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EU Weighing New Sanctions on Israeli Settlers

This is Beirut 11/11 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

European Union Sanctions Jean-Noel Barrot Josep Borrell

France's foreign minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, said on Monday that the European Union could soon launch a new round of sanctions against Israeli settlers accused of fuelling violence in Palestinian territories. France had already imposed sanctions against "28 violent settlers" and been instrumental in deciding sanctions at the European Union level, ...

In Message to Trump, Riyad Summit Calls for Gaza and Lebanon Ceasefires, a Palestinian State

This is Beirut 11/11 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Arab League Middle East

Arab and Muslim leaders gathered in Riyadh on Monday, more than a year into the Israel-Hamas war and regional escalation, in what is seen as a chance to send a message to US president-elect Donald Trump. Opening the summit, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the international community must "immediately halt the Israeli actions against ...

Israeli Strike on Homs Cuts Key Syrian Motorway

This is Beirut 11/11 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Syria Homs Damascus

Syrian state media reported an Israeli strike on Monday on a village near the city of Homs, a day after a deadly strike on a building in the Damascus area. “An Israeli aggression” targeted the “surroundings of the Shinshar region south of Homs,” state news agency SANA said, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike ...

Israel: Fires Near Jerusalem Not From Houthi Missile

This is Beirut 11/11 14:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Yemen Jerusalem Iraq

Fires that blazed on Monday west of Jerusalem were not caused by debris from an intercepted missile fired from Yemen and claimed by the Houthis, firefighters said. Israeli firefighters and the military had earlier said that blazes around Beit Shemesh about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Jerusalem had been caused by the missile's debris and its ...

Iran to Ration Electricity Amid Fuel Shortages

This is Beirut 11/11 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iran Shortages Electricity Fuel

Iran is to impose electricity rationing in Tehran and other provinces from Monday because of a shortage of fuel in power stations, the official IRNA news agency said on Sunday. The agency said different areas of the capital will experience two-hour power cuts on a rotating basis between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm (0530 GMT to 1330 GMT). It said similar ...

Trump Starts Phone Calls on Ukraine War

This is Beirut 11/11 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump allegedly spoke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Trump supposedly held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday, just days after his stunning election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris, the report ...

EditorialTrump’s Comeback and Fate of the Middle East

Michel Touma 11/11 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Donald Trump Middle East Tehran United States

Donald Trump's return to the White House, bolstered by a sweeping Republican victory in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, has sparked significant concern among some Western circles. These observers are uneasy about what they see as the newly elected president's overly “conservative” positions, particularly in terms of social ...

COP29 Opens With a Call for Global Cooperation

This is Beirut 11/11 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

COP29 Climate United Nations Baku

Countries come to Baku after new warnings that 2024 is on track to break temperature records, adding urgency to a fractious debate over funding for climate action in poorer countries. Trump has pledged to once again withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, and there are concerns the move could weaken ambition around ...

Arab-Muslim Leaders Gather in Saudi Arabia as Trump's Return Looms

This is Beirut 11/11 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Arab League Saudi Arabia Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Donald Trump

Arab and Muslim leaders gather in Saudi Arabia Monday for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, a chance to send a message to US President-elect Donald Trump. Iran's First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref, announced in a statement on Monday that he would be attending. “This meeting is being held upon Iran's proposal ...

Ukraine Under Fresh Attack as Trump's Victory Reshapes War Outlook

This is Beirut 11/11 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Air alerts wailed across Ukraine early Monday as Russian strikes killed at least six people, a day after record drone attacks by both sides, with US president-elect Donald Trump reportedly urging Russia's Vladimir Putin not to escalate the conflict. Trump's election to the White House has the potential to upend the almost three-year conflict and ...

AnalysisThe Inevitable Defeat of the Iranian Islamist Dystopia

Charles Chartouni 11/11 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Gaza Iran Lebanon

The undue prolongation of war in Lebanon and Gaza and its cohort of tragedies should be traced to the cynical calculations of the Iranian regime using the Near Eastern operational terrains as its remote defense lines. The war scheme is no hazard; it’s initially meant to protect Iranian strategic security, consolidate its dominions, destabilize ...

Five Iranian Security Force Members Killed in Southeast Attack

This is Beirut 10/11 20:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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At least five members of Iran's security forces were killed Sunday in a "terror attack" in the restive southeast, where authorities have been conducting operations against rebels, local media reported. The Fars news agency reported that in a "terror attack in Saravan county, in the south of the Sistan-Baluchistan province, five ...