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European Mediterranean States Discuss Middle East, Migration

This is Beirut, 11/10 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Leaders from nine European countries around the Mediterranean Sea met in Cyprus on Friday to discuss the wars in the Middle East, which they fear will fuel migration and threaten their own security. Heads of state or government from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia and Croatia were joined by the king of Jordan, ...

Russia and Iran Hail ‘Close’ World Views

This is Beirut, 11/10 16:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday hailed their "close" views on world affairs, with the Russian leader saying ties with Tehran were a "priority" for Moscow. The pair held a meeting in Turkmenistan, one of the world's most secretive states, amid soaring tensions in the Middle East, with Israeli air strikes on Beirut ...

Al-Quds Force Chief Esmail Qaani Jailed and Interrogated in Iran?

This is Beirut, 10/10 18:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian general Esmail Qaani, head of the al-Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is alive but is reportedly in custody and under investigation in Iran, according to information revealed on Thursday by the British media outlet Middle East Eye (MEE). During his interrogation, Qaani reportedly suffered a heart attack and ...

Arrogance and Betrayal

Salam Zaatari, 10/10 11:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanese citizens are grappling with many questions, chief among them: how did we end up here? Why did Hezbollah pursue a war that no one asked for? Was it arrogance, or a trap? Did Iran abandon its militias, or is this just arrogance masked by empty promises? The south of Lebanon is now desolate, with over half a million displaced. Dahye is a ...

UNRWA and ICJ Favourites to Win Nobel Peace Prize

This is Beirut, 09/10 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark year for world peace, with the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and UN chief Antonio Guterres seen as favourites. In the final run-up to the announcement, Nobel-watchers are struggling to predict this year's laureate, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, famine in ...

One Year After, the Fallacies of Apocalypticism

07/10 09:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The violent outbursts of October 7, 2023, were portrayed as the last bouts of a war of liberation targeting Israel. This boring sloganeering, far from being a novelty, belongs to a trite repertoire of damning rhetoric that punctuated every single stage of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Unfortunately, this rhetoric was paired with violence, repeated ...

Macron to Netanyahu: France Committed to Israel’s Security

This is Beirut, 06/10 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed Sunday his country's "unwavering commitment" to Israel's security in a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while insisting on a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, the presidency said. "On the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist offensive against Israel, he expressed the ...

Oil Derivatives: Prices Linked to Security Concerns

Liliane Mokbel , 06/10 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In Lebanon, a country plagued by violent military actions, disruptions in the supply chain were predictable, although they remain limited for now. One of the most vulnerable sectors is the importation of oil derivatives. On Friday, tankers registered under the Italian flag were six kilometers off the Lebanese coast when they received orders to ...

US to Send Thousands of Troops to Middle East

This Is Beirut, 30/09 20:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Pentagon announced on Monday that the United States is preparing to send "few thousand" additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if needed. The increased presence will come from multiple fighter jet squadrons, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters. The additional personnel would ...

China 'Deeply Concerned' About Situation in Middle East

This Is Beirut, 29/09 11:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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China said on Sunday it was “deeply concerned” about the situation in the Middle East, following the death in Lebanon of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement, in Israeli bombardments. Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite group allied with Palestinian Hamas at war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, confirmed on Saturday the death ...

Squaring the Circle

02/09 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Political analysts are quite puzzled when they observe that negotiations in the Middle East are taking place between the US and the Iranian regime, which claims exclusive representation over the whole region. Twenty-two Arab states have no say over conflicts putting at stake their security, regional peace and international incidences. What is ...

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