Middle East

Trump Warns Israel Not to ‘Interfere’ in Syria

This is Beirut 2025-12-01 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump told Israel on Monday to avoid destabilizing Syria and its new leadership, days after a deadly operation by Israeli forces killed 13 people. Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and invited him for another White House visit, Netanyahu's office said shortly after Trump issued the warning. "It ...

Netanyahu Invited to White House in 'Near Future'

This is Beirut 2025-12-01 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by U.S. President Donald Trump to visit the White House "in the near future" during a phone call on Monday, his office said. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump," the premier's office said in a statement. "Trump has invited Prime Minister ...

Iraq Invites U.S. Companies to Bid on Oil Field Run by Russia's Lukoil

This is Beirut 2025-12-01 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iraq's oil ministry announced on Monday that it had invited U.S. companies to bid on an oil field that had been operated by the now American-sanctioned Russian company Lukoil for years. The oil ministry said in a statement it had taken "all necessary measures to directly and exclusively invite several major American oil companies... to submit ...

Syria Launches First Official Print Newspaper Since Fall of Assad

This is Beirut 2025-12-01 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Syria Al Thawra Al Souriya Newspaper media newspaper

Syria published the first print issue of the official Al Thawra Al Souriya newspaper Monday, the latest government-owned media outlet to launch since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The move brings print media back for the first time in five years. Assad's government stopped printing dailies during the Covid-19 pandemic, citing rising ...

Iran Announces Discovery of Major Gold Deposit

This is Beirut 2025-12-01 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran has announced the discovery of a major gold deposit at one of the country's biggest mines for the precious metal, local media reported Monday. The new vein structure was found at the privately owned Shadan gold mine in the eastern province of South Khorasan, which Fars news agency described as "among the country's most important." The ...

"Iron Beam": Israel’s Laser Defense System Ready for Deployment

This is Beirut 2025-12-01 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that the laser defense system “Iron Beam” will officially enter service on December 30. According to The Jerusalem Post, already tested in the field, the laser has demonstrated its ability to neutralize drones, and authorities now say it will also be able to intercept missiles, rockets, and ...

Israel Says Killed 40 Fighters over Past Week in Gaza Tunnels Operation

This is Beirut 2025-11-30 22:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said Sunday that it had killed more than 40 Palestinian militants over the past week in operations targeting tunnels near Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Earlier in the day, the army announced it had killed four militants emerging from underground in the territory's southernmost city overnight. Dozens of Hamas fighters are holed up in ...

Pope Reiterates Support for Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestinians

This is Beirut 2025-11-30 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that a two-state solution was the only one likely to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Flying from Istanbul to Beirut during his first foreign trip since his election in May, the pope continued the tradition of his predecessors by speaking to reporters aboard the papal plane. "The Holy See has ...

Netanyahu Submits Pardon Request in Israel Corruption Cases

This is Beirut 2025-11-30 18:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart. US President Donald Trump wrote to Israeli President Isaac Herzog earlier this month, asking him to pardon Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing ...

Iran and Turkey Agree to Build Key Trade Rail Link

This is Beirut 2025-11-30 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran and Turkey have agreed to begin constructing a new joint rail link to serve as a strategic gateway between Asia and Europe, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday. The planned route, known in Iran as the Marand–Cheshmeh Soraya railway transit line and running towards Turkey's Aralik border region, will cover around 200 ...

Pope Visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque

This is Beirut 2025-11-29 13:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque early on Saturday on the third day of his trip to Turkey. It was the first time the American pope, elected in May as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, visited a Muslim place of worship since taking over from his late predecessor Francis. The Blue Mosque is one of Istanbul's main ...

Syrians Mark One Year Since Offensive That Toppled Assad

This is Beirut 2025-11-28 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Demonstrators across multiple Syrian cities condemned on Friday the deadly Israeli attacks on the south of the country during rallies to mark one year since the start of the offensive that toppled former ruler Bashar al-Assad. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa had called on Thursday for Syrians to "go down to the squares" to commemorate the ...