Fady Noun 2024-02-01 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
President Charles Helou (1913-2001) titled one of his written works Liban, cette part de Dieu (Lebanon, This Part of God). He should have said, "Lebanon, this dream of God." Lebanon, defined by its historical calling, is a nation in the making, not a static entity. And it always will be. The ongoing struggle for Lebanon's soul will never stop, ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-01-31 22:35 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 31, 2024.
Malo Pinatel 2024-01-31 22:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
In the days following the drone attack on the Syrian-Jordanian border, two key players within the Iranian axis announced the suspension of their attacks on American positions in Iraq and Syria. Amid fears of retaliation and a wish to negotiate from a position of strength, let's revisit this unexpected turn of events. On Tuesday, January 30, the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 20:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to return to the Middle East, in a fresh attempt at easing Middle East tensions, according to a US official. This comes as negotiations gain momentum regarding a proposal to halt Israel's offensive and secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return shortly ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 19:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The International Monetary Fund announced on Wednesday that container shipping through the Red Sea has decreased by nearly one-third this year due to ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis. Container shipping through the Red Sea has dropped by nearly one-third this year as attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels continue, the International Monetary Fund ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 18:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A source within the Palestinian militant group Hamas informed AFP on Wednesday that Hamas is currently reviewing plans for a three-stage truce with Israel. These plans envision a temporary halt to the Gaza war, to last several weeks. Hamas is reviewing plans for a three-stage truce with Israel, which foresee a weeks-long halt to the Gaza war, a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its warplanes struck Syrian army infrastructure overnight “in response” to rocket fire from the country. "Last night, a number of launches from Syria toward the southern Golan Heights were identified," the military said in a statement. "In response, the army fighter jets struck military ...
Michel Touma 2024-01-31 11:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A (highly) cautious optimism marked the recent days of talks in Paris initiated at the end of last week by senior American, Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials. The sought-after objective is to achieve a ceasefire of at least one month, possibly two, in the Gaza conflict, with a particular focus on securing the release of hostages held by ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fighting persists in Khan Younis on the 117th day of the Israel-Hamas war. As the Israeli army continues to flood Hamas' tunnel networks, international calls to save UNRWA are growing. Israel's army began flooding Hamas' network of tunnels as intense fighting rages in Gaza, with the UN warning of the potential "collapse of the humanitarian ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 10:48 - Reading : less than a minute
Iranian-backed Houthis fired "several" missiles at a US warship in the Red Sea, as they announced on Wednesday, hours after the US military reported shooting down a missile. "The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces (...) fired several... naval missiles at the American destroyer USS Gravely in the Red Sea," the Houthi statement said. Earlier, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 22:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In southern Gaza, Palestinians interred dozens of bodies in a mass grave on Tuesday after officials announced that Israel had returned remains it had previously exhumed from the territory. Gazans moved the bodies in blue plastic shrouds from a truck towards the newly dug mass grave east of Rafah, as witnessed by an AFP photographer. Health ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 21:57 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations Security Council stated on Tuesday that it is concerned over the “dire” conditions in Gaza, urging all parties to the conflict to collaborate with the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Gaza. In a statement, the body expressed concern over the “rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Gaza, where Israel ...