Blinken Vows to Work With "Urgency" on Diplomatic Solution in Lebanon

This is Beirut 25/10 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Friday to work with "real urgency" for a diplomatic resolution to end Israel's offensive in Lebanon but said it was first critical to reach understandings on disarmament of Hezbollah. Shortly after meeting Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati in London, Blinken also pleaded for protection of civilians ...

War Diary: Day 385

Vanessa Kallas 25/10 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 25, 2024.

Israel Strikes Qaa Border Crossing on Lebanon-Syria Border

This is Beirut 25/10 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli raid targeting the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon on Friday morning cut off a border crossing between the two countries, caretaker Transport Minister Ali Hamiye told AFP. This was the second main crossing point to be blocked, out of a total of three. The crossing, known as Qaa on the Lebanese side, is the second such gateway ...

Increasing Casualties in the South as UNIFIL Reports Attacks on Peacekeepers

This is Beirut 25/10 18:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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On Friday evening, the Israeli army carried out a series of airstrikes against two neighborhoods in Bourj Brajneh and Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, after calling on their inhabitants to leave the area half an hour earlier. The warning had been issued, as it had been practically every evening since September 23, by the Israeli ...

"Darkest Moment" of Gaza Conflict Unfolding, UN say

This is Beirut 25/10 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Friday the "darkest moment" of the conflict in Gaza was unfolding in the north of the territory, warning that Israel's actions could amount to "atrocity crimes". Turk pointed out that already "more than 150,000 people are reportedly dead, wounded or missing in Gaza" since ...

Blinken Ends Latest Round of Shuttle Diplomacy Without Resolution

This is Beirut 25/10 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday ended his eleventh round of the Middle East shuttle diplomacy without achieving a Gaza ceasefire. But after persistent disappointment, Blinken this time is trying a new approach that starts by figuring out what happens after the war ends. When he last visited Israel in August, Blinken publicly said ...

Amidst the War: A Resilient Saida

Chelsea Al Arif 25/10 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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As a door from and to the south, Saida is home to a lot of displaced persons. This is Beirut tours Saida and reflects the reality from there.

Hundreds of Patients and Doctors Detained in North Gaza's Last Hospital

This is Beirut 25/10 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's Health ministry said Friday hundreds of patients and staff were detained in northern Gaza's last functioning hospital, after the Israeli army said it was on the ground in the area. "Israeli forces have stormed and are present inside Kamal Adwan Hospital" in the city of Jabalia, the ministry said in a statement. "They are detaining ...

Window“And When the Buried Female Infant Is Asked”

Nisrine Merheb 25/10 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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“And when the buried female infant is asked…” — this Quranic verse denounces the pre-Islamic custom of burying infant girls alive out of fear of “dishonor,” an act Islam would go on to forbid and criminalize. Back then, the infant girl was a victim—killed without consent, without fault, and denied even ...

Attack on Journalists: Mikati Calls for “New Crime” to be Documented

This is Beirut 25/10 14:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned the Israeli attack on journalists in Hasbaya on Friday, describing it as a "war crime." "I have instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to add this new crime to the series of dossiers documenting Israeli crimes that will be submitted to the relevant international authorities, so that the ...

Displacement Crisis: Over 400 Evacuated from Beirut's Corniche

This is Beirut 25/10 13:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Caretaker Minister of Interior and Municipalities Judge Bassam Mawlawi, in efforts with Beirut Governor Judge Marwan Abboud and the Offrejoie Association, relocated displaced people living in tents on the Beirut Corniche to a shelter center in the Karantina area. In a statement, The Disaster and Crisis Management Room in Beirut ...

Mikati and Blinken in London Call for Ceasefire and Implementation of 1701

This is Beirut 25/10 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati met Friday with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in London, to discuss Israel's strikes on the country as Washington presses the Beirut government to take charge against Hezbollah. This meeting follows Blinken’s Middle East tour and the Paris conference on Lebanon, where Mikati gave a ...