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Who Are the US and France’s Representatives to the Ceasefire Monitoring in Lebanon?

This is Beirut, 04/12 14:16 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon, the US and France have appointed their representatives to the ceasefire monitoring five-member committee agreed to by Hezbollah and Israel. The Lebanese Army's Brigadier General Edgard Lawandos has been appointed to represent Lebanon, while France has appointed Brigadier General Guillaume Ponchin and the US has appointed Major General ...

UN Warns "World on Fire", As it Seeks $47bn for Aid

This is Beirut, 04/12 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN appealed Wednesday for more than $47 billion to deliver vital aid next year, warning surging conflicts and the climate crisis will leave hundreds of millions of people in need. "The world is on fire," the United Nations' new humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told reporters in Geneva, acknowledging he was looking ahead to 2025 with ...

Army Appoints Gen. Edgard Lawandos on Ceasefire Monitoring Committee

This is Beirut, 03/12 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Army has appointed General Edgard Lawandos, commander of the southern Litani sector, to represent Lebanon on the international truce monitoring committee set up under the ceasefire agreement with Israel, according to LBCI TV. The committee is made up of representatives from the USA, France, the UN, Lebanon and Israel. The United States will ...

Who Are Syria's Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham?

This is Beirut, 03/12 10:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which seized Aleppo in a shock offensive over the weekend, is an Islamist movement that has long ruled swathes of the country's northwest. The group has sought to moderate its image in recent years, including by cutting ties with its one-time sponsor Al-Qaeda, but it faces an uphill battle ...

Biden Pardons his Son in Final Week of Presidency

This is Beirut, 02/12 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases, despite assurances that he would not intervene in his legal troubles. "No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter's cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is ...

White House Says 'not there yet' on Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Deal

This is Beirut, 01/12 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The White House is working on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza but is "not there yet," the US National Security Advisor told NBC on Sunday, with fighting in the conflict raging on as Arab leaders meet in Cairo to discuss the crisis. "We are working actively to try to make it happen. We are engaged deeply with the key players in the ...

Announcement – AIDS, the Untold Story...

This is Beirut, 01/12 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On the occasion of World AIDS Day, This is Beirut takes you behind the scenes of one of the most groundbreaking scientific discoveries of the 20th century: the identification of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the infectious agent responsible for AIDS. For the first time, Professor Ara Hovanessian (then a research director at the CNRS in ...

Black Friday or the Day of Great Deals!

Christiane Tager, 30/11 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Black Friday, held annually the day after Thanksgiving—an American holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November—marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. This event is characterized by significant discounts offered by both physical stores and online retailers. In Lebanon, some businesses began their promotions last Friday and ...

Iran and Europeans Continue Discreet Talks on Nuclear

This is Beirut, 29/11 16:18 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom will "continue their diplomatic dialogue in the near future," a senior Iranian diplomat said on Friday following highly discreet talks in Geneva. "We are firmly committed to defending the interests of our people, and our preference is for dialogue and engagement," Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy to the ...

EU: We Will Support LAF, UNIFIL and the Lebanese

This is Beirut, 29/11 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The European Union reaffirmed its commitment to mobilizing a wide range of tools to support the Lebanese Army and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), so that UN Security Council Resolution 1701 can be “effectively and fully implemented on the ground.” The EU viewed the ceasefire agreement as “a major achievement, which the ...

Iran to Meet UK, France and Germany for Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut, 28/11 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran is set to meet on Friday with France, Germany and the United Kingdom for talks on its nuclear programme after the three governments joined with the United States to have Tehran censured by the UN atomic watchdog. Last week's chiding prompted a defiant response from Tehran, but its officials have since signalled willingness to engage with ...

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