This Is Beirut, 06/01 20:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
As the situation in Gaza reaches a critical point, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The discussions centered around the escalating conflict in Gaza and deliberations on Sweden's potential accession to NATO. Washington's top diplomat discussed the Israel-Hamas war with Turkey's ...
This Is Beirut, 06/01 19:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France's Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told her Iranian counterpart Saturday that "Iran and its affiliates" must stop "destabilising acts" that could spark a broader conflict in the Middle East amid the war in Gaza. During a telephone call with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Catherine Colonna "delivered a very clear ...
This Is Beirut, 05/01 23:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Emmanuel Macron Palestine Hamas
Bombing persisted in Gaza on Friday as the international community began to assess Israel's initial proposals for the governance of the territory, following its prolonged conflict with the militant group Hamas, now entering its fourth month. Bombing continued across Gaza on Friday as the world began to digest Israel's first proposals for the ...
This Is Beirut, 05/01 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is set to embark on Sunday on her fourth visit to Israel since the start of the Gaza war, as confirmed by a spokesperson from the Ministry. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel on Sunday for her fourth visit since the outbreak of the Gaza war on October 7, Foreign Ministry ...
Rayan Chami, 05/01 20:52 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 5, 2024.
Alissar Boulos, 05/01 19:18 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to 2024’s first edition of The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday, January 5th and the 91st day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s news: a violent turn of events in Lebanon when a senior Hamas official is assassinated in Beirut, the security situation in the South escalates, Hassan Nasrallah gives his third and fourth ...
This Is Beirut, 05/01 12:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Samir Geagea, head of the Lebanese Forces (LF), said that Hezbollah does not want to engage in a war with Israel over Gaza, but rather seeks to strengthen its presence on the internal scene in order to achieve its objectives on the one hand, and to enable Iran to advance its regional interests, on the other. However, according to Geagea, Israel ...
This Is Beirut, 04/01 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
The war between Israel and Hamas, now in its 90th day as of Thursday, was triggered by a bloody and unprecedented attack carried out by the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7 within Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. Approximately 1,140 people, predominantly civilians, died in this attack, according to an AFP count based on the latest ...
This Is Beirut, 04/01 22:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarks, on Thursday, on his fourth trip to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war. Anticipating challenging discussions, he aims to advocate for immediate aid to the distressed Gaza Strip and to push for de-escalation in the region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East on ...
This Is Beirut, 04/01 21:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
A number of Gulf Arab states vehemently criticized statements made by two Israeli ministers who advocated for the emigration of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Several Gulf Arab states on Thursday strongly condemned comments by two Israeli ministers calling for Palestinians to emigrate from the Gaza Strip. Israel's National Security Minister ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 04/01 21:26 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 4, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 04/01 18:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
MP Pierre Bou Assi, of the Strong Republic parliamentary bloc (Lebanese Forces), criticized attempts to link the presidential elections to the end of the war in Gaza, deeming it "a heinous crime." "It is essential to completely dissociate what is happening in Gaza from what is happening in Lebanon, as weakening our institutions does not benefit ...