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Netanyahu Accuses Macron of Siding with 'Terrorist Organisation' after Israel Criticism

This is Beirut, 15:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of siding with a "murderous Islamist terrorist organisation" after Macron criticised Israel's blocking of aid to Gaza. "Macron has once again chosen to stand with a murderous Islamist terrorist organisation and echo its despicable propaganda, accusing ...

Israel PM Says to Send Gaza Negotiators to Qatar Tuesday

This is Beirut, 12/05 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he would send mediators to Qatar on Tuesday to discuss the release of hostages held in Gaza after Hamas announced the release of US-Israeli Edan Alexander. Following a meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador Mike Huckabee, "the Prime Minister instructed to send a negotiation ...

Hamas Says will Release US-Israeli Hostage Monday

This is Beirut, 12/05 12:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hamas's armed wing said it would release on Monday a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza since October 2023, even as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of an "intensification" of fighting in the war-ravaged territory. The Palestinian militant group on Sunday said it would release US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, ahead of a visit by ...

Putin Denounces Attempts to 'Revise' WWII History in Call with Netanyahu

This is Beirut, 06/05 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday denounced attempts to "revise" World War II history in a call with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Moscow gears up to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. "It was noted that the two countries were determined to defend the truth about the events of ...

Hamas Says no Point in Further Gaza Truce Talks

This is Beirut, 06/05 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A senior Hamas official said Tuesday the group was no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to halt Israel's "hunger war" against Gaza. "There is no sense in engaging in talks or considering new ceasefire proposals as long as the hunger war and extermination war continue in the Gaza Strip," Basem Naim ...

Iran Unveils New Ballistic Missile With 1,200 Km Range

This is Beirut, 04/05 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran on Sunday unveiled a new solid-fuel ballistic missile with a range of 1,200 kilometres (745 miles), state television reported, at a time of rising tensions with the West. "The solid propellant Ghassem Basir ballistic missile has a range of at least 1,200 kilometres and is Iran's latest defence achievement," the broadcaster said. Western ...

Syria Slams “Dangerous Escalation” After Israeli Strike in Damascus

This is Beirut, 02/05 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Syria's Islamist rulers on Friday denounced an air strike near the presidential palace as a "dangerous escalation", as Israel called it a "clear message" not to harm the Druze minority. The dawn strike came hours after senior Druze clerics and armed factions reaffirmed their loyalty to Damascus and rejected any call for secession. They also ...

Israel's Netanyahu Warns Wildfires Could Reach Jerusalem

This is Beirut, 30/04 23:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday that rapidly spreading wildfires near Jerusalem could reach the city, as he declared the situation a "national emergency". Thick smoke billowed above highways near Jerusalem as firefighters rushed to control wildfires that have injured several people and prompted the military ...

UN Condemns 'Unacceptable' Syria Violence

This is Beirut, 30/04 19:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations special envoy for Syria on Wednesday condemned the "unacceptable" violence rocking the country after deadly sectarian clashes and called for an immediate halt to Israeli air strikes. The envoy, Geir Pedersen, was "alarmed" at "the potential for further escalation of an extremely fragile situation" after violent clashes around ...

Israel Strikes Syria, Citing Threat to Druze Community Amid Rising Tensions

This is Beirut, 30/04 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel has confirmed a strike in southern Syria targeting what it described as an "extremist group" preparing to attack members of the Druze minority in the town of Sahnaya, near Damascus. According to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, the operation served as a warning and was aimed at preventing further ...

Syria's Druze: A Minority Caught Between Islamist Government and Israel

This is Beirut, 30/04 17:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Syria's small Druze community largely kept out of the country's long civil war, but since President Bashar al-Assad's ouster in December, it has found itself confronting the new Islamist-led government amid military intervention by Israel. Here is a profile of the religious minority that has been caught up in deadly clashes with armed ...

Iranian Nuclear Talks: Improbable Peace, Unlikely Agreement?

This is Beirut, 28/04 17:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In April, negotiations between the United States and Iran on the Iranian nuclear program took a notable step forward, with three rounds of talks mediated by Oman. The goal of these discussions is to limit Tehran's nuclear activities in exchange for a partial lifting of the economic sanctions imposed by Washington. The third round of talks took ...

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