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SpotlightNew Middle East US Foreign Policy Shifts Put Lebanon at a Crossroads

Amal Chmouny 19/05 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As Lebanon finds itself at a crucial juncture, the implications of recent US diplomatic maneuvers cannot be overstated. As the US focuses more on its relationships with Sunni Gulf states, tensions with Iran are on the rise, changing the complex political dynamics in Lebanon. These changes come at a time when Iran's influence appears to be ...

AnalysisJailbreaking

Charles Chartouni 19/05 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The proactive diplomacy of President Donald Trump is proceeding steadily on multiple fronts. The very fact that he is moving on multiple fronts and breaking the taboos that have hobbled international political life is a good omen. The sanctioning tariffs seem to open up the fray for negotiations on the outside and for renewed investment dynamics ...

Joe Biden Diagnosed with Aggressive Prostate Cancer

This is Beirut 19/05 09:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment options, his office said Sunday. On Friday, the 82-year-old Democrat -- whose son Beau Biden died of cancer in 2015 -- was diagnosed with the disease after he experienced urinary symptoms and a ...

At Least Three Police Officers Killed in Syria car Bomb

This is Beirut 19/05 09:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Three police officers were killed and two other people wounded when a car bomb exploded near a police station in eastern Syria on Sunday, state news agency SANA reported. "Three police officers were martyred and two others were injured in an explosion that occurred today near the police station in the city of Al-Mayadeen in the eastern ...

Pro-EU Centrist Wins Tense Romania Presidential Vote Rerun

This is Beirut 19/05 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Nicusor Dan, the centrist mayor of Bucharest, won a tense rerun of Romania's presidential election on Sunday, beating nationalist George Simion in a vote seen as crucial for the direction of the EU and NATO member bordering war-torn Ukraine. The ballot came five months after Romania's constitutional court annulled an election over ...

Iran says to keep enriching uranium, even with a deal

This is Beirut 18/05 22:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday his country would keep enriching uranium "with or without a deal" with world powers, despite ongoing negotiations over its nuclear program. "If the US is interested in ensuring that Iran will not have nuclear weapons, a deal is within reach, and we are ready for a serious conversation to ...

Israel Army Issues Evacuation Order for Several Areas in Gaza ahead of Attack

This is Beirut 18/05 19:56 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Israeli army on Sunday issued an evacuation order for several areas in Gaza ahead of what it said was an imminent attack. Addressing Gazans "in the Al-Qarara area, the Salqa municipality, and the south of Deir al-Balah, and the neighborhoods of Al-Ja'farawi, Al-Suwar, Abu Hadab, and Al-Satar", the army said: "This is a ...

Iran Says Ready to Rebuild 'Mutual Trust' with Europe

This is Beirut 18/05 19:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's top diplomat said Sunday his country was ready to rebuild trust with European powers considering whether to reimpose UN sanctions on the Islamic republic under a 2015 nuclear deal. "Iran is ready, should it observe genuine will and an independent approach from the European parties, to begin a new chapter in its relations with ...

Israel Announces Recovery of 2,500 Items from Syria Linked to Executed Spy Eli Cohen

This is Beirut 18/05 19:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Sunday that it had retrieved the official Syrian archive on famed spy Eli Cohen -- a cache of 2,500 documents, photographs and personal effects linked to the Mossad agent executed in Damascus in 1965. "In a complex covert operation by the Mossad, in cooperation with a strategic partner service, the official Syrian archive ...

Saudi Airline Resumes First Hajj Flights with Iran Since 2015

This is Beirut 18/05 18:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Saudi airline has resumed flights for Iranian hajj pilgrims to the kingdom for the first time in a decade, the latest sign of the warming ties between the countries. "Flynas resumed Iranian pilgrim flights from Imam Khomeini (airport) in Tehran on Saturday," a Saudi civil aviation authority official told AFP, speaking on condition of ...

Zelensky and Vance Discussed Upcoming Trump-Putin Call in Rome

This is Beirut 18/05 17:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed the upcoming telephone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a brief meeting with US Vice President JD Vance in Rome on Sunday, a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. Zelensky and Vance discussed "the situation on the front, preparations for the ...

Italy's Meloni, US VP Vance and EU Chief to Meet on Sunday

This is Beirut 18/05 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will host a three-way meeting with US Vice President JD Vance and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen later on Sunday, her office announced. The 3:30 pm (1330 GMT) meeting "will focus on relations between the European Union and the United States, as well as on the main issues on the ...