Samar El-Kadi, 05/03 13:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Middle East Israel Druze Syria Lebanon
The Druze question has reemerged at the forefront of the current regional scene, following the regime change in Syria and Israel’s incursion into Syrian territory through the demilitarized zone in the occupied Golan Heights. All this is compounded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning that Israel would intervene in Syria to ...
This is Beirut, 05/03 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko offered in an interview published on Wednesday to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks that could involve US officials. "Tell (US President Donald) Trump that I expect him here with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky," Lukashenko proposed in a video interview with ...
This is Beirut, 04/03 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Oil giant Saudi Aramco posted a drop in annual profits on Tuesday as lower prices and volumes hit the linchpin of the Kingdom's ambitious economic reform plans. The world's biggest crude exporter said profits were down more than 12% to $106.25 billion in 2024, the second annual drop following a surge in oil prices in 2022. Expected dividends for ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 04/03 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The debate between US President Donald Trump and his vice president on one side and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the other is far from customary in diplomatic norms or political traditions. But isn’t Trump a unique figure, unlike anything we have seen in past years, or even decades, in terms of his approach to politics? Trump sat ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 04/03 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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There is no longer any doubt that the dramatic developments in Lebanon and the broader region have fundamentally shifted the balance of power, with no possibility of turning back. The wind of change is blowing softly, and those who wish to be part of the path to peace and stability in the Middle East must act quickly before it’s too ...
Paul Guillot, 01/03 17:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle. It was the first reaction from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) after Ocalan this week called for the dissolution of the group ...
This is Beirut, 26/02 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Steve Witkoff, appointed by President Donald Trump as the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, has been playing a pivotal role in advancing peace initiatives in the region. His strategic insights and diplomatic skills have solidified his reputation as a key figure in advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives. After voicing optimism at efforts to ...
This is Beirut, 25/02 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In a press release on Tuesday, the Lebanese American Coordinating Committee (LACC) announced that it will hold meetings at the White House, the State Department, the House of Representatives and the Senate as part of its efforts to advocate sovereignty and reform in Lebanon. The committee will present a paper outlining Lebanon’s key challenges ...
Bélinda Ibrahim, 25/02 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The trial opened on Monday, February 17, 2025. Nicolas Hénin, a former hostage of Daesh, faced his jailer Mehdi Nemmouche in a French court. Nemmouche, already convicted for the attack on the Jewish Museum of Brussels, is now on trial for the kidnapping and detention of 27 Westerners in Syria between 2013 and 2014. Among them, four French ...
This is Beirut, 16/02 13:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told the head of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder on Sunday that the establishment of a Palestinian state is "the only guarantee" for lasting peace in the Middle East. During his meeting with Lauder in Cairo on Sunday, Sisi called for starting the reconstruction of war-battered Gaza "without ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 14/02 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon is preparing to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of the civil war, which started on April 13, 1975, and lasted for more than 15 years. The actual date of the war’s end, October 13, 1990, was not the end of the crisis. The end of the war means three parallel things. The first is the withdrawal of weapons from all ...
Marc Saikali, 13/02 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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When Donald Trump wakes up, even his smallest remark makes global headlines—that’s just how it is. As the most powerful man on Earth, he wields arguments that are not just compelling and consequential but sometimes… explosive. For now, any statement he makes triggers shockwaves. Case in point: “Ukraine could one day become Russian.” A ...