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Shireen Abu Akleh's niece says rebuffed by Biden administration

A relative of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has said that the Biden administration's top diplomat refused her face-to-face appeal to push for a full U.S. investigation into the killing of the veteran television correspondent. Niece Lina Abu Akleh also said Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. officials declined in meetings with her […]

Jordan king tells Lapid Palestinians must share in regional projects

Jordan's king told Israel's visiting prime minister on Wednesday that Palestinians should be part of U.S.-sponsored regional economic projects to underpin stability in the Middle East. Jordanian officials say Amman has been pushing Israel to include the Palestinians in water-for-energy deals that both countries are considering and which Gulf Arab countries could help finance. Israel […]

IMF hires forensic audit firm to investigate Lebanon

Leading international auditing firm KPMG, which is tasked by the International Monetary Fund to audit the work of Lebanon’s central bank between 2015 and 2020, has not found any violations, LBCI television reported on Thursday. The firm has also been tasked with auditing the bank’s work between 2020 and 2021, LBCI noted. The New York-based […]

Israel won't negotiate over maritime dispute

Israeli Energy Minister Karen Elharrar said Thursday that Israel is not negotiating with Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah over sea border demarcation with Lebanon. "We are conducting those negotiations through U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein," Elharrar said in a radio interview, hoping an agreement will be reached between Israel and Lebanon. Baabda sources meamwhile told OTV […]

Iran expected to retrieve stolen oil from Greek ships seized by US

An Iranian-flagged tanker anchored off the Greek port of Piraeus is expected this week to retrieve part of its cargo of oil confiscated by the United States and sail back to Iran following a Greek court ruling, government sources said on Wednesday. The case has strained relations between Athens and Tehran amid growing tensions between […]

Sadr supports breach Green Zone, storm parliament in repeat of January 6 riots

Hundreds of protesters have breached a high-security zone in Baghdad and broken into Iraq's parliament building. The supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr oppose the nomination of a rival candidate for prime minister. Sadr's political alliance won the most seats in last October's general election, but it is not in power due to political deadlock following […]

Turkish consulate targeted by Iraqi rockets

Rockets hit the vicinity of the Turkish consulate in Iraq's main northern city of Mosul causing damage but no casualties, Iraqi and Turkish sources said Wednesday. The overnight fire came after deadly shelling blamed on the Turkish army killed nine civilians last week, prompting anti-Turkish protests in cities across Iraq. Four rockets hit, causing damage […]

Geagea agrees with Nasrallah on need for Iranian fuel

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea called the Lebanese government on Wednesday to accept an Iranian fuel offer after Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said he is willing to secure free fuel from Iran for Lebanon’s power plants. Geagea said that the reason of his demand is not that he believes that "this will happen" but […]

Lebanon to build new grain silos to alleviate food crisis

Lebanon plans to build two new grain silos to fight its its worsening food security crisis, the country's caretaker economy minister told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Amin Salam said that several countries and international organizations have expressed an interest in funding and bidding for the new silos, which will cost a total of $100 […]

Lebanese MP Cynthia Zarazir to combat condoms and porn magazines

MP Cynthia Zarazir of the ‘change’ bloc on Tuesday decried the “disrespect” and “bullying” she has faced ever since entering parliament’s building for the first time. “Ever since I entered parliament, I have not been shown any respect that suggests that those whom I will be present with for four years are firstly humans and […]

Russia, China endorse Iran BRICS bid to tilt Tehran further eastwards

While facing tight economic sanctions and unresolved tensions with the international community over its nuclear program, Iran applied last month to join BRICS. A group of five emerging market economies, BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Iran’s inclusion in BRICS is touted by Tehran as a move which will bring added value […]

Gantz says Russia almost shot down Israeli plains in Syria conflict

Israel said on Tuesday that its military jets came under Russian anti-aircraft fire over Syria in May but they missed their target, describing the confrontation as a "one-off incident". The disclosure by Defence Minister Benny Gantz came amid tensions between Israel and Russia over the former's condemnation of the Ukraine war and the latter's scrutiny […]

Berri defies US mediator over Line 29

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday said that “the framework agreement which they are trying to disavow does not talk about lines, but rather about demarcation and indirect negotiations in Naqoura” with the Israelis. “We agreed during the Baabda meeting with the President and the prime minister to go to Naqoura according to the framework […]

Jumblat worried about Hezbollah warmongering, says country can't eat rockets

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat on Tuesday urged Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to avoid a war with Israel, as he called for electing a new president who has a “clear program.” “There are rockets but will the Lebanese eat rockets?” Jumblat said in an interview on LBCI television. “We tell (Hezbollah chief) Sayyed […]

Lebanon to use $150 million World Bank loan for wheat imports

Lebanese lawmakers on Tuesday voted to use a $150 million World Bank loan to pay for wheat imports into the cash-strapped country. Already in the throes of a crippling economic crisis, Lebanon is also struggling to cope with a food security crisis that has left half its roughly 6 million people without adequate food. The […]

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