Middle East

Japanese Judge Yuji Iwasawa Elected New ICJ President

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The International Court of Justice on Monday appointed Yuji Iwasawa as its new president, replacing Nawaf Salam, the new prime minister of Lebanon. The 70-year-old will head the court until Salam's term was due to expire on February 5, 2027, the ICJ said in a statement. Iwasawa has been a member of the court since June 2018. Before joining the ...

Arab Top Diplomats Hold Closed-Door Talks over Post-War Gaza

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Arab foreign ministers met behind closed doors in Cairo on Monday ahead of an extraordinary Arab League summit focused on a plan to counter US President Donald Trump's proposal to take over Gaza and expel its residents. The ministers held a "preparatory and consultative" session centred on an Arab plan to reconstruct the war-battered enclave ...

Zelensky Says Ceasefire Without Guarantees 'Will be Failure'

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has told British media that a ceasefire without security guarantees for his country would not bring a lasting end to Russia's invasion after allies called for a truce. At a press conference on Sunday after talks with European allies in London, Zelensky dismissed as "not enough" the idea that a ceasefire ...

VideosRamadan Around the World: How Muslims Break Their Fast

Lyne Sammouri 2025-03-03 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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From India to Syria, this is how Muslims worldwide broke their fast during the first days of the holy month of Ramadan.

Kremlin says Zelensky Needs to be Forced to Make Peace

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The Kremlin on Monday accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of not wanting peace, following a clash last week between the Ukrainian leader and US President Donald Trump. "He doesn't want peace. Someone should make him want peace. If the Europeans do it, all kudos to them," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. He described Friday's angry ...

One Dead in Israel Stabbing Attack, Assailant Killed

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A stabbing attack on Monday at a transport station in the Israeli city of Haifa left one person dead and several wounded, medics said, in what police called a "terror attack" whose perpetrator was killed. The attack came with negotiations between Israel and Hamas Palestinian militants over Gaza's ceasefire stalled after the deal's first phase ...

Iran's Former Top Diplomat Zarif Resigns from VP Post

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Iran's former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who negotiated the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has resigned as vice president, state media said Monday. "Zarif's resignation letter was received by President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has not yet responded," the official IRNA news agency reported, without giving further ...

US Defense Chief Pauses Cyber Offensive Against Russia

This is Beirut 2025-03-03 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause on all of the country's cyber operations against Russia, including offensive actions, multiple US media reports said on Sunday. The order was part of an overall reevaluation of US operations against Moscow, according to the New York Times, with the duration or extent of the pause ...

Zelensky and European Allies Cement Cooperation after Trump Row

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he would work with Europe to set terms for a possible peace deal to present to the United States, after allies gathered in London pledged to spend more on security and assemble a coalition to defend any truce in Ukraine. The weekend crisis talks, which brought together 18 allies, came at a ...

Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Weapons to 'Finish the Job' Against Iran Axis

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday thanked US President Donald Trump for sending munitions held up by the previous administration, which would help "finish the job against Iran's terror axis". Netanyahu has long expressed his opposition to Iran, its nuclear programme and its proxies, which include Palestinian ...

AnalysisThe New Political Dynamics and Their Purview

Charles Chartouni 2025-03-03 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The international political scene is changing, but its features are still fleeting and with no final configurations. The main driver is the new foreign policy orientations outlined by President Trump. Are we witnessing the end of the transatlantic partnership, the demise of NATO, the withering of the civilizational framing of the Western political ...

Syria Forces Deploy in Damascus Suburb After Deadly Unrest

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The forces of Syria's new authorities deployed Sunday in a Damascus suburb following deadly clashes with Druze gunmen, state media said amid tensions after Israeli demands to protect the minority group. Jaramana, a mostly Druze and Christian suburb of the capital, saw a fatal shooting at a checkpoint on Friday, followed a day later by clashes ...