This is Beirut, 2024-12-13 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
G7 leaders will attempt Friday to forge a common approach to the new government of Syria, which has pledged to protect the rule of law after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad. Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and its allies, which brought a sudden end to ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-13 10:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Mr. Blinken started his meeting with Mr. Fidan at 9:40 a.m. (6:40 GMT) on Friday, according to a U.S. official. He arrived in the Turkish capital on Thursday evening and held talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a lounge at Ankara's airport. "Turkey will never show weakness in the fight against ISIS," President Erdogan told ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Visiting US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared prepared to negotiate a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza and a ceasefire. "We're now looking to close a hostage release deal and a ceasefire (in Gaza). It's time to finish the job and bring all of the hostages ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 21:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russia on Wednesday vowed retribution against Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of firing Western-supplied missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region. President Vladimir Putin has previously threatened to launch a hypersonic ballistic missile at the centre of Kyiv if Ukraine did not halt its attacks on Russian territory using US-supplied ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun hosted US Central Command Chief General Michael E. Kurilla at his office in Yarzeh. The two officials discussed the overall situation in Lebanon and the broader region, as well as strategies for maintaining US assistance to the Lebanese Army. The meeting also covered the progress and implementation of ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Army Command announced on Wednesday evening that "Army units have deployed to five positions around the town of Khiam, in the Marjayoun region, in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)." According to the official statement, this marks the first phase of the deployment in the region, which coincides ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 17:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As Syria enters a new phase following the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad, international powers, including Germany and France, are urging regional actors to avoid actions that could hinder a peaceful transition in the country. Germany's foreign minister on Wednesday urged Israel and Turkey not to jeopardize a peaceful transition in Syria ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-11 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Wednesday on an emergency tour after the overthrow of Syria's dictatorship, in a new, last-minute attempt to shape a Middle East legacy after a turbulent year. The top US diplomat of President Joe Biden, who has little more than one month in office, is set to press principles he has outlined for a ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A Syria war monitor said Tuesday that Islamic State group jihadists in central Homs province killed 54 soldiers who were fleeing as Islamist-led rebels pressed a major offensive on government-controlled areas. IS jihadists captured "personnel fleeing military service in the desert... during the collapse of the regime" of president Bashar al-Assad ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 17:05 - Reading : less than a minute
The US embassy in Beirut shared an announcement by the US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service Rewards for Justice, offering a “reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Austin Tice's whereabouts for his recovery, location and return.” Austin Tice, a US law student and freelance journalist has been missing since ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-09 21:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A new chapter has unfolded in the Middle East following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the outset of a press conference in Jerusalem, his first in 99 days. Highlighting Iran's extensive financial and military support for Assad, Netanyahu emphasized the regime's brutality towards its own ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-09 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The international committee tasked with monitoring the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel held its first meeting on Monday. “The United States, France, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the Lebanese Army (LAF) and the Israeli army met on December 9 in Naqoura to coordinate their support for the cessation of ...