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UAE says Reached Deal with Israel to Allow Aid Delivery to Gaza

This is Beirut, 21/05 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement with Israel to allow the delivery of "urgent humanitarian aid" to Gaza, according to a statement released Wednesday on Emirati state media. Israel has come under massive international pressure to allow aid into Gaza, where humanitarian agencies say a total blockade imposed on March 2 has sparked ...

Israel Recalls Senior Gaza Hostage Negotiators and Leaves Team in Doha

This is Beirut, 20/05 22:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel said Tuesday that it was recalling its senior Gaza hostage negotiators from Doha "for consultation", days after launching an intensified campaign in the Palestinian territory. The indirect talks in Qatar, which has played a mediating role throughout the war, began over the weekend, just as Israel's new offensive was getting ...

EU to Review Cooperation Deal with Israel over Gaza

This is Beirut, 20/05 20:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The European Union on Tuesday agreed to review its cooperation deal with Israel over alleged human rights abuses in Gaza, the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said. Kallas said Brussels was acting after "a strong majority" of its 27 member states backed the move in a meeting of EU foreign ministers in a bid to pressure ...

Israel Arrests Two Accused of Spying on Defense Minister for Iran

This is Beirut, 20/05 19:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli authorities said Tuesday that they had arrested two citizens suspected of carrying out "intelligence-gathering missions" at Iran's behest near the defense minister's home. The arrests are the latest in a spate of cases in which Israel has charged its own citizens with spying for the country's arch-foe since the start of the war in Gaza in ...

Lebanon Should Take a Cue from al-Sharaa - and Talk to Israel

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 20/05 16:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A joke has it that Syria’s self-proclaimed president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, offered to build a Trump Tower in Damascus to make up for the two New York towers that Al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa former organization, destroyed on 9/11, killing 2,753 Americans. Times are changing. Since October 7, Iran has been begging America for a nuclear deal that ...

Lebanon Reduced to the Scale of a Mukhtar

Johnny Kortbawi, 20/05 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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While Saudi Arabia was signing investment deals with the United States worth over $600 billion, and President Donald Trump was pursuing economic ventures exceeding $4 trillion to boost the global economy and forge new alliances, Lebanon was engaging in international politics on the scale of a mukhtar, a village chief. As developments began to ...

South Lebanon: Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Tyre Caza

This is Beirut, 20/05 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On the road linking the localities of Mansouri and Majdel Zoun, in the caza of Tyre, a motorcycle was targeted by a drone strike on Tuesday morning. The strike killed one person believed to be a member of Hezbollah, according to the Israeli Army. Lebanon’s Ministry of Health states that nine people were wounded, according to a ...

Qatar Says Israel Attack on Gaza 'Undermining any Chance at Peace'

This is Beirut, 20/05 10:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Qatar's prime minister Tuesday said Israel's military offensive in Gaza had undermined peace efforts after the release of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and amid expanded operations in the Palestinian territory. "When Israeli American soldier Aidan Alexander was released, we thought that moment would open a door to end this tragedy, but the ...

France 'Determined' to Recognize Palestinian State

This is Beirut, 20/05 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France is "determined" to recognize a Palestinian state, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning Israel for the "indefensible" situation in Gaza created by its military campaign and humanitarian blockade. Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also reaffirmed that Paris backed a Netherlands-led initiative for a review of the cooperation ...

Yemen's Houthis Threaten Israeli Port Blockade

This is Beirut, 20/05 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthi rebels said Monday that they would imposed a "naval blockade" of the Israeli port of Haifa in response to Israel's escalation of the Gaza war. The Houthis would "begin working to enforce a naval blockade of the port of Haifa," said military spokesman Yehya Saree. "All companies with ships present in or heading to this port are ...

Gaza Rescuers Say 44 Killed in New Israeli Strikes

This is Beirut, 20/05 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people across the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Tuesday. "Civil defense teams have transferred (to hospitals) at least 44 dead, mostly children and women, as well as dozens of wounded, following new massacres committed by the occupation" across Gaza since 1:00 am (2200 ...

Trump’s Regional Peace Play: A New Pax Americana?

Philippe Abi-Akl, 20/05 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump’s whirlwind tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE was far more than a ceremonial diplomatic visit. Grounded in deep strategic, political and economic stakes, it marked a decisive attempt to recast the American role in a region long scarred by conflict and fractured alliances. Arriving with a regional peace blueprint in hand, ...

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