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Salam Reaffirms Support for Arab Peace Initiative and Commitment to Policy Statement

This is Beirut, 02/06 14:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Monday reiterated his firm support for the Arab Peace Initiative, emphasizing the refugees’ right of return and the need for a two-state solution, with East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. Speaking after a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Salam underlined that his remarks were ...

Syria Reopens Arida Border Crossing with Lebanon

This is Beirut, 02/06 10:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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The General Authority for Land and Sea Ports in Syria announced on Monday that the Arida border crossing with Lebanon, located in rural Tartus, will reopen to passenger traffic starting Tuesday morning, June 3, 2025. In an official statement, the authority said, “We inform travelers that the Arida border crossing with Lebanon will be opened for ...

Hezbollah’s Arms Dependence: A Calculated Business Model

Michel Touma, 02/06 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syrian authorities recently intercepted two large shipments of weapons and ammunition — just days apart — being smuggled into Lebanon as part of Iranian-led efforts to replenish Hezbollah’s military arsenal. Similar attempts had also been thwarted in recent weeks by security services loyal to the Damascus regime. The ongoing arms smuggling ...

The Iranian Regime's Deadly Entanglements

Charles Chartouni, 02/06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Middle Eastern landscape is becoming more complicated, with its issues bordering intractability. The heightening tensions are far from being incidental; they are part of the Iranian sabotaging politics. Iranians have always been duplicitous when negotiating their nuclear deals. Hezbollah’s obstructionism is hobbling normalization in ...

Qatar, Egypt Say Will Intensify Efforts to Resume Gaza Truce Talks

This is Beirut, 01/06 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Qatar and Egypt announced on Sunday plans to step up efforts for Gaza truce negotiations, as the Palestinian militant group Hamas said it was prepared to "immediately" hold a fresh round of talks. "Qatar and Egypt, in coordination with the United States of America, affirm their intention to intensify efforts to overcome the obstacles facing the ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Fire Kills 31 Near Aid Site

This is Beirut, 01/06 20:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli gunfire killed at least 31 Palestinians near a US-backed aid distribution site on Sunday, with both the group in charge of the site and the military denying any such incident took place. Israel has faced growing condemnation over the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where the United ...

Saudi FM Says Blocking of West Bank Delegation Shows Israeli Rejection of Peace Process

This is Beirut, 01/06 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's blocking of a visit by Arab diplomats to the occupied West Bank showed its "rejection of... a diplomatic path to peace," Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Sunday. Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain, along with the Arab League chief, had planned a trip to the Palestinian territory, but Israel said ...

Activist Boat Set to Sail from Sicily with Aid for Gaza

This is Beirut, 01/06 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A boat organized by an international activist coalition opposed to Israel's blockade of Gaza was departing from Sicily on Sunday to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory, an Italian politician told AFP. The boat from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition was due to set sail from the port of Catania, carrying around a dozen people, ...

Israel Army Says Intercepts Yemen Missile after Air Raid Sirens Sound

This is Beirut, 01/06 18:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen on Sunday after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem and other cities. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the army said in a statement. Yemen's Houthi rebels have repeatedly launched ...

From Jerusalem to Beirut, a Unique Journal: Proche-Orient Chrétien

Fady Noun, 01/06 11:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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“The Middle East is a powder keg that has exploded! At this moment, the damage cannot be measured, and the future seems more uncertain than ever. The excess of violence and the prevailing chaos leave us perplexed and challenge both political and religious authorities. International interference suggests a plan to reconfigure the region — but ...

Berri Says Lebanon Requests UNIFIL Mandate Renewal

This is Beirut, 31/05 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President of Parliament Nabih Berri told the newspaper Asharq al-Awsat that the issue of renewing the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was at the top of the agenda of his recent meeting with President Joseph Aoun. Berri said that a committee had been formed to draft a letter to the UN Security Council requesting ...

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