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France's Macron Calls for 'Restraint' in Middle East

This Is Beirut, 05/08 20:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he had spoken to the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia and all three had urged "restraint" to avoid an escalation in the Middle East. "I have spoken to President Mohamed bin Zayed and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the situation in the Middle East. We call on all actors to be ...

The UK Takes Center Stage in the Middle East

Ali A. Hamadé, 05/08 11:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Middle East is now the stage for heightened tensions, pointing to an ever-increasing possibility of war. Indeed, the friction between Israel and Iran, along with its proxies such as Hezbollah, has reached unprecedented levels. In this particularly volatile environment, the role of major global diplomatic powers, especially that of the United ...

Editorial – Middle East Escalation: Foolishness Reigns

Michel Touma, 22/07 11:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The foolishness strategy is in full swing in the region—more than ever. On the night of July 17, the Israeli Knesset quietly passed a resolution rejecting the creation of a Palestinian State… This insidious move undermines the Biden administration just as it prepares to host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week. American leaders are ...

Xi Jinping Urges Peace Conference on Israel-Hamas Conflict

This Is Beirut, 30/05 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for a peace conference on the war between Israel and Hamas, as he addressed Arab leaders at a forum aimed at bolstering ties with the region. Xi is this week hosting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and several other Arab leaders. Itself ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran and the End of a Murderous Dystopia

22/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Iranian tempestuous power projections in the larger Middle East, the militarization of national security, the repeated attempts at creating an international authoritarian counter-order, and the false sense of omnipotence and ubiquitousness are hardly tested with the derailment of the war objectives set after the October 7, 2023 attack in South ...

Israeli Retaliation 'Child's Play' According to Iranian Foreign Minister

This Is Beirut, 20/04 14:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign minister has dismissed as akin to child's play the reported Israeli retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, and said Tehran would not respond unless Iranian "interests" were targeted. On Friday, Iran's state media reported explosions were heard after, according to an official, small drones were successfully shot ...

Heavy Floods Hit Dubai as Oman Death Toll Rises

This Is Beirut, 16/04 20:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Torrential rain flooded roads, homes and malls and briefly halted operations at Dubai's airport as storms lashed the Gulf on Tuesday, after leaving at least 18 dead in Oman. Dubai, the Middle East's financial center, was paralyzed by the heavy storms that caused widespread flooding around the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Flagship shopping ...

China Watches as Washington Gets Entangled in the Middle East

Rami Rayess, 28/02 08:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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China’s success in mediating a political solution for bridging the divide between Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was perceived by some as a ‘historic’ move. They viewed this achievement as a significant shift in Chinese foreign policy towards the Middle East, given that the influential Asian nation, with its veto power as one of the ...

Yemen: Chronicle of a Strike Foretold

Maxime Pluvinet, 12/01 20:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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  The recent strikes by the United States and the United Kingdom against the Houthis in Yemen have led to increased tension in the Middle East. An analysis of this regional escalation through the insights of Khalil Helou, a retired general and university professor in geopolitics, and retired General Maroun Hitti. Tensions in the Middle East ...

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