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Oil Prices Drop as Israel Agrees to Ceasefire Proposal

This is Beirut, 24/06 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Oil prices sank more than five percent Tuesday after Israel said it had agreed to US President Donald Trump's proposal for a bilateral ceasefire with Iran. Shares in Asia were buoyant, as fears of an energy market shock eased following 12 days of war between Israel and its arch-foe. London, Paris and Frankfurt also rose at the open. At around ...

Debating Tom Friedman on ‘Global Struggle’

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 24/06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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I have great admiration for Thomas Friedman and have long followed his writings. He was instrumental in shaping my support for democracy when he argued that two democracies would not go to war. He supported toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq, as I did, and we both believe that the nation-state is, in some ways, a defunct concept. Today, ...

MEA Reschedules Flights to Dubai and Doha Due to Regional Tensions

This is Beirut, 24/06 08:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced on Tuesday morning that several of its flights to and from Dubai and Doha were canceled the previous evening due to ongoing regional instability. In an official statement, the Lebanese national carrier explained that, given the current security situation, it was forced to cancel the following flights on the ...

Oil Prices Fall More than 7% after Iran Attacks US Military Base

This is Beirut, 23/06 22:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Oil prices sank more than six percent Monday after Iran attacked a US military base in neighboring Qatar in retaliation for US weekend strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Near 1815 GMT, futures for West Texas Intermediate fell 7.22 percent to $68.51 a barrel, while Brent oil futures dropped 7.18 percent to $72.07 a barrel, its lowest level in ...

Could the Artesh Take the Helm After Khamenei?

Elie Ziadé, 23/06 20:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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“Two forces that are both complementary and in competition, a duality embedded in every aspect of Iranian political and social life, opposing Islamic ideology to republican equality.” (Bernard Hourcade) For only the second time since its founding in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran is engaged in direct military confrontation. Traditionally ...

Strategic Forecasts

Charles Chartouni, 23/06 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The strategic dilemmas facing Israel at this point should be summarized as how to achieve the double and intertwining objectives of the Iranian nuclear weaponization containment and the downfall of the Islamist regime and its imperial outreach. The inner relationship between the two variables is unmistakable and begets the crucial question of how ...

Aramaic Has Not Yet Uttered Its Final Word

Sarah Martin, 22/06 16:40 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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From Berlin, 28-year-old Jarjoura logs into his Aramaic class every week. “It’s the language my grandparents spoke in Maaloula, but my parents stopped using it after moving to Germany. Thanks to the Yawna association, I’m reconnecting with my roots,” he says. Founded by linguist Rimon Wehbi, the program offers structured lessons in ...

Maaloula: The Last Sanctuary of the Language of Christ

Sarah Martin, 22/06 16:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Nestled on the mountainside of Syria’s Qalamoun range, the village of Maaloula clings to time as it does to stone. Its sand-colored houses blend into the rock, its winding alleys read like pages from an ancient tale and women greet you with “Shlomo,” a traditional Aramaic salutation. In the dry air of this Christian enclave, a language the ...

Washington Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier Near the Middle East

This is Beirut, 20/06 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The USS Gerald R. Ford will depart for Europe next week, a Navy official said Friday, placing a third American aircraft carrier in closer proximity to the Middle East as Israel and Iran trade strikes. Israel launched an unprecedented air campaign against Iran last week, and US President Donald Trump has said he is weighing whether to join Israel ...

What Would Actually Set Off a Nuclear Disaster

Kaline Antoun, 20/06 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Since the Israeli strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site on June 13, one question has taken on new urgency: What exactly needs to be hit in a nuclear facility to trigger a radioactive or chemical leak? And more critically, did the recent strikes come dangerously close to that threshold? To assess the risk, we first need to understand what a ...

Crude Sinks as Trump Delays Decision on Iran Strike

This is Beirut, 20/06 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Oil prices tumbled Friday and equity traders fought to end a volatile week on a positive note after Donald Trump said he would consider over the next two weeks whether to join Israel's attacks on Iran. Speculation had been swirling that Trump would throw his lot in with Israel, but on Thursday he said he would decide "within the next two weeks" ...

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