Charles Chartouni, 25/08 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Observing international life today conveys puzzling images and ambivalent feelings about its complexion. We have a difficult time categorizing events, making sense of political evolutions, and dealing with them. The collapse of the conventional political taxonomy with its binaries and ideological lenses invites us to rethink our intellectual ...
This is Beirut, 25/08 08:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli strikes in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday killed at least six people, according to the country's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel throughout the Gaza war. AFP images showed a large fireball lighting up the skies over the rebel-held capital, leaving behind a column of thick, ...
Michel Touma, 25/08 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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One of Donald Trump’s key campaign pledges was to bring peace and prosperity to the Middle East. In a region as volatile as the Levant, the path to any lasting peace runs through stability and security, which means dismantling factions that can only exist in a climate of perpetual conflict. These goals are nothing short of ambitious in a part of ...
This is Beirut, 24/08 23:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said on Sunday that he seeks “a state-to-state relationship with Lebanon, based on economic solutions, stability and common interest, away from the interventions and policies that harmed both sides in the past.” “The Syria I see today is a major opportunity for Lebanon, and the Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 24/08 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli bulldozers uprooted hundreds of trees in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir on Sunday in the presence of the Israeli military, according to AFP journalists who witnessed the scene. Most of the felled vegetation appeared to be olive trees, essential to the economy and culture of the West Bank, while olive groves have also long been a ...
This is Beirut, 24/08 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US special envoys Tom Barrack and Morgan Ortagus are set to arrive to Beirut on Monday, accompanied by Senior Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, according to Israeli media – i24 and the Jerusalem Post. The visit carries significant weight: “Graham serves as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, giving the trip both political and economic ...
This is Beirut, 24/08 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli former defense minister Benny Gantz on Saturday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to forge a unity government along with members of the opposition in a bid to help release the hostages held in Gaza. Netanyahu's coalition government depends on support from far-right members who oppose ending the war and making any deal with ...
This is Beirut, 23/08 20:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun stated on Saturday that “Lebanon has not been officially informed of anything regarding Israel’s reported intention to establish a buffer zone in the South, as circulated in the media.” During his meeting with US Congressman Darin LaHood and the accompanying delegation, he stressed the importance of renewing UNIFIL’s ...
This is Beirut, 23/08 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iranian forces have killed six militants in a raid in the restive southeast, state media reported Saturday, saying they were members of a "terrorist" group linked to arch enemy Israel. "During an intense exchange of fire with terrorists in Sistan-Baluchistan province, six assailants were killed and two others arrested," ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 23/08 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese official sources said that US envoy Tom Barrack and US official Morgan Ortagus will return to Beirut on Tuesday, bringing Israel’s response on withdrawals, the cessation of attacks and assassinations, and the release of prisoners, along with a US proposal on renewing UNIFIL’s mandate. According to these sources, the Presidency and ...
This is Beirut, 23/08 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Marking 43 years since Bashir Gemayel’s election as president, MP Nadim Gemayel said his father’s vision for a strong Lebanese state “has not died and will be achieved despite all challenges.” Speaking to Voice of Lebanon, he described the recent removal of weapons from Burj al-Barajneh camp as “the first step toward ...
Mario Chartouni, 22/08 20:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On Thursday, August 21, the long-delayed disarmament of Lebanon’s Palestinian camps finally began. This milestone marks the first tangible step stemming from agreements reached last May between President Joseph Aoun and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmoud Abbas. After decades of stalled efforts, the move immediately raises a pressing question: ...