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Pro-Iran Protesters Storm Office Linked to Saudi TV Channel in Iraq

This is Beirut, 2024-10-19 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Supporters of pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq, angered over "terrorist" references, ransacked offices affiliated with a Saudi TV channel in Baghdad on Saturday, two security sources said. Iraq's media regulator said it would suspend the channel over the broadcast, which aired with regional tensions soaring between pro-Iran groups and ...

Israeli-Iranian Conflict: The Strait of Hormuz as a Pressure Tactic

Liliane Mokbel, 2024-10-17 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran may have to resort to a strategic tool: control of the Strait of Hormuz. According to several analyses, this tactic could be as devastating as a nuclear weapon. However, unlike a nuclear weapon, whose use would bring catastrophic consequences for Iran itself, the threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz serves as a form of "asymmetric ...

Brussels Summit on Middle East Tensions Brings Together Gulf and EU Leaders

This is Beirut, 2024-10-16 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at averting a "general conflagration" in the Middle East. The 27-nation European Union is seeking to work more closely with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- which groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, ...

Beirut Welcomes Humanitarian Aid From Gulf States

This is Beirut, 2024-10-14 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanon continues to receive much-needed humanitarian aid from several countries as it grapples with a worsening crisis and escalation of the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Saudi Arabia The second plane from Saudi Arabia's relief air bridge to Lebanon arrived at Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut on Monday, carrying 30 tons of ...

Iranian Foreign Minister in Qatar, After Saudi, as Israel Threatens Retaliation

This is Beirut, 2024-10-10 13:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met his Qatari counterpart in Doha on Thursday, his spokesman said, after Israel warned it would retaliate against his country for last week's missile attack. Qatar has played a key role in efforts to secure an elusive ceasefire in Gaza and has called for a truce in Lebanon, where Israel has escalated last ...

Attack off Yemen Coast Damages Ship Says UKMTO

This is Beirut, 2024-10-10 12:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A ship was struck and damaged by an "unknown projectile" in the Red Sea, a British maritime agency said on Thursday, following months of attacks by Yemen's Houthis. "The master of the vessel reports being hit by an unknown projectile and the vessel has sustained damage, no fires or casualties reported," said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade ...

Iran FM in Saudi for Talks on Gaza and Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-10-09 17:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Saudi capital on Wednesday, according to Saudi state media, for what his office said would be talks on efforts to end Israeli military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. The Saudi Al-Ekhbariya channel broadcast footage of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan greeting Araghchi and his ...

Iran Delays Israel-Saudi Normalization, Israel Hinders US-Iran Deal

2024-10-08 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Will Israel’s response to the Iranian strike be calculated, precise, and restrained under US guidance, the same way Iran’s strike on Israel was? Will Tel Aviv comply with Washington’s directives to avoid targeting nuclear sites, keeping its actions within the parameters set by the US, or will it disregard these boundaries and strike those ...

Movie About Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia Sparks Controversy

Ici Beyrouth, 2024-09-04 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A movie titled “The Goat Life” has sparked fierce controversy in Saudi Arabia, where citizens are calling for a boycott, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released on Monday. Released this month, it recounts the harrowing story of Najeeb Muhammed, an Indian migrant worker who, after being abandoned in the Saudi desert in the ...

France's Macron Calls for 'Restraint' in Middle East

This Is Beirut, 2024-08-05 20:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he had spoken to the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia and all three had urged "restraint" to avoid an escalation in the Middle East. "I have spoken to President Mohamed bin Zayed and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the situation in the Middle East. We call on all actors to be ...

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Houthis and Yemeni Government Deal

This Is Beirut, 2024-07-24 20:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia, a key player in Yemen's nearly decade-long war, on Wednesday welcomed a deal between Yemen's government and the Iran-backed Houthis to halt tit-for-tat banking sanctions. The deal was announced on Tuesday by Hans Grundberg, the United Nations' envoy to Yemen, in a bid to end the warring parties' battle for control over the country's ...

The Gradual Rise of Electric Vehicles in Saudi Arabia

This Is Beirut, 2024-07-24 13:46 - Reading : less than a minute

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The world's leading oil-exporting country is beginning to bet on the electric vehicle market. Still modest, the sector is undergoing a transition in line with Saudi Arabia's decarbonization goals.

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