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The Golden Pager and the Irony of Espionage in the Middle East

Salam El Zaatari, 06/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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History is often written in treaties. Sometimes, it’s forged in war. And sometimes, apparently, it’s written in golden pagers. Yes, you read that correctly. In a moment that blended Middle Eastern geopolitics with the aesthetics of a 1990s tech museum, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted US President Donald Trump a golden pager, ...

Saudi Arabia Says no Israel Normalization Without Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 05/02 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it will not formalize ties with Israel unless a Palestinian state is established, after Israel's prime minister remarked that he thought normalisation with the Gulf kingdom was "going to happen". "Saudi Arabia will continue its relentless efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its ...

Netanyahu to Meet Trump as Israel, Hamas Eye Gaza Truce Talks

This is Beirut, 04/02 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas say they are ready for negotiations on a new phase in their fragile Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu, the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump returned to power last month, will discuss the truce's future and efforts to ...

The Battle for the 'Time' Factor

Michel Touma, 03/02 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The (highly relative) calm preceding the storm? A worrying question is likely on everyone’s lips — especially on the eve of the crucial meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, set for Tuesday, February 4, in Washington. The course of events in the coming months will largely hinge on the outcome of ...

Netanyahu Heads to US for Pivotal Trump Talks

This is Beirut, 02/02 14:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Sunday for the United States, where he will become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump since the US president returned to office. His visit comes as a fragile truce holds between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Both militant groups are backed by ...

Netanyahu appoints Major General Eyal Zamir as Israel's new army chief

This is Beirut, 01/02 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed retired Major General Eyal Zamir as Israel's new Chief of Staff on Saturday, following the resignation of his predecessor last month, who took responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas's October 2023 attack. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have agreed this evening ...

Hamas Names Three Israeli Hostages to be Freed Saturday

This is Beirut, 31/01 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas's armed wing released the names of three Israeli captives to be freed on Saturday in the fourth hostage-prisoner swap of the Gaza ceasefire. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed it had received the names of the captives to be freed on Saturday. It has yet to officially release their names. "All ...

Israeli PM Delays Prisoners' Release After 'Shocking Scenes' at Hostage Handover

This is Beirut, 30/01 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a delay to Thursday's release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli hostages freed earlier in the latest exchange of the Gaza ceasefire, his office said. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with Defense Minister Israel Katz, has instructed the delay of the release of the ...

Third Exchange Of Hostages For Prisoners As Part Of The Truce In Gaza

This is Beirut, 30/01 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel and Hamas are due to carry out their third exchange of hostages for prisoners on Thursday, with the release of eight hostages, three Israelis and five Thais, held in the Gaza Strip, as part of the fragile ceasefire intended to put an end to 15 months of war. A fourth exchange is scheduled for Saturday, with the release of three hostages, ...

Israel: 11 Gaza Hostages to Be Released This Week

This is Beirut, 29/01 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thais, would be freed over two days this week as part of a fragile Gaza ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it had received a list from Hamas of eight hostages to be freed on Thursday, including the Thais, and another three, all men, to be released ...

Syria Demands Israel Pullout from Buffer Golan Zone

This is Beirut, 29/01 14:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria's new authorities on Wednesday urged Israel's withdrawal from Syrian territory it occupied in the Golan Heights after president Bashar al-Assad's ousting, during talks with UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix, state media reported. During Lacroix's meeting with Syria's foreign and defense ministers, "it was confirmed that Syria is ...

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