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Haniyeh Urges Blinken to Focus On Ending Israeli "Aggression"

par This Is Beirut, 06/01 21:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to focus on ending the war on Saturday, January 6. Currently in Turkey, Blinken is conducting a Middle East diplomatic tour in a bid to calm rising tensions. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to use his current Middle East tour ...

King Abdullah II of Jordan Calls US to Put Pressure on Israel

par This Is Beirut, 07/01 14:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Abdullah II of Jordan called on the United States to put pressure on Israel to obtain an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza on Sunday, January 7. The King of Jordan was speaking shortly after a meeting with US top diplomat Antony Blinken. Jordan's king urged the top United States diplomat on Sunday to push for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and put an ...

Arab-Israeli Rapprochement Would Isolate Iran, Says Blinken

par This Is Beirut, 11/01 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asserted that a closer relationship between Israel and the Arab states would bring about lasting isolation of Iran, during his visit to Cairo on Thursday January 11. Mr Blinken was speaking at the end of a tour of the Middle East aimed at calming tensions between Israel and Iran's allies. Closer ties between ...

Learning from American Diplomacy toward Lebanon

par David Hale, 20/02 15:41 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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As America and its allies grapple with the conflict in the Middle East, a study of history can help American policymakers learn from their predecessors' successes and failures. Because Lebanon is a microcosm of the Middle East, the past conduct of American diplomacy there offers a wealth of experience to help guide Washington through the current ...

Blinken Calls an All-Out Israeli Offensive on Rafah 'A Mistake'

par This Is Beirut, 21/03 21:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that a major military operation by Israel in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah would be "a mistake." Blinken called on Thursday the looming ground offensive "unnecessary" in a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo, adding, "There is a better way to deal with the ongoing threat ...

Blinken to Return to China with Message on Russia Support

par This Is Beirut, 20/04 22:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his second visit to China in less than a year next week, with Chinese support for Russia against Ukraine expected to be the main topic. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay his second visit in less than a year to China next week, hoping to use easing tension to press Beijing to curb wartime ...

Bashar Al-Assad Says Syria Has Held ‘Meetings’ With US

par This Is Beirut, 21/04 23:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published Sunday by official news agency that Syria had held meetings "from time to time" with Washington. US-sanctioned President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview published Sunday Syria has held meetings "from time to time" with Washington, as it seeks openings after over a decade of ...

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