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Hamas Says Israel-Approved US Truce Plan Falls Short
This is Beirut 29/05 22:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The White House said Thursday Israel had "signed off" on a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, but the Palestinian militant group said the deal failed to satisfy its demands. Negotiations to end more than 19 months of war have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in Gaza in March after a ...

Lebanon’s Real Estate Market: Tentative Signs of Recovery Amid Persistent Challenges
Christiane Tager 29/05 22:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The “political stabilization” that followed Aoun’s election in January delivered an immediate boost to Lebanon’s real estate market. “All the buyers who had been hesitant for years rushed in during the first quarter,” says Karl Kanaan, Sales Director at S. Gestion, speaking to This is Beirut. As a result, “A significant number of ...

US Says Israel Backs Latest Gaza Truce Plan Sent to Hamas
This is Beirut 29/05 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The White House said on Thursday that Israel had "signed off on" a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, as the Palestinian militants confirmed they were studying the deal. Negotiations to end more than 19 months of war have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in Gaza in March after a brief ...
England beat West Indies by 238 runs in 1st ODI
29/05 21:43

Israel Targets Rocket Launch Sites and Weapons Depots in South Lebanon
This is Beirut 29/05 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Israeli army carried out a series of strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, targeting rocket launch platforms and weapons storage facilities, according to a report by Israeli Channel 14. In parallel, two intense air raids targeted the Tabnah area, on the outskirts of Baysariya in the Saida-Zahrani district. The strikes reportedly caused ...

Israel Approved Trump's Gaza Truce Plan: White House
This is Beirut 29/05 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The White House said Thursday that Israel had accepted US President Donald Trump's proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, while discussions were "continuing" with Hamas. The Palestinian militant group had earlier said it was examining a new deal proposed by Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, while there was no immediate ...

From Truce to Peace: Understanding Conflict Resolution
Chelsea Al Arif 29/05 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Truce, ceasefire, armistice, peace treaty: these are some of the terms we hear when talking about war, but they don’t all mean the same thing.
White House thanks Elon Musk 'for his service'
29/05 20:38

Ortagus to Visit Beirut with Sweeping Proposals
This is Beirut 29/05 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Morgan Ortagus, the Deputy United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, is expected to arrive in Beirut by the end of next week. She will carry a wide-ranging set of proposals aimed at addressing several of Lebanon’s most pressing and controversial issues, according to a report by al-Jadeed television. Among the key elements of the US ...

Sinner Thrashes Retiring Gasquet at French Open, Zverev, Andreeva Through
This is Beirut 29/05 20:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Jannik Sinner ended the retiring Richard Gasquet's career with a one-sided victory at the French Open on Thursday, while Novak Djokovic looks to sharpen his game in the second round in his pursuit of a 25th Grand Slam title. Women's second seed and former Roland Garros finalist Coco Gauff also targets a place in the last 32, after 18-year-old ...

New Mother-and-Child Unit Inaugurated at Quarantine Governmental Hospital
This is Beirut 29/05 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A new state-of-the-art obstetrics department named the Dr. Robert Sacy Mother-and-Child Unit was officially inaugurated on Thursday at the Quarantine University Governmental Hospital in Beirut. The launch ceremony was attended by Minister of Public Health Rakan Nassereddine, French Ambassador Hervé Magro, and numerous local and international ...

Harvard Holds Graduation in Shadow of Trump Threat
This is Beirut 29/05 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Harvard held its annual graduation ceremony Thursday as a federal judge considers the legality of punitive measures taken against the university by US President Donald Trump. Hundreds of robed students and academics squeezed onto the steps of the campus's main library as Trump piled unprecedented pressure onto the university, one of the most ...

US Special Envoy for Syria Meets Shareh in Damascus
This is Beirut 29/05 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US Special Envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, arrived in Damascus on Thursday, according to Syria’s official news agency SANA, marking a new stage in the normalization of relations between the two countries following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. He is currently meeting Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Shareh. Barrack, who also serves as the ...

A Craftsman, a Tradition: Can He Keep It Alive?
Yara Germany 29/05 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute
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In his workshop tucked away in the hills of Hrajel, he is the last to craft the lebbedeh by hand. Youssef Karam Akiki is keeping an ancient tradition alive. Full report this Sunday, June 1st, on This is Beirut.