This is Beirut, 14/12 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egypt inaugurated a $500 million solar plant in the southern city of Aswan on Saturday as part of its push to boost renewable energy production after last summer's severe power outages. The Abydos Solar PV Plant, which was developed by Dubai-based energy company AMEA Power, has a capacity of 500 megawatts and was completed in just 18 months. The ...
This is Beirut, 13/12 10:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Middle East USA Syria
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 ...
Maurice Matta, 12/12 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Banks Beirut Port Damascus Hezbollah Middle East
Syrian presence in Lebanon dates back to 1976, a year after the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war. Syrian forces entered Lebanon as part of the Arab Deterrent Forces, and the Syrian government successfully cemented its presence. This was later consolidated by the Arab League mandate under the Taif Agreement, signed on October 22, 1989, which ...
This is Beirut, 11/12 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Israel Middle East USA Syria
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, 11/12 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron Middle East Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
Donald Trump has reaffirmed that solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a "less difficult situation." "I think we have to solve the Ukraine problem with Russia," the US president-elect told French magazine Paris Match in an interview recorded on Saturday and released ...
This is Beirut, 09/12 21:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Middle East Benjamin Netanyahu USA Syria
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, 09/12 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Damascus Gulf Middle East United States
It took just 11 days for Syrian rebels to force Bashar al-Assad to flee the country and impose a new revision of the strategic map in the Middle East. The Syrian strongman had for nearly 14 years held off an uprising that many believed had been exhausted. But his downfall followed a series of battlefield convulsions for other allies of ...
Elie Ziadé, 08/12 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Damascus Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel Middle East Tehran
The collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime delivers a major blow to the Iranian axis in the region, with Hezbollah bearing the brunt of the impact. Assad's departure signals the disintegration of the once-aspired "Shia Crescent," which aimed to connect Tehran to Beirut via Baghdad and Damascus. As a new Middle East takes shape ...
Michel Touma, 08/12 13:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Kamal Joumblatt Middle East Syria Assad Lebanon
Four years ago, Lebanon celebrated the centennial of Greater Lebanon’s creation. It is important to acknowledge that almost half of these one hundred years were marked by the unfortunate conflicts with the Assad regime, from the early 1970s to the dramatic downfall of Bashar al-Assad and his regime on December 8, a historic day. Lebanon’s ...
Marc Saikali, 08/12 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Middle East Syria Bachar el-Assad Iran
It only took a few days for the "rebels" to overthrow one of the world's most tyrannical regimes—almost without a fight. At this point, it’s still difficult to understand how such a heterogeneous group, mostly armed with light weapons—at least according to the images we've seen—managed to bring down the Assad regime, which has been in ...
This is Beirut, 08/12 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The announcement of the Syrian regime's fall has sparked strong reactions from Lebanese political figures, highlighting shared histories and hopes for a new chapter in Syrian-Lebanese relations. Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt showed solidarity with Syria's people following years of conflict and oppression. He ...
Makram Haddad, 07/12 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Middle East Moto Lebanon Dakar
Lebanese rider Rafic Eid has made a resounding achievement by securing second place in the final standings of the 2024 World Off-Road Rally Cup (Baja) in the veterans category. This performance, just a month before the legendary Dakar Rally, marks a pivotal turning point in the career of this bold and ambitious driver. An Exceptional Journey in ...