognizes this, you, Mr. Prime Minister, must ...

Crucial UN Vote: Challenges in Deploying an International Stabilization Force in Gaza

This is Beirut, 17/11 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council will meet on Monday at 5 p.m. (10 p.m. GMT) to vote on the American resolution endorsing Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. The text, the result of weeks of complex diplomatic negotiations, calls for the deployment of an “international stabilization force” tasked with securing borders, supporting the ...

Germany to Lift Curbs on Arms Exports to Israel

This is Beirut, 17/11 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Germany is to remove restrictions it placed in August on arms exports to Israel which could be used in the Gaza Strip, the government announced Monday. "The restrictions on arms exports to Israel... will be lifted," government spokesman Sebastian Hille told reporters, adding that the decision "will take effect on 24 ...

UN Security Council Set to Vote on International Force for Gaza

This is Beirut, 17/11 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council is set to vote Monday on a US-drafted resolution bolstering Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, especially the deployment of an international force, as Washington warns that a failure to act could lead to renewed fighting. The draft, which has been revised several times as a result of high-stakes negotiations, "endorses" the ...

Gaza Hospital Says Received 15 Palestinian Bodies Under Ceasefire Exchange Deal

This is Beirut, 14/11 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis said it received the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Friday as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. In a statement, the hospital said that: "15 bodies of Palestinian martyrs arrived at Nasser Medical Complex as part of the thirteenth batch of the body ...

Joseph Aoun Must Become Lebanon’s Sadat

Salam El Zaatari, 13/11 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In early November 2025, Israeli bulldozers began erecting a concrete wall on Lebanese soil—a seven-meter-high scar from Maroun al-Ras to Aitaroun—cutting through farmland, razing homes, and casting a shadow over what remains of Lebanon’s sovereignty. Israel calls it “defensive fortification,” while Lebanon calls it “occupation.” But ...

Israel Says Key Crossing to North Gaza Opens for Humanitarian Aid

This is Beirut, 12/11 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel said it had opened a key crossing into northern Gaza on Wednesday to allow the entry of humanitarian aid supplied by the United Nations and other international organizations. "Today, the Zikim crossing has been opened for the entry of humanitarian aid trucks into the Gaza Strip," COGAT, the Israeli defense ministry body that ...

Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood: Between Ideological Lineage and National Adaptation

Malo Pinatel, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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On April 23, 2025, Jordan’s Ministry of Interior formally banned Brotherhood-related activities in Jordan, citing an alleged plot threatening national security, orchestrated by a group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The decision came amid heightened regional tensions. In the west of the kingdom, the Israel-Hamas war was raging, and public ...

Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood: Rivalry, Similarities, and Tactical Convergences

Malo Pinatel, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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The relationship between Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood illustrates the paradoxes of political Islam in the Middle East. Temporary alliances, strategic interests, and deep sectarian divides intersect—from the war in Syria to Palestinian factions—producing a shifting balance between cooperation and antagonism. On June 19, 2025, amid the ...

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