This is Beirut, 20/06 23:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Arab League foreign ministers gathered in Istanbul late Friday to discuss the escalating war between Iran and Israel, Turkish state news agency Anadolu said, quoting diplomatic sources. The ministers were in Turkey's largest city on the eve of weekend gathering of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was also slated to discuss the ...
This is Beirut, 20/06 23:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he held "in-depth" talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on a rare visit to arch-foe Turkey Friday, which Yerevan described as a "historic" step toward regional peace. The talks between the two leaders -- whose nations have never established formal diplomatic ties ...
Mario Chartouni, 20/06 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Kremlin, via spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, reiterated on Friday its firm opposition to the use of tactical nuclear weapons, describing any potential US strike on Iran as “catastrophic.” Peskov was responding to “media rumors” about a possible nuclear strike aimed at destroying Iran’s uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, stressing ...
This is Beirut, 20/06 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Friday urged the international community to support Syria’s recovery in order to speed up reconstruction and allow more refugees to return home, fourteen years after the start of the war. “I am here to appeal to the international community to provide more aid and support to the Syrian ...
This is Beirut, 17/06 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In response to the situation of Lebanese citizens stranded in the Turkish city of Antalya, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced three return options, following instructions from Minister Fayez Rasamny. This initiative aims to ensure the safety of Lebanese nationals and facilitate their swift return home. Option 1: Via ...
Christiane Tager, 16/06 22:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Tourism, a vital sector that accounted for over 20% of Lebanon’s GDP before the 2019 crisis, was poised to provide a much-needed boost to the country’s battered economy. Following Eid al-Adha, hotel occupancy rates in Beirut surged to 80%, signaling a bright season ahead. “We had a surge of bookings for the next two weeks, but they’re ...
This is Beirut, 16/06 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the leading opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court Monday on charges of threatening the city's public prosecutor. The case is one of a number of investigations targeting Imamoglu, but is not connected to the graft probe that led to his arrest in March, which sparked Turkey's ...
This is Beirut, 15/06 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "urgent action" was needed to prevent the Iran-Israel conflict engulfing the Middle East, in a call with US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday. "President Erdogan hailed the recent comments by US President Trump concerning a resolution of the conflict between Israel and Iran... and stressed that urgent ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 19:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned against a "devastating war" between Israel and Iran that could trigger a refugee crisis in a telephone conversation with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two leaders were speaking as Israel and Iran exchanged deadly barrages of missiles and drones and amid fears the ...
Alexandre Baz, 14/06 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Ahmad al-Sharaa, once a senior figure in the jihadist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has emerged as a central player in post-Assad Syria. Since taking power in December 2024 in a country ravaged by 13 years of war, Sharaa has positioned himself as a pragmatic and reform-minded leader, both to foreign governments and Syria’s deeply ...
This is Beirut, 10/06 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The foreign ministers of Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman will meet in Norway this week at an annual peace forum, the Norwegian government announced on Tuesday. The ministers, including Iran's foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi, will take part on Wednesday and Thursday in the Oslo Forum, an annual gathering ...
This is Beirut, 07/06 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A large-scale prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine -- the only concrete outcome of peace talks -- was thrown into doubt Saturday after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of delaying and thwarting the swap. The hold-up to an exchange that both sides said would take place this weekend came as Moscow's army launched a barrage of ...