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Iran Marks Islamic Revolution With Demand to Expel Israel From UN

par This Is Beirut, 11/02 14:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran marked 45 years since its Islamic revolution with a ceremony on Sunday in which President Ebrahim Raisi condemned arch foe Israel over the Gaza war and demanded it be expelled from the United Nations. Since Iran's 1979 revolution that overthrew the US-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the region's main Shiite Muslim power has had deeply ...

Ukraine Reinforces Embattled Avdiivka Amid ‘Fierce’ Fighting

par This Is Beirut, 16/02 16:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine said on Friday that it was sending more reinforcements to the frontline city of Avdiivka, a main target for Moscow, ahead of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. Facing a shortage of ammunition and being outnumbered on the battlefield, Ukraine may be forced to withdraw from the eastern town, which has become a symbol of ...

Lavrov in Turkey as Erdogan Seeks Ukraine Peace Breakthrough

par This Is Beirut, 01/03 20:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday visited Turkey which has sought to revive Russia-Ukraine peace talks and ways to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea. Lavrov attended part of the annual diplomatic forum in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya where he met Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. The Russia-Ukraine war was a key ...

Germany Accuses Putin of Seeking to "Destabilize" With Wiretap

par This Is Beirut, 03/03 19:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Germany accused on Sunday Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to sow disunity with the wiretap leak of a confidential German Army discussion on the Ukraine war, at a time when Berlin is under pressure to supply the Taurus missile to Kyiv. A 38-minute recording of the talks was posted online late Friday on Russian social media, with the ...

Turkey and Iran: No to Regional War

par Rami Rayess, 17/04 08:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Some are putting forward the fact that both Iran and Turkey are wary of any escalation in the Gaza conflict that could spiral into a full-blown regional war, given its potential international fallouts. Despite their divergent interests, these key regional stakeholders are on the same page regarding preventing such an escalation. As Turkey ...

Israeli Retaliation 'Child's Play' According to Iranian Foreign Minister

par This Is Beirut, 20/04 14:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign minister has dismissed as akin to child's play the reported Israeli retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, and said Tehran would not respond unless Iranian "interests" were targeted. On Friday, Iran's state media reported explosions were heard after, according to an official, small drones were successfully shot ...

The Inevitable Wars and the Future of a Deadlocked Conflict

par Charles Chartouni, 29/04 11:19 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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One wonders why it was assumed that this war was unlikely to stretch out and why Israel’s reaction to October 7, 2023 was going to be muted or limited. The reason is simple: observers outside Israel have failed to understand the magnitude of this massacre, grasp its nature and come to terms with its manifold consequences on Israel’s national ...

Macron Doesn't Rule out Troops for Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 02/05 15:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with The Economist published on Thursday, reaffirmed that he hasn't ruled out sending troops to Ukraine. He emphasized that such a decision would arise "legitimately" if Russia breached Ukrainian front lines and if Kyiv requested assistance. The interview followed a keynote speech he delivered ...

Israel Builds 'Cyber Dome' Against Iran's Hackers

par This Is Beirut, 03/05 10:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's Iron Dome defense system has long shielded it from incoming rockets. Now it is building a "cyber dome" to defend against online attacks, especially from arch foe Iran. "It is a silent war, one which is not visible," said Aviram Atzaba, the Israeli National Cyber Directorate's head of international cooperation. While Israel has fought ...

Police Clear Pro-Gaza Sit-In at Top Paris University

par This Is Beirut, 03/05 15:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Police entered Paris' Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fire political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. One student told reporters "around 50 students were still inside the rue Saint-Guillaume site" when police ...

EU Vote in Closing Stretch as Far Right Eyes Gains

par This Is Beirut, 09/06 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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EU elections on Sunday saw striking gains for the far-right as exit polls put Marine Le Pen's National Rally in France and Alternative for Germany ahead of the governing camps, boosting their efforts to sway the bloc at a pivotal moment. Projected results from France put far-right Le Pen's party around 33 percent, with 31 seats in the incoming ...

Equivocations of Truce

par Charles Chartouni, 10/06 09:01 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Joe Biden’s proposal for a lasting truce should be clarified and subjected to further elaboration and incremental amendments if it were to offer a true alternative to the actual doldrums. The sequenced truce framework falls short of its projected objectives unless it specifies the conditions of a sustainable political plan ...

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