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Hezbollah Reconsiders Arms as Regional Shifts and Domestic Pressures Mount

This is Beirut, 07/07 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hezbollah is reportedly reassessing its military strategy, including the potential reduction of its weapons arsenal, notably its missiles and drones, in exchange for Israeli withdrawal from disputed border areas and an end to ongoing airstrikes. According to a report by the British website UnHerd, the once-unthinkable notion of disarmament has ...

Is Iran’s Economy on the Brink?

Christiane Tager, 07/07 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The war may be over in Iran, the missiles silenced — but another battle rages on: the economy. After decades under crippling sanctions, battered by soaring inflation and a plunging currency, Tehran is still holding on. But for how long? While the military front has quieted, the economic one remains on high alert. For years, the Islamic Republic ...

Israel President Hosts European Muslim Clerics

This is Beirut, 07/07 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he met with a delegation of European Muslim clerics in Jerusalem on Monday to discuss reconciliation and religious coexistence as war rages in Gaza. "This morning at the President's Residence, I hosted important Muslim leaders from across Europe," Herzog said in a post on X. Herzog praised the ...

Netanyahu’s Washington Visit: Navigating Middle East Issues

Mario Chartouni, 07/07 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington this Monday for his third meeting at the White House with Donald Trump in just six months. Against the backdrop of a fragile truce with Iran, ongoing conflict in Gaza, and indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha under Qatari mediation, this visit could significantly ...

US Envoy Thomas Barrack Urges Lebanon to Seize the Moment, or Be Left Behind

This is Beirut, 07/07 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack delivered a strong message to Lebanese leaders on Monday, urging them to “seize the opportunity” for peace and reform while the region is moving forward on the path of change and the United States remains engaged and supportive. His remarks to the press followed a meeting with President Joseph Aoun at ...

Intensified Israeli Raids Pound Southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Overnight

This is Beirut, 07/07 12:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli warplanes carried out a wave of intense airstrikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa on Sunday evening, targeting multiple locations. The strikes come on the eve of US envoy Tom Barrack’s expected arrival in Beirut. Barrack is due to receive Lebanon’s formal response to Washington’s proposed roadmap aimed at resolving two major ...

When Hezbollah Clings to a Perpetual State of War

Michel Touma, 07/07 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In the aftermath of one of Hezbollah’s many aimless wars in recent years, a senior figure within the pro-Iranian party delivered a speech categorizing the Lebanese people into four groups: the “noblest” – party members and loyalists who, in his words, are “resisting the occupation,” those who “collaborate with the enemy,” those who ...

BRICS Nations Slam Trump Tariffs, Condemn Strikes on Iran

This is Beirut, 07/07 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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BRICS leaders at a summit on Sunday took aim at US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" import tariffs and recent Israeli-US strikes on Iran. The 11 emerging nations -- including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- account for about half the world's population and 40 percent of global economic output. The bloc is divided about ...

The Peace Riddles Between Lebanon and Syria

Charles Chartouni, 07/07 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The destruction of the operational platforms of Iranian subversion politics in the Near East is not yet complete, as none of the concerned countries has been able to oversee a path to stabilization. Syria, with its overwhelming reconstruction and national reconciliation assignments, has a long way to go before steadying its course. Lebanon is ...

Netanyahu says Trump meeting could “advance” Gaza deal ahead of Doha talks

This is Beirut, 07/07 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Monday US President Donald Trump, who expressed hope for a "deal this week" between Israel and Hamas that sees hostages released from the Gaza Strip. Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday evening in Doha, aiming to broker a ceasefire and reach an agreement on ...

Israel Says It Struck Huthi Sites Across Yemen

This is Beirut, 07/07 03:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel said early Monday that it carried out a wave of strikes on the Yemeni port city of Hodeida and other areas held by the Huthi rebels. In a statement, Israel said its fighter jets had "struck and destroyed terror infrastructure belonging to the Huthi terrorist regime. Among the targets were the ports of Hodeida, Ras Isa, and ...

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