Middle East

Netanyahu to Visit White House on July 7

This is Beirut 2025-06-30 23:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House on July 7 for talks with President Donald Trump, a US administration official told AFP Monday, as Washington presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier that Netanyahu had "expressed interest" in what would be his third meeting with ...

Trump Signs Executive Order Lifting Sanctions on Syria

This is Beirut 2025-06-30 23:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Monday formally dismantled US sanctions against Syria, hoping to reintegrate the war-battered country into the global economy as Israel eyes ties with its new leadership. Trump lifted most sanctions against Syria in May, responding to appeals from Saudi Arabia and Turkey after former Islamist guerrilla Ahmed al-Sharaa ...

PKK Disarmament Process to Begin Early July

This is Beirut 2025-06-30 22:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Militants from the PKK will begin laying down their weapons at a disarmament ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan in early July, the Kurdish media outlet Rudaw reported on Monday. The move comes just six weeks after the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced it was ending more than four decades of guerrilla warfare in a conflict that claimed over ...

Iran Unleashes 'Wave of Repression' after Israel War

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Iranian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and executed dozens in a wave of repression following the 12-day war with Israel, activists say, accusing the Islamic republic of using fear to compensate for weaknesses revealed by the conflict. Campaigners have been detained on the street or at home, executions expedited, prisoners ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Forces Kill 51 as Ceasefire Calls Mount

This is Beirut 2025-06-30 22:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people on Monday, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grew for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The swift resolution of Israel's 12-day war with Iran has revived hopes for a halt to the fighting in Gaza, where more than 20 months of ...

Rescuers Evacuate 50,000 as Turkey Battles Wildfires

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Rescuers in Turkey have evacuated more than 50,000 people, mostly from the western province of Izmir, as firefighters battled a string of wildfires, the AFAD disaster agency said Monday. The worst blaze began Sunday in Seferihisar, a forested area 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of the resort city of Izmir, spreading rapidly with winds of up ...

VideosIsrael–Syria: 50 Years of Border Disputes… A Historic Agreement on the Horizon?

Rayan Chami 2025-06-30 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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For over 50 years, the Golan Heights and the Shebaa Farms have remained flashpoints in the border tensions between Israel, Syria and Lebanon. However, recent signs of Israeli-Syrian reconciliation hint at the possibility of a comprehensive agreement.

EU Strikes New Trade Deal with Ukraine Covering Farm Imports

This is Beirut 2025-06-30 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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The European Union said Monday it had agreed to a new long-term trade deal with Ukraine, covering imports of food products from the war-torn country that have angered EU farmers. "With this modernized agreement, we are securing trade flows from Ukraine to Europe and global markets," European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen ...

VideosBezos’ Lavish Venice Wedding Triggers Overtourism Protests

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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s €50 million, star-studded wedding in Venice ignited protests as activists decried overtourism, gentrification and environmental harm.

Iran Defends IAEA Break, Accuses Agency Chief of Bias

This is Beirut 2025-06-30 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that Tehran halted cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog due to what he called the agency chief's "destructive" behavior towards the Islamic republic, his office said Monday. "The action taken by parliament members... is a natural response to the unjustified, ...

Armenia Tilts Toward EU as Russia Warns Against Breaking Alliances

This is Beirut 2025-06-30 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged Armenia to protect its democratic values amid "hybrid threats" from Russia on a visit to Yerevan on Monday. Ties between Armenia and its traditional ally Russia have been strained since Azerbaijan's 2023 offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh, in which Moscow did not intervene. Russia has for years been the main ...

Israeli Settlers Attack Army Base in West Bank

This is Beirut 2025-06-30 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli civilians assaulted security forces and vandalized military vehicles and a security installation outside an army base overnight in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Monday. According to Israeli media, settlers targeted the commander of the Binyamin Regional Brigade base in the central West Bank, calling him a "traitor." The ...