This is Beirut, 30/06 23:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Syria Sanctions
President Donald Trump on Monday formally dismantled US sanctions against Syria, hoping to reintegrate the war-battered country into the global economy as Israel eyes ties with its new leadership. Trump lifted most sanctions against Syria in May, responding to appeals from Saudi Arabia and Turkey after former Islamist guerrilla Ahmed al-Sharaa ...
Rayan Chami, 30/06 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel Syria Lebanon Golan Heights Shebaa Farms
For over 50 years, the Golan Heights and the Shebaa Farms have remained flashpoints in the border tensions between Israel, Syria and Lebanon. However, recent signs of Israeli-Syrian reconciliation hint at the possibility of a comprehensive agreement.
This is Beirut, 30/06 13:07 - Reading : less than a minute
Gideon Saar Israel Syria Lebanon
Israel is "interested" in striking "peace and normalization" agreements with its neighbors Lebanon and Syria, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. "Israel is interested in expanding the Abraham Accord circle of peace and normalization," Saar said at a news conference, referring to US-sponsored agreements signed in 2020 by Israel with the ...
Amal Chmouny, 30/06 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Syria United States
As the United States escalates its initiatives aimed at the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Lebanese government finds itself at a critical juncture, facing a multitude of internal and external challenges. A recent statement from Tom Barrack, the US Ambassador to Turkey, the Presidential Envoy to Syria, and the "de facto envoy" to Lebanon, ...
Charles Chartouni, 30/06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran Israel United States Syria Donald Trump
The truce finalized by US President Donald Trump should presumably pave the way to the end of the war and tentatively usher in a peace agreement. Otherwise, the restoration of the status quo ante and the rehabilitation of the older scripts of negotiations are highly questionable. The viability of the truce depends largely on the alternative ...
Badih Karhani, 28/06 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria Lebanon ISIS Ansar al-Sunna
The deadly June 22 attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, which killed at least 25 people, has brought back into focus a lingering threat: the Islamic State group, commonly known as ISIS (or Daesh). While the terrorist organization appeared weakened in recent years, a new affiliated jihadist faction, Saraya Ansar al-Sunna, claimed ...
This is Beirut, 27/06 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria said Friday that authorities had seized some three million pills of the illicit stimulant captagon after clashes with a drug trafficking network near the Lebanese border. Authorities observed the network "coming from Lebanon into Syrian territory" via illegal border crossings in the Jarajir area in the northern Damascus countryside, said a ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 27/06 14:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Syria Normalization
As major regional dynamics shift, the prospect of a rapprochement between Damascus and Tel Aviv—once unthinkable—is starting to take shape. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the outcome of the war with Iran, which began on June 13 and ended with a ceasefire agreement on June 24, “could lead the way to new ...
This is Beirut, 27/06 13:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Syria is facing its worst climate crisis in 60 years. Drought, rising temperatures, and a significant drop in wheat production threaten millions. The impact on agriculture is devastating, with 16.3 million people now at risk of food insecurity. Farmers are losing their livelihoods, and the country’s breadbasket is drying up.
This is Beirut, 26/06 15:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Syria Tal Mardikh Abdel Aziz al-Mohammad
Syrian architect Abdel Aziz al-Mohammad returns to his war-ravaged hometown, Tal Mardikh, using drone footage to chart a path toward reconstruction.
This is Beirut, 25/06 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Turkey United States USA Syria lebanon Tom Barrack
According to MTV, United States Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack informed Lebanese officials, during his visit to Beirut on June 19, that a government’s public commitment to disarming Hezbollah would significantly advance the issue of Israeli withdrawal from the five hills at the border. This effort, he asserted, would ...
This is Beirut, 25/06 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria's interior ministry said Wednesday a former air force officer who is under British and EU sanctions had been detained, the latest such arrest announcement since longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad's ouster. Authorities in the Harasta area outside Damascus "arrested the criminal pilot Major General Meezar Sawan," the ministry said in a ...