This is Beirut, 27/02 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Palestine
Israel freed hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, shortly after saying Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over coffins believed to contain the bodies of four hostages. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel had received the coffins of "four fallen hostages", and a process to formally identify them had ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 26/02 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ahmad al-Sharaa Benjamin Netanyahou Syria Suweida Quneitra Daraa
Israel has taken a firm stance on its plan for the “total demilitarization” of southern Damascus. “We will not allow forces from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (the group behind the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, 2024) or the new Syrian army to enter the area south of Damascus,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
This is Beirut, 26/02 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam government parliament vote of confidence
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government gained the confidence of 95 MPs of the 128-strong parliament on Wednesday at the end of the two-day debate of its policy statement. At the end of the deliberations, and ahead of the voting, Salam made the following remarks in response to the MPs who took the floor representing the various parliamentary ...
This is Beirut, 26/02 19:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah strike south Lebanon
An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on the Hermel-Al-Qusayr road on the border with Syria on Wednesday afternoon, killing one person and injuring another. The Israeli army’s spokesperson, Avichai Adraee, confirmed the strike in a statement posted on his official account. “An Air Force aircraft, guided by precise intelligence, targeted ...
This is Beirut, 26/02 17:17 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Palestine Hostages
Hamas's armed wing said Wednesday that it would hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages "tonight" as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. "Within the framework of the deal, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades has decided to hand over the bodies of four hostages tonight," the group said, providing the names of the captives. ...
This is Beirut, 26/02 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Middle East Saudi Arabia Washington
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, 26/02 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Jordan Syria King Abdullah II
Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday on his third foreign visit since ousting Bashar al-Assad. King Abdullah II greeted Sharaa at Amman's Marka airport, the royal court said in a statement. The two leaders then headed to Raghadan Palace for their first talks since Sharaa took power. It is ...
This is Beirut, 26/02 00:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army said it carried out air strikes targeting military sites containing weapons in southern Syria on Tuesday, just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for demilitarising the area. At least two people were killed by a strike on one of the sites, the headquarters of a military unit southwest of Damascus, a war monitor ...
This is Beirut, 25/02 21:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Israël Gaza Hezbollah
On the night of February 23, the Israeli Army’s Home Front Command announced the lifting of restrictions on towns along the border with Lebanon. Starting March 2, displaced residents from this area will be allowed to return to their homes. This measure, approved by Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, follows an evaluation conducted in ...
This is Beirut, 25/02 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Sigrid Kaag Two-State Solution
The Middle East is undergoing changes that could represent the last chance for the long-sought goal of a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a UN official said Tuesday. Sigrid Kaag, the UN envoy for the peace process in the region, also warned against calls for Israel to annex the occupied West Bank. "The Middle East ...
This is Beirut, 25/02 20:04 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa
Syria's national dialogue conference, held Tuesday in Damascus, called for transitional justice, freedom and a state monopoly on arms to be among the cornerstones of the country's reconstruction after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in a speech earlier to the hundreds of attendees, said the country was ...
This is Beirut, 25/02 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Benjamin Netanyahu Pager
Mossad Director David Barnea disclosed on Tuesday, during a conference at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv, the details of a “pager operation” that struck Hezbollah last September, calling it a major “turning point” in the war between Israel and the militant group. According to i24 News, Barnea explained that ...