Lebanon is under growing US pressure to issue a formal decision on the disarmament of Hezbollah as soon as possible, with US Ambassador to Lebanon nominee Michel Issa, who is of Lebanese origin, saying the issue is a “necessity.”
Category: 3. Middle East
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Lebanon’s cabinet to discuss Hezbollah disarmament as US ups pressure
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Syria FM heads to Russia in first high-level Moscow visit post Assad
As the new Syrian government looks to redefine its ties with Moscow, Russia aims to maintain its naval and air bases in Syria.
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Arab states urge Hamas to step aside for peace plan long rejected by Israel – Middle East Monitor
In a bid to salvage the two-state solution long dismissed by Israel, Arab states have urged Hamas to relinquish power in Gaza. Seventeen countries, including Arab League members, Turkiye and the European Union, have…
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Who gets to have nukes? | Start Here | Nuclear Weapons
Israel and the United States – both nuclear-armed nations – recently attacked Iran. They said it was to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, something Iran denies it’s trying to do.
What determines which countries can, and can’t,…
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Man Utd’s Shaw backs Amorim’s challenge of ‘toxic’ dressing room | Football News
Luke Shaw says the atmosphere in the Manchester United dressing room has been ‘quite toxic’.
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has backed manager Ruben Amorim’s uncompromising approach to improve standards in the dressing room, arguing…
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WHO chief says continuous medical aid into Gaza ‘critical’
The World Health Organization’s chief said getting a continuous flow of medical supplies into Gaza was “critical”, as WHO trucks carrying aid headed for the border on Wednesday.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the UN health agency had moved 10…
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‘Exorbitant privilege’: Can the US dollar maintain its global dominance? | International Trade News
Since the 1940s, the US dollar has held firm as the global reserve currency, driving international trade and reinforcing the status of the United States as an economic superpower.
In recent years, however, some countries have expressed…
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New poll shows US support for Israeli war in Gaza “declines” – Middle East Monitor
A new poll found a significant decline in American adults’ support for the Israeli military’s aggression against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The poll conducted by Gallup showed only 32 per cent of…
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Turkey to begin natural gas exports to Syria on Aug. 2: What to know
ANKARA — Turkey will begin supplying natural gas to Syria on Saturday, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced Wednesday.
“We will begin exporting the gas coming from Azerbaijan to Syria, to Aleppo, via [Turkey’s border city of]…
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Trump envoy Witkoff heading to Israel for Gaza talks, Axios reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Israel on Wednesday for talks on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu, Katharine Jackson; Editing by Doina…
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