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UN Security Council Set to Vote on International Force for Gaza

This is Beirut, 17/11 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council is set to vote Monday on a US-drafted resolution bolstering Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, especially the deployment of an international force, as Washington warns that a failure to act could lead to renewed fighting. The draft, which has been revised several times as a result of high-stakes negotiations, "endorses" the ...

UNIFIL: “We urge the Israeli army to halt any aggressive actions targeting our forces”

This is Beirut, 16/11 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a statement saying that, this morning, an Israeli army Merkava tank opened fire on UNIFIL peacekeepers near a site that Israel has established inside Lebanese territory. According to the statement, heavy machine-gun fire struck near the peacekeepers, landing about five meters away, as ...

Defense and Israel at the Heart of MBS’s Washington Visit

This is Beirut, 16/11 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), is expected in Washington on Tuesday November 18 for a meeting with United States President Donald Trump. The visit is seen as crucial for the US administration and is meant to revive and broaden the Abraham Accords while strengthening strategic and economic ties between Washington and ...

Aoun calls for Urgent UN Complaint Against Israel

This is Beirut, 15/11 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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President Joseph Aoun has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Youssef Raji, to instruct Lebanon’s permanent mission to the United Nations to file an urgent complaint with the Security Council against Israel, which has begun building a concrete wall along Lebanon’s southern border that extends beyond the Blue Line drawn after ...

UN Security Council to Vote Monday on Trump Gaza Plan

This is Beirut, 15/11 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, diplomats said. Last week the Americans officially launched negotiations within the 15-member Security Council on a text that would follow up on a ceasefire in the two-year war between Israel and Hamas and endorse Trump's plan. A draft ...

France’s far-Reaching Focus: From Naqoura to Damascus

Bassam Abou Zeid, 15/11 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France’s focus on Lebanon is closely aligned with that of its American and Saudi partners. French envoys in Beirut highlight active coordination with Washington and Riyadh on a range of critical issues, most notably the military situation in the south, Hezbollah’s disarmament, financial reforms—particularly the proposed fiscal gap law—and ...

Saudi Prince, Eyeing Defence Pledge, to Meet Trump After Long US Absence

This is Beirut, 15/11 12:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will press for security guarantees while US President Donald Trump will urge him to normalise ties with Israel when the de facto Saudi ruler breaks a seven-year absence from Washington this week. Saudi Arabia is unlikely to agree to normalisation at this stage, with Prince Mohammed's priority set for firmer US ...

US and Several Arab States Urge 'Swift Adoption' of UN Gaza Resolution

This is Beirut, 14/11 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States and several Arab and Muslim-majority nations, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, called Friday for the UN Security Council to quickly adopt a US resolution endorsing Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. "The United States, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, ...

Raids Continue in Southern Lebanon: One Injury in Toul

This is Beirut, 13/11 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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One person was injured on Thursday afternoon when an Israeli drone targeted a car in the town of Toul, in the Nabatieh caza, the Public Health Ministry announced in a statement. The strike reportedly occurred at the roundabout near Ayoub Station and Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital, in the heart of the town, on a street typically congested at that hour ...

US Says ‘Credible Reports’ Hamas Planning Attack Against Gaza Civilians

This is Beirut, 19/10 02:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US State Department on Saturday said it had "credible reports" that Palestinian armed group Hamas was planning an imminent attack against civilians in Gaza, a move Washington said would be a "ceasefire violation." "This planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement and ...

Israeli Strike Between Deir Kifa and Kfar Dunin

This is Beirut, 18/10 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone carried out three airstrikes in the area between the towns of Deir Kifa and Kfardounine in southern Lebanon. One of the strikes targeted an excavator (poclain) operating in the same area. The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health said in a statement that “the Israeli enemy’s strike on a vehicle ...

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