This is Beirut, 23/10 04:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel's leaders to work towards a ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday, the latest call for a truce coming as fighting raged in the territory's aid-starved north and Israeli strikes hit Lebanon. Blinken is on his 11th trip to the Middle East since Hamas's attack on Israel more than a year ago ...
This is Beirut, 22/10 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he held talks on Tuesday with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem on joining forces to counter threats from Iran. "During the meeting, the Iranian threat and the need for both countries to unite forces against it were raised," Netanyahu's office said in a statement, adding that ...
This is Beirut, 22/10 17:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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This marks his 11th trip to the Middle East since Hamas's attack on Israel over a year ago, which triggered the Gaza war, and his first visit since the conflict with Hezbollah escalated late last month. Blinken is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials as Israel considers its response to Iran's missile ...
This is Beirut, 21/10 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...
This is Beirut, 21/10 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Ceasefire Hamas Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...
This is Beirut, 18/10 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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After months of disappointment, US President Joe Biden's administration sees new hope for reaching a Gaza ceasefire after Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but the upcoming US elections cast a shadow on prospects for a breakthrough. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running in a tight race for the White House against Donald ...
This is Beirut, 16/10 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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According to US officials interviewed by Axios, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is considering a post-war plan for Gaza, based on ideas developed by Israel and the United Arab Emirates, which would be presented after the US presidential election. In July, Brett McGurk, President Biden’s top Middle East advisor, and State Department ...
This is Beirut, 15/10 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, 08/10 20:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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President and CEO of the American Task Force on Lebanon (ATFL) Ed Gabriel said on Tuesday that he met with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss the situation in Lebanon. Gabriel revealed Blinken’s assurance that the US would be providing resources for the Lebanese Armed Forces in terms of equipment and training, as they ...
This Is Beirut, 30/09 19:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the world is safer after Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, describing the Hezbollah chief as a "brutal terrorist" while insisting diplomacy was the Middle East's best chance at stability. "The region and the world are safer without him," Blinken, speaking in Washington, said of the deceased ...
This Is Beirut, 27/09 23:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States still believes a diplomatic solution is possible in the Middle East, even as Israel strikes Lebanon, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. "The path to diplomacy may seem difficult to see at this moment, but it is there, and in our judgment, it is necessary. We will continue to work intensively," Blinken told a news ...
12/09 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for the protection of aid workers after UN staffers were killed in Gaza. He argued that a US-backed ceasefire was the best way to ensure their safety. "We need to see humanitarian sites protected, and that's something that we continue to raise with Israel," Blinken told reporters during a ...