Middle East

Saudi-Hosted Summit Demand End to Israeli Occupation for Mideast Peace

This is Beirut 2024-11-12 01:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Arab and Muslim leaders demanded on Monday that Israel withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories as a precondition for regional peace, while denouncing "shocking" Israeli crimes in war-ravaged Gaza. The summit meeting in the Saudi capital gave the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's 57 nations a chance to speak with one ...

Israeli Ministers Send Mixed Signals over a Lebanon Ceasefire

This is Beirut 2024-11-11 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli leaders sent mixed signals on the possibility of a ceasefire with Lebanon on Monday, with Defense Minister Israel Katz seeming to contradict comments by Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. Saar, who replaced Katz at the foreign ministry this week, told journalists there had been progress towards a ceasefire in Lebanon, where war has raged for ...

Saudi FM Advocates for Ceasefire in Gaza and Implementing Two-State Solution

This is Beirut 2024-11-11 20:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan emphasized on Monday, that ending the war in Gaza is the summit’s “top priority," a statement he made during a press conference held on the sidelines of the joint Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Riyadh. He further stated that the ...

Trump Ramps Up Transition Moves With Key Appointments

This is Beirut 2024-11-11 20:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump named new members for his incoming administration on Monday, tapping loyalist hardliners for several key posts including a "border czar" who will be in charge of mass deportations. His staffing picks are the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny, with Trump vowing that his second administration will oversee a ...

EU Weighing New Sanctions on Israeli Settlers

This is Beirut 2024-11-11 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 2024-11-11 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 2024-11-11 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 2024-11-11 14:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 2024-11-11 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 2024-11-11 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 2024-11-11 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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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 2024-11-11 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...