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Switzerland to Host Conference on Occupied Palestinian Territories

This is Beirut, 01/03 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Switzerland said it will host an international conference on March 7 on the protection of Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, as called for in a United Nations vote. The 196 signatories to the Geneva Convention will be invited to the meeting, which will be attended by ambassadors, a spokesperson for the Swiss foreign ministry ...

On Tour in South Lebanon, Salam Expresses Support for the Army, Denounces Attacks on UNIFIL

This is Beirut, 28/02 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Two days after the government won the confidence of Parliament, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam embarked on an inspection tour of southern Lebanon. Accompanied by Minister of Environment Tamara el-Zein, Salam flew in by helicopter on Friday morning. He will visit the Lebanese army barracks in Tyre and Marjayoun before heading for Khiam and ...

IAEA: Iran "Very Concerningly" Increases Its Uranium Stock

This is Beirut, 26/02 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran has significantly increased its stockpile of highly enriched uranium in recent months, according to a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seen by AFP on Wednesday. Tensions between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog have repeatedly flared since a 2015 deal curbing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange for ...

UN Warns of Last Chance for Two-State Israeli-Palestinian Solution

This is Beirut, 25/02 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Middle East is undergoing changes that could represent the last chance for the long-sought goal of a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a UN official said Tuesday. Sigrid Kaag, the UN envoy for the peace process in the region, also warned against calls for Israel to annex the occupied West Bank. "The Middle East ...

Ukraine's Reconstruction Needs Surpass $500 Billion

This is Beirut, 25/02 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine will need over $500 billion to repair the damage resulting from the Russian invasion, which has entered its fourth year, according to a joint assessment published Tuesday. "The total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is $524 billion over the next decade," said a statement published by Ukraine, the World Bank Group, the ...

LACC to Hold Meetings in D.C. to Advocate Lebanon’s Sovereignty and Reform

This is Beirut, 25/02 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a press release on Tuesday, the Lebanese American Coordinating Committee (LACC) announced that it will hold meetings at the White House, the State Department, the House of Representatives and the Senate as part of its efforts to advocate sovereignty and reform in Lebanon. The committee will present a paper outlining Lebanon’s key challenges ...

Ukraine Has Lost Almost Half Its Population Since 1991

Élie-Joe Kamel, 24/02 18:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The demographic crisis that Ukraine has been suffering from for decades has worsened over the past three years. After the collapse of the USSR in 1991 and the country’s independence a year later, Ukraine had approximately 52 million inhabitants. Today, the Ukrainian population is estimated at nearly 35 million, according to the United Nations ...

UN Says Syria Economic Recovery could take Half a Century

This is Beirut, 21/02 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria would need more than 50 years to get back to its economic level before its devastating civil war at current growth rates, the United Nations said Thursday. "Fourteen years of conflict in Syria have undone nearly four decades of economic, social, and human capital progress," the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said. "At current growth ...

UNHCR: 89,000 Arrivals from Syria in Baalbeck amid Ongoing Border Crossings

This is Beirut, 20/02 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Informal border crossings from Syria into Lebanon persist, with a total of 89,000 arrivals reported in Baalbeck as of February 12, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced in a statement on Wednesday. Among them, only 20,000 are Lebanese returnees, the agency said. While daily crossings at the Masnaa official border ...

France Reaffirms Call for Full Israeli Troop Withdrawal from Lebanese Territory

This is Beirut, 19/02 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France has reaffirmed the "necessity for the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanese territory, as soon as possible, in accordance with the provisions of the ceasefire agreement." In a statement released on Tuesday evening, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Paris had "acknowledged the continued withdrawal of ...

Hostilities Again After Ceasefire Expiration?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 19/02 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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After several months of a – partial – cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the expiration of the ceasefire raises important legal questions about security, particularly whether hostilities could (or could not) resume. The ceasefire agreement, which was decreed in November 2024 for a period of 60 days, was renewed in January ...

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