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US, Israel Present United Front on Gaza, Iran

This is Beirut 16/02 17:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front Sunday against their common enemies, threatening to "open the gates of hell" on Hamas and "finish the job" against Iran. The pledges came during a joint address to reporters in Jerusalem, where Rubio began his first Middle East trip as secretary of ...

Zelensky Warns Russia Will 'Wage War' on NATO

This is Beirut 16/02 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes Russia is preparing to "wage war" against a weakened NATO should President Donald Trump dilute US support for the alliance. In an interview with broadcaster NBC on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky also said Trump had the leverage to push Vladimir Putin into ceasefire ...

AnalysisThe European Union Overshadowed by 'Pax Americana'

Mario Chartouni 16/02 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The announcement of direct talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine marks a major geopolitical shift. By deliberately sidestepping the European Union (EU), this move signals a strategy to weaken Europe’s influence, despite its long-standing role in the Ukrainian crisis. Here’s how ...

Egypt's Sisi Discusses Mideast Peace with World Jewish Congress Chief

This is Beirut 16/02 13:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told the head of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder on Sunday that the establishment of a Palestinian state is "the only guarantee" for lasting peace in the Middle East. During his meeting with Lauder in Cairo on Sunday, Sisi called for starting the reconstruction of war-battered Gaza "without ...

Shipment of 'Heavy' US Bombs Arrives in Israel

This is Beirut 16/02 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's defense ministry said Sunday that a shipment of "heavy" US-made bombs arrived overnight in Israel, as Marco Rubio began his first visit to the country as Washington's top diplomat. "A shipment of heavy aerial bombs recently released by the US government was received and unloaded overnight in Israel," the ministry said in a statement, ...

Navalny Supporters Risk Reprisals With Memorial Events a Year After his Death

This is Beirut 16/02 12:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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A year after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died behind bars, his supporters held memorial events on Sunday, with hundreds risking reprisals by visiting his grave in Moscow. Throughout the morning, people braved glacial temperatures to file past Navalny's grave in Moscow's Borisovskoye cemetery, defying warnings that authorities would ...

Fear of Labor Shortage in Turkey, as Syrians Return Home

This is Beirut 16/02 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Business leaders in Turkey’s textile industry are worried they will suffer from a serious labor shortage as Syrians begin to return home.

Marco Rubio in Israel on First Leg of Mideast Tour

This is Beirut 16/02 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israel's prime minister in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks on the Gaza ceasefire, launching a Middle East tour a day after the latest hostage-prisoner exchange. On his first visit to the region as Washington's top diplomat, Rubio is expected to push US President Donald Trump's widely condemned ...

Lavrov, Rubio Pledge to Work on Settling Ukraine Conflict

This is Beirut 15/02 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia said Saturday Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had spoken with US Secretary Marco Rubio by phone, agreeing to show will for "cooperation" on Ukraine and to work to restore dialogue. The call came ahead of an expected summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin amid mounting concern from Ukraine and its European allies that the pair will ...

Zelensky Rejects Trump-Led Deal With US on Minerals

This is Beirut 15/02 20:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Saturday for the creation of a European army, as he insisted Kyiv and its backers on the continent must be listened to in peace talks with Russia. Speaking at a gathering of top policymakers in Munich, the Ukrainian leader said that with the return of President Donald Trump to the White House Europe ...

VideosTime Travel: First US Medal of Honor

Chelsea Al Arif 15/02 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Time Travel Medal of Honor USA

Travel back in time to 1861. What happened in the United States on February 13, 1861? Join us weekly on Time Travel as we explore historical events under a different theme every month. This February, we're exploring the USA in the 19th century!

Bus Carrying Freed Palestinian Prisoners Arrives in Ramallah

This is Beirut 15/02 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A bus carrying a group of Palestinian prisoners released Saturday by Israel under the Gaza ceasefire deal arrived to a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to an AFP journalist. Wearing traditional keffiyeh scarves, the freed prisoners were hoisted onto the crowd's shoulders. They hugged relatives before heading to ...