Palestine

Turkey and Egypt Turn 'New Leaf' in Relations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed their intention to turn a new page in their country's relations after more than a decade of estrangement. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in Cairo on Wednesday that they were turning a ...

Negociations for a Truce in Gaza Should Continue for Three Days

Egypt hosted on tuesday new talks to pause the Israel-Hamas war. According to different sources, these discussions ended without any agreement being reached, but should continue for three more days.  An Israeli delegation left talks in Cairo to pause the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday, Israeli and US media reported. Israeli intelligence chief ...

Is It Time to Declare the Arab League Dead?

This is no recent question. But it must be asked at this first major test in the Arab World; it is a concern among Arab peoples who were highly optimistic about the capabilities of this institution in terms of common projects—whether economic, financial, political or otherwise. It is high time to recognize the fact that the structure of ...

War Diary: Day 130

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 13th, 2024.

Nasrallah Shuns Foreign Initiatives: No Ceasefire in South Before Gaza

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah reiterated on Tuesday that the so-called “support front” for Gaza in South Lebanon will not abate so long as the war in the enclave is not over, rejecting any foreign initiative for de-escalation. “Over 130 days (of war in Gaza), the Israelis have not been able to achieve the goals they set, and ...

France Announces Sanctions on Violent Israeli Settlers

France announced sanctions, on Tuesday, on 28 Israeli settlers accused of committing violent acts against Palestinians in the West Bank. These measures lead to an entry ban on “extremist Israeli settlers” from entering French territory. “These measures come as violence perpetrated by settlers against the Palestinian population has ...

Lebanon, Gaza Crisis: Will Biden’s Election Interests Help?

When the five-nation group, known as the Paris Quintet, consisted of just three members — namely the United States, France, and Saudi Arabia — they had divergent views regarding the Lebanese presidential dossier, as the French and the Saudis didn’t see eye to eye on the matter. When Egypt and Qatar joined, disagreements persisted despite the ...

Amnesty International Unveils Evidence of Possible Israeli 'War Crimes'

New evidence of deadly unlawful attacks in the occupied Gaza Strip, gathered by Amnesty International, demonstrates how Israeli forces continue to disregard international humanitarian law, killing entire families with absolute impunity — acts that could potentially be labeled as war crimes. Amnesty International carried out an investigation ...

UAE Defends Diplomatic Ties with Israel

A senior Emirati diplomat justified, on Monday, her country's choice to uphold its diplomatic ties with Israel despite growing concerns about the conflict in Gaza. A top Emirati diplomat on Monday defended her country's decision to maintain ties with Israel despite its mounting concern over the war in Gaza. The United Arab Emirates and Israel ...

UN Human Rights Chief Concerned Over Rafah Situation

The United Nations expressed on Monday that the possibility of a complete Israeli incursion into the densely populated Gaza town of Rafah was "terrifying" and posed a risk of "extremely high" casualties. The United Nations said on Monday that the prospect of a full Israeli incursion into the crammed Gaza town of Rafah was "terrifying" and risked ...

War Diary: Day 129

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 12th, 2024.

US Trying to Broker Six-Week Gaza Truce

The United States is working to negotiate a ceasefire of "at least six weeks" in the Gaza Strip as part of a wider deal that would also involve the release of hostages, President Joe Biden said Monday. "The United States is working on a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, which would bring (an) immediate and sustained period of calm to Gaza for ...