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Palestinian Arms Top the Agenda in Abbas’s Beirut Visit

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-05-20 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hamas Lebanese Army Palestine Weapons Disarm

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to arrive in Beirut amid pointed remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on the issue of Palestinian weapons. Aoun emphasized that Palestinian arms in Lebanon have not served the cause of liberating Palestine, but instead fueled internal Palestinian strife as well as Lebanese-Palestinian ...

Mahmoud Abbas Expected in Beirut: Will Palestinian Disarmament Be Addressed?

This is Beirut, 2025-05-20 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon Palestine Fatah Hamas Hezbollah

The Palestinian issue has long weighed on Lebanon, with consequences that have directly undermined its sovereignty. The Hamas-led assault on Israel on October 7, 2023, shook the region and left little room for any return to the old status quo. As the political landscape across the Middle East continues to shift, Lebanon faces its own urgent ...

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

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

Nawaf Salam Palestine Qatar

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 ...

Gaza Rescuers Say 44 Killed in New Israeli Strikes

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

Nawaf Salam Palestine Hamas

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 ...

Israel Launches Expanded Gaza Offensive Aimed at Defeating Hamas

This is Beirut, 2025-05-17 14:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Palestine Hamas

The Israeli military announced the early stages of an intensified operation in Gaza aimed at defeating Hamas, with rescuers in the besieged Palestinian territory reporting 10 killed Saturday in fresh strikes. The stepped-up campaign came as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continued to worsen amid an Israeli aid blockade, with one of the ...

Two-State Solution Back on Diplomatic Agenda with UN Conference in June

This is Beirut, 2025-05-16 18:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Palestine United Nations

A French- and Saudi-backed conference on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will take place from June 17 to 20 at UN headquarters in New York, a French diplomatic source told AFP. The conference will be organized by the UN General Assembly under a shared French and Saudi presidency, the diplomat told AFP on condition of ...

Israel Army Says Intercepts Missile from Yemen After Air Raid Sirens Sound

This is Beirut, 2025-05-15 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Houthi Palestine

The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday, shortly after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, according to AFP journalists. It was the third time in as many days that Israel said its air defenses had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. "Following the sirens that sounded a short ...

Rubio Says US 'Troubled' on Gaza, Open to Alternatives on Aid

This is Beirut, 2025-05-15 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced openness Thursday to any new ideas to bring aid into Gaza after a US- and Israeli-backed plan was sharply criticised, expressing concern over the humanitarian situation in the territory. A new US-backed foundation on Wednesday announced a plan to begin distributing aid later this month in Gaza, where ...

UN Rules Out Role in US-Backed Foundation's Gaza Aid Operation

This is Beirut, 2025-05-15 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Nations Palestine Donald Trump Hamas Humanitarian Aids

The United Nations on Thursday ruled out involvement with a new US-backed foundation for aid to Gaza, as Israel's months-long blockade brings severe shortages to the war-battered territory. "I made it clear that we participate in aid operations if they are in accordance with our basic principles," said UN spokesman Farhan ...

UN Relief Chief Urges Action ‘To Prevent Genocide’ in Gaza

This is Beirut, 2025-05-14 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam United Nations Gaza Palestine

United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to take action "to prevent genocide" in Gaza, delivering a scathing account of Israel's actions in the Palestinian territory. Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, demanded that Israel lift its aid blockade on Gaza, where its ...

Trump Basks in Saudi Welcome on Business-Focused State Visit

This is Beirut, 2025-05-13 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump enjoyed a lavish, royal welcome in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on the first state visit of his second term, with the US president foremost focused on business deals at the start of a Gulf tour. Saudi Arabia escorted Air Force One with fighter jets before bringing out long-stretching honour guards both at the airport and a palace decked ...

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