This is Beirut, 2025-05-08 17:25 - Reading : less than a minute
In Kyiv, Russia’s announcement of a three-day ceasefire is met with deep skepticism, despite the absence of missile strikes on the capital on the first day.
Soumia Benmerzoug, 2025-05-07 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Beyond the rhetoric of victory, the war has now reached Moscow’s skies. In a dramatic escalation, Ukraine launched a massive drone strike overnight, from Monday to Tuesday, targeting Russian territory. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 105 drones were intercepted or neutralized by air defense systems, with 19 aimed directly at the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-30 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ceasefire Kuwait United States
US Army General Michael J. Leeney has officially assumed the presidency of the ceasefire monitoring commission between Lebanon and Israel, succeeding his compatriot, General Jasper Jeffers. Born in 1966 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Michael J. Leeney is a seasoned general officer in the US Army. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-30 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Outgoing head of the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee, US General Jasper Jeffers, on Wednesday toured Lebanese officials, including President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Lebanese Army Commander in chief, Gen. Rodolphe Haikal, to introduce his successor, General Michael Leeney. The meetings were in the presence ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-28 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a surprise three-day ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8-10, coinciding with Moscow's World War II Victory Day commemorations, the Kremlin said Monday. The announcement came after US President Donald Trump urged Putin to "stop shooting" and "sign a deal" to end the three-year conflict, which the White ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-25 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah Nabih Berri Disarmement Ceasefire
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri voiced strong support for the ongoing dialogue between President Joseph Aoun and Hezbollah, commending Aoun’s adherence to the framework and conditions laid out for the disarmament talks, in reference to the need to secure Israel’s prior withdrawal from Lebanon. In an interview with Asas Media, Berri emphasized ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-20 03:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine Russia Volodymyr Zelensky Conflict Ceasefire
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday his forces would observe a surprise Easter truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin set to last until midnight on Sunday, even as air-raid sirens sounded in Kyiv. The truce would be the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the three-year conflict. But just hours after the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-17 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday hailed rare talks involving top US, European, and Ukrainian officials as a "very important occasion for convergence" as Kyiv's allies seek to rekindle stalled ceasefire efforts amid transatlantic tensions. The talks involving US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US envoy Steve Witkoff come as Donald ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-15 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli forces have killed dozens of civilians in Lebanon since a ceasefire took effect late last year, including a number of women and children, the United Nations said Tuesday. The UN rights office reported that Israeli military operations had killed and injured civilians in Lebanon in the four months since the fragile truce between Israel and ...
This is Beirut, 2025-04-09 10:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Ed Gabriel, head of the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL), stressed the need for the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement as well as the ongoing economic reforms under discussion in the Lebanese government. He made this statement during a meeting on Tuesday with Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF). Regarding the ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-31 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Three suspects—two Lebanese nationals and one Syrian—have been arrested in connection with the rocket launches toward Israel on March 22 and 28, according to information reported by LBCI on Monday. Authorities are conducting investigations and scientific analyses, including fingerprint and DNA testing, to confirm suspicions and ...
This is Beirut, 2025-03-30 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Emmanuel Macron Palestine Ceasefire Benjamin Netanyahu
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the strikes on Gaza and respect the ceasefire in Lebanon, in a phone call between the two leaders. Macron's intervention comes at a time when Israel has resumed its bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory following the collapse of a ...