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Morgan Ortagus Expected in Beirut Soon After Israel

This is Beirut, 02/04 14:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Deputy US Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus is expected in Israel within the next hours, carrying a proposal for settling the persisting tensions between Lebanon and Israel, particularly in light of the escalation in recent days. According to several sources, Ortagus, who will travel to Lebanon after her visit to Israel, will seek ...

US State Department Appoints Massad Boulos as Senior Advisor for Africa

This is Beirut, 02/04 10:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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The US Department of State announced on Tuesday the appointment of Massad Boulos as Senior Advisor for Africa. This position adds a new role to Boulos, in addition to his existing role as Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs. According to the press release, Massad Boulos will travel to Africa on April 3 to address ...

Eid Celebrations: Joy Amid Conflict’s Shadow

Christiane Tager, 02/04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Despite the psychological impact of the airstrikes, Ramzi Salman, the President of the Lebanese Guesthouses Syndicate, told This is Beirut on Tuesday that the Eid al-Fitr weekend saw a significant influx of visitors. According to Salman, guesthouses experienced relatively strong bookings, highlighting the sector’s resilience amid the ongoing ...

Yemen Huthis say Four Killed in Strikes Blamed on US

This is Beirut, 02/04 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's Huthi rebels said on Wednesday that overnight air strikes on Hodeida province killed four people in an attack they blamed on the United States. "The casualty toll of the American aggression targeting the Water Management building in... Hodeida governorate... rose to four martyrs and three wounded," said Huthi health ministry spokesman ...

US Attorney Seeks Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione

This is Beirut, 01/04 20:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday asked federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who allegedly gunned down an American health care CEO in a brazen attack. “Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson—an innocent man and father of two young children—was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked ...

Minister Says Israel 'Here to Stay' in Occupied West Bank

This is Beirut, 01/04 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Israel was "here to stay" during a tour of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, defending Israeli settlements in the territory despite their illegality under international law. Both Smotrich and Defense Minister Israel Katz, who accompanied him, denounced what they called "illegal" construction by ...

Southern Lebanon Rocket Attacks: Retaliation, Diplomacy and Arrests

This is Beirut, 01/04 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After a period of relative calm in Beirut, Israeli airstrikes resumed on the southern suburbs of Beirut. The most recent attack occurred at dawn on Tuesday. The attack targeted Hassan Bdair, a Hezbollah operative in charge of Palestinian affairs. This escalation follows a fresh flare-up in tensions along the Israeli-Lebanese border, triggered by ...

Pretending to Disarm Hezbollah Won’t Work

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 01/04 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon is pretending to disarm Hezbollah and thinks that the world believes it. Then, when the world calls Beirut out, Lebanese officials engage in collective delusion and blame “Israeli aggression” for military escalation. Lebanon is now reneging on the ceasefire and the 1701 enforcement mechanism that it signed, in November, in which it ...

Israel PM Drops security Chief Nominee under Fire from Trump Ally

This is Beirut, 01/04 13:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Tuesday he had reversed a decision to appoint former navy commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit as security agency chief following criticism, including from a key US senator. Netanyahu had announced Sharvit's appointment on Monday, pushing back against a supreme court decision to freeze ...

Who Was Hassan Bdair, Target of Israel’s Beirut Suburbs Strike?

This is Beirut, 01/04 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli airstrike that rocked the southern suburbs of Beirut at dawn on Tuesday targeted Hassan Bdair, the deputy head of Hezbollah’s Palestinian Affairs unit. What do we know about him, and why was he targeted? According to a source quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP), Hassan Bdair was at his family home when the strike occurred. He ...

Trump says Could Visit Saudi Arabia as Early as Next Month

This is Beirut, 01/04 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump may visit Saudi Arabia as soon as next month, he told reporters at the White House on Monday, in what could be his first overseas trip since his return to power. "It could be next month, maybe a little bit later. And we're going to Qatar, also, and also we're going to possibly a couple of other countries. UAE is very ...

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