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2025 Celebrations Begin as the World Reflects on a Chaotic 2024

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return, and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine. It is all but certain 2024 will go down as the hottest year on record, climate-fuelled disasters wreaking havoc from the plains of Europe to ...

Jimmy Carter: From Humiliation in Iran to the Historic Camp David Accord

This is Beirut, 2024-12-30 17:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The humiliation of the hostages in Iran will remain a stain on the record of Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100. However, the former U.S. president achieved the first Israeli-Arab peace agreement, one of the successes of a foreign policy long criticized for its perceived weakness. Even Zbigniew Brzezinski, his national ...

Middle East Crisis: A Challenging Transformation

Michel Touma, 2024-12-30 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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It was hardly surprising. In this part of the world, where decades of chronic turmoil are frequently interrupted by bouts of disorder fueled by power struggles, the potential for harm has yet to be fully contained. A new political landscape appears to be emerging in various parts of the Middle East, as declared by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

China, Iran FMs Agree Mideast ‘Not a Battleground for Big Powers'

This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The top diplomats of China and Iran agreed Saturday that the Middle East is "not a battleground for the big powers" and should not be an arena of geopolitical competition between countries outside the region. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi agreed that "the international community should respect the ...

Huthis Claim New Attacks on Israel After Strikes Hit Yemen Airport

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Yemen's Huthi rebels on Friday said they fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, after Israel's military reported a missile had been intercepted. The new rebel claim came a day after Israeli raids pounded Sanaa's international airport and other targets in Houthi-held areas of Yemen. A Huthi statement said they also launched drones at Tel ...

Pope Calls for ‘Arms to Be Silenced’ Across World

This is Beirut, 2024-12-25 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pope Francis called Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as he denounced the "extremely grave" humanitarian situation in Gaza. He used his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" ("to the city and the world") message to the world's 1.4 billion Catholics to call ...

The Houthis Claim Responsibility for a Ballistic Missile Strike on Israel

This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Houthis claimed responsibility on Tuesday for launching a "ballistic missile" targeting central Israel, while the Israeli military earlier stated that it had intercepted a "projectile." The operation, carried out with a "hypersonic ballistic missile Palestine 2," targeted a "military enemy position in the ...

Israel Mentions ‘Progress’ Towards An Agreement On Hostages In Gaza

This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 03:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday ‘cautiously’ referred to ‘progress’ towards an agreement on the hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the Palestinian Hamas attack in October 2023, one of the conditions for a ceasefire. Indirect negotiations last week in Qatar between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Doha and Egypt, ...

Jordan Foreign Minister Hold Talks With Syria's New Leader

This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 12:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed his country's support for Syria's reconstruction in a meeting with its new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday, in the latest visit to Damascus by a high-profile delegation since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. It was the first trip to Syria by a senior Jordanian official since Assad's ...

Jean-Marc Ayoubi: A Leading Figure in Reproductive Medicine

Elie Valluy – Paris Correspondent, 2024-12-21 09:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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March 31, 2019, is a landmark date in French medical history. On that day, Professor Jean-Marc Ayoubi led a pioneering surgical team to carry out the country’s first uterus transplant. The recipient, a 34-year-old woman born without a uterus due to MRKH syndrome, received the organ from a living donor — her own mother. Reflecting on the ...

Express Cleanup Before Change of Tenant

Marc Saikali, 2024-12-19 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Just a few weeks ago, the defunct “Axis of Resistance” still managed to maintain its facade. From Iran — both a bystander and instigator — to Lebanon, passing through Gaza, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, the fronts were numerous. But the pretense has crumbled, revealing an empty shell. The turning point began in Lebanon. Defying ...

They Have the Oil, We Have Human Energy

Antoine Menassa, 2024-12-18 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At the 5th Economic Summit, organized by the Franco-Arab Chamber of Commerce in Paris on December 12, 2024, TotalEnergies CEO addressed the potential for oil or gas discoveries off Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. He expressed regret that, at this stage of exploration, they had not found what they were hoping for, stating, “At this point, we ...

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