Tarek Karam 2024-10-16 17:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran, which seeks today to eliminate Israel through its regional proxies, was not always in continuous conflict with Tel Aviv. Some historical perspective could be insightful. Imam Khomeini arrived in Tehran aboard a French plane in 1979, following the overthrow of the Shah’s regime. A year later, the Iran-Iraq war broke out. Khomeini’s ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-16 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday slammed French President Emmanuel Macron, calling him a "disgrace" after Israeli delegations were banned from exhibiting at the Euronaval defense show. "Macron's actions are a disgrace to the French nation and the values of the free world, which he claims to uphold. The decision to discriminate ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-16 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gather with EU heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at averting a "general conflagration" in the Middle East. The 27-nation European Union is seeking to work more closely with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- which groups Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, ...
Malo Pinatel 2024-10-16 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Washington announced on Sunday the deployment of a powerful American missile defense system to Israel, along with one hundred soldiers to operate it. Known as THAAD, the system is intended to bolster Israel's defenses against threats from Tehran and its allies. This is not the first time Washington has deployed such a weapons system on Israeli ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-16 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's top diplomat has warned UN chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a "decisive and regretful" response if Israel attacks his country in retaliation for a missile attack. The Islamic republic fired about 200 missiles at Israel on October 1 in revenge for the killing of two of its closest allies, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-15 22:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The already heated exchange between French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intensified on Tuesday, centering on the role of the UN in the establishment of the State of Israel. Netanyahu should not forget his country was created as a result of a resolution adopted by the United Nations, French President ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-15 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli troops have cleared landmines and erected new barriers along the frontier between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and the demilitarized zone adjacent to Syria, according to a report on Reuters. Security sources and analysts indicate that this action may signal Israel's intention to expand its ground operations against Hezbollah while ...
Vanessa Kallas 2024-10-15 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 15, 2024.
This is Beirut 2024-10-15 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced new sanctions against three "illegal settler outposts" and four groups accused of committing violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that Israeli government "inaction... has allowed an environment of impunity to flourish where settler violence has been ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-15 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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United States Secretaries of state and defense on sunday issued a highly irregular warning to their Israeli counterparts, that failure to drastically improve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza within 30 days would have severe ramifications, potentially including the suspension of US arms sales. An Israeli diplomatic source stated that the US has ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-15 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel has become the top target of Iranian cyber attacks since the start of the Gaza war last year, while Tehran had focused primarily on the United States before the conflict, Microsoft said Tuesday. "Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, Iran surged its cyber, influence, and cyber-enabled influence operations against Israel," ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-15 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey's foreign minister on Tuesday called for sanctions against Israel, urging the international community to cut support over the conflict in the Middle East. "We have reached the limit of words, diplomacy and international politics. We must start with sanctions," Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told ruling party delegates at a meeting about the ...