Johnny Kortbawi, 17/06 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A few months ago, a political activist mockingly coined the term “Rice Pudding Axis” to describe the so-called obstructionist axis, after a major part of it collapsed in Lebanon following Hezbollah’s military failure and eventual capitulation. Unable to hold its ground, the group was forced to sign a humiliating agreement that effectively ...
This is Beirut, 16/06 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In a landmark session held on Monday at Baabda Palace, the Cabinet ended an eight-year stalemate by approving a sweeping reshuffle of diplomatic appointments, signaling what officials described as a return to institutional order within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Meeting since 10:30 AM, the Council of Ministers approved the full list of new ...
This is Beirut, 16/06 16:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Geopolitical tensions roiled the opening of the Paris Air Show on Monday as French authorities sealed off Israeli weapons industry booths amid the conflicts in Iran and Gaza, a move that Israel condemned as "outrageous." The decision added drama to the major aerospace industry event, which was already under the shadow of last week's ...
This is Beirut, 16/06 15:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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According to recent figures published by the Numbeo platform, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was ranked as the most expensive Arab country in terms of cost of living, with an index score of 54.1. The index uses New York City, set at a baseline of 100, as a reference point to show how expensive it is to live in other countries compared to the ...
This is Beirut, 16/06 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defence agency said that 20 people waiting for aid in the south of the Palestinian territory were killed by Israeli troops on Monday. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that "20 martyrs and more than 200 wounded by occupation gunfire... were transferred to the Red Cross field hospital in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Israeli NGO representing activists detained aboard a boat attempting to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza said Thursday that six were being deported, including two who were already on planes. "After more than 72 hours in Israeli custody following the unlawful interception of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla in international waters... six volunteers ...
This is Beirut, 09/06 15:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's ultra-Orthodox Shas party on Monday threatened to bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government by backing a motion for early elections amid a row over military service. Netanyahu's coalition, one of the most right-wing in Israel's history, is at risk of collapsing over a bill that could reverse the long-standing exemption ...
This is Beirut, 07/06 22:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army and the General Security Service announced on Saturday that they had eliminated the leader of the Mujahideen Brigades in Gaza, Assaad Abu Shariaa, who took part in the October 7, 2023 attack. According to the Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, Abu Shariaa was “one of the main perpetrators” of ...
This is Beirut, 07/06 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Palestinian sources cited on Saturday by Houna Loubnan say there appears to be no change in the decision to hand over weapons to the Lebanese authorities. Recent objections raised by certain Palestinian factions are reportedly aimed solely at increasing leverage in negotiations with the Lebanese state to gain further rights for camp ...
Ryan Chaba, 07/06 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On June 26, 1945, just months after World War II ended, 51 nations gathered in San Francisco to sign the UN Charter. By October 24, the organization officially came into force, born from a simple but profound purpose: to prevent another global catastrophe. Envisioned as the cornerstone of a new world order grounded in peace, justice and ...
This is Beirut, 06/06 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas, following comments by a former minister that Israel had transferred weapons to it. Israeli and Palestinian media have reported that the group Israel has been working with is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser ...
This is Beirut, 05/06 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the bodies of two Israeli-Americans killed in Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack and held in Gaza had been returned to Israel. "In a special operation by the (security agency) and the (military) in the Gaza Strip, the bodies of two of our hostages held by the murderous terrorist ...