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Blinken in Turkey: Call to Continue the Fight Against ISIS in Syria After Assad's Fall

This is Beirut, 2024-12-13 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Friday that it is "imperative" to continue working against ISIS in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Ankara, the Turkish capital. "Our country has worked very hard (...) to ensure the elimination of ISIS's territorial caliphate, to ensure that this threat does not ...

The Army in Khiam: The First Step Toward a Full Return

Katia Kahil, 2024-12-12 22:11 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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On the night of Tuesday, December 10, a powerful explosion rocked the Marjayoun region, leaving residents in uncertainty as its cause remained unclear. By morning, it appeared that a family had attempted to discreetly return to their home in Khiam, defying Israeli army restrictions on approaching its positions along the border. Shortly after the ...

UN General Assembly demands immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza

This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 16:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, a symbolic gesture rejected by the United States and Israel. The resolution -- adopted by a vote of 158-9, with 13 abstentions -- urges "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire," and ...

Aoun and Kurilla Discuss US Support for Lebanese Army and Ceasefire Implementation

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun hosted US Central Command Chief General Michael E. Kurilla at his office in Yarzeh. The two officials discussed the overall situation in Lebanon and the broader region, as well as strategies for maintaining US assistance to the Lebanese Army. The meeting also covered the progress and implementation of ...

Mikati Reaffirms Lebanon's Commitment to UN Resolution 1701

This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati reaffirmed Lebanon's commitment to fully implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 during a meeting on Wednesday. Mikati also called on Israel to “honor the ceasefire agreement” announced on November 27, and urged the country to “withdraw from the towns and villages in southern ...

Israeli Warning Fire Targets Joint Lebanese-UNIFIL Patrol in South

This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army on Tuesday opened fire on a joint patrol of the Lebanese army and the Polish unit of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which was attempting to open the highway linking Aitaroun to Bint Jbeil. The highway had been blocked by Israeli forces last Thursday. This marked the first time since the ceasefire ...

Israel Strikes Hezbollah 'Smuggling Routes' on Syria-Lebanon Border

This is Beirut, 2024-12-06 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military said on Friday that it carried out strikes overnight targeting Hezbollah "weapon-smuggling routes" on the Syria-Lebanon border, just over a week into the fragile ceasefire. Official media in both Lebanon and Syria reported that the air raid put the al-Arida border crossing in Akkar – already hit during the ...

Hezbollah's Chief Pledges Support to Damascus Amid Rebels' Offensive

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In his first address in the wake of the rebel offensive in Syria, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Naim Qassem affirmed that the Iran-backed group will be backing the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in foiling “the scheme to topple it.” “The aggression against Syria is sponsored by America and Israel, which are trying to achieve ...

US and French Monitoring Committee Delegates Meet Berri and Mikati

This is Beirut, 2024-12-05 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prior to taking up his duties, General Guillaume Ponchan, the head of the French military delegation in the five-member committee in charge of monitoring the ceasefire between Lebanon and Hezbollah, met with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday. During the meeting, which was attended by French Ambassador to Lebanon Herve Magro, ...

Ceasefire Monitoring Committee: An "Enhanced Complaint Bureau"

Nidal Ayoub, 2024-12-04 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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This international monitoring committee has not yet been formed, yet the violations of the ceasefire cast doubt on the rationale for its establishment and the validity of its functioning, especially as many fear a resumption of confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel. However, contrary to the wishes of many Lebanese, it is not within the ...

"We’re Starting from Scratch": Shops Reopen in Southern Beirut Suburbs

This is Beirut, 2024-12-04 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Despite the massive destruction, shopkeepers in the southern suburbs of Beirut are trying to reopen their stores following the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Credit: AFP

Blinken Affirms Lebanon Ceasefire “Is Holding” Despite Escalating Tensions

This is Beirut, 2024-12-04 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that the ceasefire in Lebanon, brokered to halt hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, remains intact despite reports of violations. Speaking at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting in Brussels, Blinken said, “The ceasefire is holding, and we’re using the mechanism ...

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