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US Announces Sudan Ceasefire Talks

par This Is Beirut, 23/07 22:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States announced Tuesday that it had invited Sudan's warring sides to hold ceasefire talks next month. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington had invited Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to start US-mediated negotiations beginning on August 14 in Switzerland. "The United States remains ...

US Unveils Americas-Wide Semiconductor Production Plan

par This Is Beirut, 17/07 21:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Antony Blinken United States

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled Wednesday a new plan for countries in the Americas to boost production of semiconductors, which are critical just about everywhere in modern industry and a sector dominated by China. "This initiative will turbocharge countries' capacity to assemble, to test and to package semiconductors, beginning ...

US Still Reviewing One Bomb Shipment For Israel

par This Is Beirut, 18/06 22:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Washington is still reviewing one shipment of bombs for Israel over concerns about their use in crowded areas of Gaza, but that other weapons are moving as usual. Blinken's remarks came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in Tel Aviv that the top American diplomat had assured ...

US Aims to Bridge Israel-Hamas Gaps on Deal

par This Is Beirut, 12/06 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Wednesday to work to seal a Gaza ceasefire agreement, saying not all Hamas demands were acceptable but voicing hope gaps could be closed. Consulting with key mediator Qatar on the Hamas response to the plan outlined by US President Joe Biden, Blinken said the Palestinian group could have given a "clear ...

Blinken: Gaza Deal Would Have 'Tremendous' Effect Lowering Israel-Lebanon Tensions

par This Is Beirut, 12/06 18:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed calls on Wednesday for a diplomatic solution between Israel and Lebanon and said that a Gaza ceasefire deal would have a major effect in lowering tensions. “What I've heard from everyone concerned is there is a strong preference for a diplomatic solution,” Blinken told reporters in ...

Netanyahu Reaffirms Commitment to Ceasefire in Blinken Meeting

par This Is Beirut, 11/06 11:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Netanyahu has reaffirmed his commitment to a ceasefire as Blinken plans to discuss Biden's proposal with the Israeli opposition on Tuesday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza ceasefire proposal during their meeting in ...

After Egypt, Blinken in Israel For Gaza Ceasefire Talks

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel on Monday to promote a Gaza truce and hostage release plan as Israeli bombardment again rocked the Palestinian territory. After a stop in Egypt to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday, Blinken arrived in Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This comes amid ...

Blinken in Middle East to Push Biden's Ceasefire Plan

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 10:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to visit the Middle East on Monday, in his eight visits since the start of the war in Gaza, as he pushes president Joe Biden's seemingly stalling ceasefire plan. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading back to the Middle East on Monday to push a ceasefire plan, but Israeli politics and silence from ...

US Sharply Criticizes ICC Decision on Israel

par This Is Beirut, 20/05 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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United States President Joe Biden, followed by his Secretary of State and the head of the Pentagon, blasted the arrest warrant requested by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli leaders on Monday, saying that no "equivalence" was possible between Israel and Hamas. US President Joe Biden on Monday denounced an ...

ATFL Celebrates 2024 Annual Awards Gala Dinner

par This Is Beirut, 16/05 18:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL), a leadership organization of Americans of Lebanese descent, celebrated its annual awards dinner on May 5, 2024 in Washington DC, where it honored individuals of Lebanese descent who have strengthened the ties between Lebanon and the United States. The dinner featured interventions by dignitaries and ...

US Expresses Security Guarantees to Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 14/05 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States will back Ukraine until its security is "guaranteed," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on a trip to Kyiv on Tuesday, hours after Russian forces claimed further advances in the northeastern Kharkiv region. Blinken's visit comes just weeks after the US Congress finally approved a $61-billion financial aid package for ...

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