par This Is Beirut, 03/08 18:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UK government on Saturday urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately, as it deploys diplomatic and military officials to prepare for a possible evacuation amid fears of all-out war. In a statement, the foreign ministry said British nationals should depart the Middle Eastern country "now while commercial options remain ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/08 15:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday that Moscow was "concerned" about civilian deaths in Gaza. "We are concerned above all about civilian losses," Putin said, according to images shown on Russian state television. "We are doing everything ... to support Palestine and the Palestinian ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/08 21:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Qatar on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour to push forward talks aimed at ending the 10-month-old Gaza war. A US senior official traveling with Blinken in the Middle East criticized "maximalist" remarks attributed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on maintaining control of ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/08 21:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United Nations said Monday it had been forced to halt its humanitarian operations in Gaza due to a new Israeli evacuation order for the Deir al-Balah area, a senior UN official said. "We are not operating today. As of this morning, we're not operating in Gaza," the official said, adding that since the start of the war the UN has sometimes had ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/08 21:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel's defense minister on Thursday called for the expansion of the stated goals of the war in Gaza to include enabling residents to return to communities in northern Israel that have been evacuated due to attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. "Our mission on the northern front is clear - to ensure the safe return of northern communities ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/09 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Mourners gathered in southwest Turkey on Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist, who was shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The killing last week of 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi has sparked international condemnation and infuriated Turkey, further escalating tensions over the war in Gaza that began with ...
17/09 21:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States said on Tuesday that it was not aware in advance and had no involvement in mass explosions of pagers used by Lebanon's Hezbollah, as it urged Iran for restraint in its response. "I can tell you that the US was not involved in it, the US was not aware of this incident in advance and, at this point, we're gathering information," ...
18/09 20:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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UN member states formally demanded in a non-binding resolution Wednesday an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months and sanctions for non-compliance. The text, which Israel said would fuel violence if adopted, is based on an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice calling Israel's occupation ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 10:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Joe Biden met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday for talks on conflicts in the Middle East and Sudan -- despite concerns over the Gulf power's own role in the Sudan conflict. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris also met the Emirati leader at the White House, the first ever visit in Washington by a ...
