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Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal Praises the Resilience of Lebanese Soldiers

This is Beirut, 22/05 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal on Thursday praised the daily efforts of the country's soldiers, emphasizing the military's critical role in preserving national stability and upholding Lebanon's international commitments. In a message addressed to the troops, General Haykal highlighted the obstacles still being imposed by Israel, ...

Lines in the Sand: Syria on the Brink, and Lebanon’s Vanishing Moment

Salam El Zaatari, 22/05 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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If you want to understand the Middle East in 2025, don’t look at the maps. Look at the fault lines. They’re not drawn in ink – they’re drawn in fear, legacy and a deep unease that this time, the region isn’t just shifting, it’s splintering. This week, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio sounded an alarm loud enough to rattle ...

Several Countries Summon Israeli Diplomats over West Bank Warning Shots

This is Beirut, 21/05 23:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France, Spain, Portugal and Uruguay have decided to summon Israeli ambassadors on Wednesday to express their deep concern following reports that Israeli forces fired warning shots near European diplomats in the occupied West Bank. Paris will summon Israel's ambassador over warning shots fired by the country's army during a visit by diplomats in ...

Rubio Sees More Arab States Normalizing with Israel this Year

This is Beirut, 21/05 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Wednesday that more Arab nations could forge ties with Israel this year, as Washington presses hard for relations to normalize with Saudi Arabia. President Donald Trump, near the end of his first term, led the so-called Abraham Accords in which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco became the ...

American and Israeli Messages to Lebanon

Bassam Abou Zeid, 21/05 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to information from Washington, the Americans have informed the Lebanese government that the Israelis will not withdraw from the positions they occupy in southern Lebanon unless the Lebanese side takes serious and successive steps toward disarming Hezbollah. They emphasized that Israel has no territorial ambitions in Lebanon and that ...

Pope Calls for 'Sufficient Humanitarian Aid' into Gaza

This is Beirut, 21/05 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for sufficient humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-ravaged Gaza, where humanitarian agencies say a total blockade has sparked critical food and medicine shortages. "The situation in the Gaza Strip is worrying and painful," the pope said during his first weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. "I renew my ...

Cannes 2025: ‘Mama’ Shines a Light on Migrant Maids

This is Beirut, 21/05 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Director Or Sinai didn't have to go far to find the subject of her acclaimed debut film about the secret lives of the millions of women who support their families back home by being domestic workers abroad. She was chatting to the "wonderful Ukrainian woman" who looks at her mother, who has Parkinson's Disease, when the housekeeper started ...

Three Killed in Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 21/05 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanese town of Aitaroun on Wednesday targeted a motorcycle, killing one person, in what marks the third fatality from Israeli attacks in the region that day. The Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya television reported that the victim was a member of Hezbollah. Shortly afterwards, the Public Health ministry announced ...

Oil Prices Jump on Report of Israel Prepping Iran Strike

This is Beirut, 21/05 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Crude prices surged Wednesday following a report that US intelligence suggested Israel was planning a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, which would send geopolitical tensions into overdrive and fuel regional conflict fears. While safe haven gold pushed almost two percent higher, the news from CNN appeared to be having little detrimental ...

Iran says Executed Man Convicted of 2023 Azerbaijan Embassy Attack

This is Beirut, 21/05 09:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran said Wednesday it executed a man convicted of a deadly January 2023 attack on the Azerbaijani embassy, which sparked a sharp downturn in relations between the neighbouring countries. "The law of retribution was implemented this morning against the attacker of the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran," the judiciary said. An Azerbaijani diplomat ...

UAE says Reached Deal with Israel to Allow Aid Delivery to Gaza

This is Beirut, 21/05 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement with Israel to allow the delivery of "urgent humanitarian aid" to Gaza, according to a statement released Wednesday on Emirati state media. Israel has come under massive international pressure to allow aid into Gaza, where humanitarian agencies say a total blockade imposed on March 2 has sparked ...

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