Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-12-02 20:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Over thirteen years since the beginning of the war, Syria remains a stage for complex conflicts, with numerous factions vying for control over different zones of influence. Last Wednesday, following the establishment of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, Syrian opposition forces led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Cham launched an offensive from their ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Egypt's foreign minister said Monday rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas were in Cairo for talks seeking to bring post-war Gaza under the full control of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Hamas has been locked in a deadly conflict with Israel in the Gaza Strip since the Palestinian militant group launched a surprise attack on Israel on October ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq sent armoured vehicles on Monday to reinforce its long border with Syria, in a bid to ease concerns after a surprise offensive in the neighboring country by Islamist-led insurgents. The lightning offensive by Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and allied factions saw government forces lose full control of Syria's second city ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The General Directorate of State Security declared that an Israeli drone targeted State Security personnel, killing Corporal Mahdi Khreis of the Nabatieh Regional Directorate while he was on duty. The attack, described as a blatant violation of the Armistice Agreement, was carried out with a guided missile. The Directorate condemned the assault ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 16:51 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory an attempt to redraw the regional map in line with US interests. His comments in a phonecall with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian came as Syria's military and its ally Russia launched deadly air raids on areas under ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Qatari Ambassador to Lebanon, Saoud bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, met with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail on Monday to discuss the ongoing Qatari humanitarian aid efforts in Lebanon. The ambassador reported that 21 C-17 aircraft have landed in Lebanon to date, each delivering approximately 113 tons of aid, with 80% of ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Ceasefire Hezbollah Israel USA
US special envoy Amos Hochstein reportedly informed Israel in a letter, delivered on Monday, of alleged violations of the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, according to Israeli media reports. Sources cited by Ynet revealed that Hochstein highlighted "Israeli violations of the cease-fire agreement, mainly the visible and audible return of Israeli ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler discussed "new crises" in the Middle East with the UAE's president during his first visit to the country in three years, Emirati media said. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and UAE leader Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Sunday in Al Ain, a former oasis on the Omani border, hours after a Gulf Cooperation ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Aragchi, continued his regional tour on monday, in Ankara, by meeting his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, following a visit to Damascus. In a joint press conference, Aragchi emphasized the agreement between Tehran and Ankara on a key principle: "The unity and sovereignty of Syrian territories must be ...
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The United Nations said Monday that Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world, after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas. "Gaza now has the highest number of children amputees per capita anywhere in the world —- many losing limbs and undergoing surgeries without even anaesthesia," UN ...
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sought to shore up support from his allies Sunday, after a monitor said a shock rebel offensive saw government forces lose control of Aleppo for the first time since the start of the country's civil war. The Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group and allied factions now "control Aleppo city, except the ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-02 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran said on Monday that it plans to keep military advisers in Syria after its ally's second city Aleppo was overrun by rebels in a surprise offensive. The Islamic republic, which has backed President Bashar al-Assad since Syria's civil war broke out in 2011, says it only deploys military advisers in the country at the invitation of ...