Middle East

Israel President Says Hopes U.S.-Israel Talks Can Undermine Iran's 'Empire of Evil'

This is Beirut 11/02 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's President Isaac Herzog said Wednesday he hoped talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump in Washington later in the day would help fight Iran's "empire of evil". Netanyahu, making his sixth visit to the United States since Trump took office, has said he will urge the US leader to take a harder line on ...

Iran Escalates Crackdown on Opposition Figures, Detains Prominent Reformists

This is Beirut 11/02 00:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran has ramped up its crackdown on opposition figures on Sunday and Monday, arresting activists and reformists weeks after its brutal suppression of January’s anti-regime protest movement. Tehran has stated that the arrests were made against people seeking to disrupt the country’s social order, claiming that they were acting as ...

LAF Commander General Rodolphe Haykal Meets with Officials in Saudi Arabia

This is Beirut 10/02 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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General Rodolphe Haykal, commander of the LAF, met with officials in Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday during the World Defense Show. The meeting occurred in preparation for the upcoming March 5 French-Saudi-led conference in Paris to garner support for the LAF. Haykal’s dialogue with Saudi officials was carried out to discuss avenues for ...

Lebanon, Jordan Seek Solutions After Damascus Bans Non-Syrian Trucks

This is Beirut 10/02 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon and Jordan are seeking a solution with Syria after the latter barred foreign trucks from entering its territory, officials from both countries told AFP on Tuesday. Damascus had issued a decision on Saturday stipulating that "non-Syrian trucks will not be allowed to enter" the country, and that goods being imported by road must ...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Hezbollah-Linked Gold and Cash Network

This is Beirut 10/02 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The U.S. Treasury Department released a statement on Tuesday outlining new sanctions that target Hezbollah’s cash-based financial network. Elaborating on the sanctions, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated that the “Treasury will work to cut these terrorists off from the global financial system to give Lebanon a chance to be ...

Lebanese Forces Party Delegation Meets Syrian Officials in Damascus

This is Beirut 10/02 16:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A delegation from the Lebanese Forces, one of Lebanon’s main Christian political parties, held talks in Damascus on Tuesday with Syria’s Information Minister Hamza Mustafa, Lebanese media reported. According to MTV, the delegation included Lebanese MP Melhem Riachi, a former information minister, and the party’s head of foreign relations, ...

Over 4,500 IS Detainees Brought to Iraq from Syria

This is Beirut 10/02 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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More than 4,500 suspected jihadists have been transferred from Syria to Iraq as part of a U.S. operation to relocate Islamic State group detainees, an Iraqi official told AFP on Tuesday. The detainees are among around 7,000 suspects the U.S. military began transferring last month after Syrian government forces captured Kurdish-held territory ...

Israel Foils Two Lebanon-Linked Cells in West Bank

This is Beirut 10/02 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli Army’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee revealed on Tuesday that Israel’s Shin Bet security agency had thwarted the activity of two alleged terror cells operating in the West Bank under direct guidance from operatives based in Lebanon, as part of plans to carry out attacks against Israeli targets. In a post on X, Adraee said ...

Khamenei Issues Pardons Excluding Protest Cases

This is Beirut 10/02 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei approved pardons or sentence reductions for more than 2,000 convicts on Tuesday, according to the judiciary, while explicitly excluding those linked to recent nationwide protests. According to AFP, the decision, which covered 2,108 inmates, was made at the request of the head of the judiciary and ...

Iran Warns of 'Destructive' Influence on Diplomacy Ahead of Netanyahu's U.S. Trip

This is Beirut 10/02 14:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran warned Tuesday of "destructive" influence on diplomacy ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington for talks expected to focus on U.S. negotiations with Tehran. "Our negotiating party is America. It is up to America to decide to act independently of the pressures and destructive influences that are detrimental to ...

Iran Security Chief Meets Oman Ruler After U.S. Talks

This is Beirut 10/02 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's top security official met Oman's ruler in Muscat on Tuesday, days after a new round of talks there between officials from Washington and Tehran. Ali Larijani, who heads the Supreme National Security Council, and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq "discussed the latest developments in the Iranian-American negotiations", the official Oman News Agency ...

Netanyahu to Prioritize Discussions on Iran During Washington Visit

This is Beirut 10/02 12:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said he would prioritise discussions on negotiations with Iran when he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington this week. "On this trip we will discuss a range of issues: Gaza, the region, but of course first and foremost the negotiations with Iran. I will present to the ...