War in the Middle East

Teymour Joumblatt Condemns Violence in Sweida, Calls for National Dialogue

This is Beirut 29/08 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader and Lebanese MP Teymour Joumblatt spoke out on Friday with deep sorrow and frustration over the recent violence in Sweida, Syria. He called for peace and unity in the wake of the tragedy. “We are going through a very sensitive time, filled with sadness and anger over what has happened in Sweida,” ...

Nawaf Salam Appeals for Support in Disarming Hezbollah

This is Beirut 29/08 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on Friday that the Lebanese government was moving forward with the plan to disarm Hezbollah. He stressed that Lebanon’s fragile state institutions and army will require significant international support to implement the plan successfully. Salam highlighted the urgent financial needs of the country, citing ...

Israeli Troops Raid Bombed Syria Site

This is Beirut 28/08 02:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria Conflict

Israeli ground troops raided a Syrian site it had already bombed on Wednesday and a day prior, Syrian state media reported. Israel had struck the site near Kisweh, outside Damascus on Tuesday, killing six Syrian soldiers according to Damascus' foreign ministry, and bombed it again on Wednesday according to state television. Quoting a ...

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Military Sites Near Damascus

This is Beirut 27/08 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria

Syrian media reported Wednesday that Israeli warplanes conducted multiple airstrikes in the Damascus countryside, targeting military facilities and headquarters. The strikes reportedly hit a Syrian forces headquarters in the Al-Kiswah area, as well as a military facility in Tal Mani', according to state outlets. Syrian Television, citing ...

Israel Ups Pressure on Gaza City as Trump Eyes Post-War Plan

This is Beirut 27/08 22:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory. Israel is under mounting pressure both at home and abroad to end its almost two-year campaign in Gaza, where the United Nations has declared a ...

Israel Demands UN-Backed Monitor Retract Gaza Famine Report

This is Beirut 27/08 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Famine United Nations

Israel on Wednesday called on the UN-backed hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC), to immediately retract a report that determined that famine was present in parts of Gaza. "Israel demands that the IPC immediately retract its fabricated report and publish a notice," the director general of ...

Syria Condemns Israeli Strike that Killed Six Soldiers

This is Beirut 27/08 15:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria Damascus

Syria on Wednesday condemned an Israeli drone strike that killed six soldiers the previous day, calling it a "clear violation" of the country's sovereignty. Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria since an Islamist-led alliance toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December. It has also ...

Israeli Forces Raid Exchange Office in West Bank's Ramallah

This is Beirut 26/08 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Ramallah West Bank

Israeli forces raided the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday, targeting a currency exchange and, according to the Red Crescent, leaving dozens of Palestinians wounded. Israel carries out frequent raids across the West Bank, where tensions have remained high throughout the Gaza war, but incursions into central Ramallah, the seat of the ...

Catholic, Greek Orthodox Clergy to Stay in Gaza City to Help Weakest

This is Beirut 26/08 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Catholic and Greek Orthodox priests and nuns will remain in Gaza City despite Israel's plan for a military takeover, the religious communities said in a joint statement on Tuesday. "At the time of this statement, evacuation orders were already in place for several neighborhoods in Gaza City. Reports of heavy bombardment continue to be ...

Lebanon Receives Updated French Draft on UNIFIL Mandate

This is Beirut 26/08 10:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon UNIFIL France Draft Renewal

High-level diplomatic sources in New York confirmed to MTV Lebanon on Tuesday that Lebanon received a revised French draft proposal regarding the renewal of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The draft is currently under review, with officials expected to discuss it and submit feedback within a tight timeframe ahead of the ...

Op-edSyria’s Agreement with Israel Is Not as Promising as Advertised

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 26/08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria United States

The world is celebrating the anticipated signing of a security agreement between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Israel, hailed as evidence of Sharaa’s moderation and a departure from his radical Islamist past. However, this narrative is misleading. Islamist doctrine permits, and even encourages, temporary truces—up to 10 years—with ...

Allies, NGOs Condemn Israel Strike on Gaza Hospital

This is Beirut 25/08 20:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Reax

World powers voiced shock at the killing of five journalists among 20 victims reported by Gaza's civil defense agency in an Israeli strike on a hospital on Monday. The Israeli military said it would investigate the strike in the area of Nasser Hospital, in the southern town of Khan Yunis, adding that it "regrets any harm to uninvolved ...