Israel’s response to Lebanon’s demands regarding maritime border demarcation is awaited, the Lebanese group Hezbollah expressed on Tuesday. In a televised speech, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said, “Lebanon and its people will no longer accept the looting of maritime wealth.” He added, “We are ready to look at any possibility. The hand extended to plunder any of Lebanon’s natural wealth will be cut off as was the case when our lands
Palestinian leaders demanded on Monday that Israel lift its embargo on the coastal area, which has been in place for 15 years. The three days of Israeli bombings on Gaza and subsequent rocket fire ended with an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire, prompting the call the following day. According to the Health Ministry, the Israeli offensive has resulted in the deaths of at least 45 Palestinians and the injuries of over 360 more.
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Out of nowhere, Israeli warplanes launched a fierce attack against the blockaded Gaza Strip on Friday, killing, until this very moment, 12 Palestinians, including a five-year-old child. Given the fact that the last week saw different rounds of escalation in the West Bank with
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Six months have passed since the Russia-Ukraine war began, a war that
Within 72 hours, loyalists of firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pulled down
In recent weeks, after the suspension of the nuclear negotiations, many meetings
Abdennour Toumi: The media played a key role in mobilizing the first wave of Arab uprisings between 2010 and 2011 but played a far more negative role in the transitions which followed. What went wrong? David Powell: The mainstream Arab media, particularly the pan-Arab regional media, certainly played a role in promoting the astonishing spread of uprisings and revolutions that started in Tunisia in later 2010 and spread to several Arab countries the following year. In Tunisia, the protests against
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Abdennour Toumi: Energy policies in the MENA region are witnessing historic and important transformations. What are the repercussions of these developments on the geopolitical situation in the MENA region and on the economic relations with the major global and regional powers, such as the US, China, Russia, and the EU? Dr. Carole Nakhle: Any oil and gas producer ought to feel the pressure from the intensifying global fight against climate change, since to achieve the scientifically recommended reduction in carbon
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Abdennour Toumi: With the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, could you tell us how the relations between Moscow and Beijing would go from China’s perspective? Prof. Hanns Maull: China seems to have been surprised by the war and its dimensions, and it will find this conflict uncomfortable. China has a strategic partnership with Ukraine, which also takes part in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Therefore, China would like to see this war end with a stable peace settlement, but it has
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Abdennour Toumi: Twenty days have passed since the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out. What is your take on the geopolitical and geoeconomic impacts of this conflict on the neighboring countries and the rest of the world? Prof. Don McLain Gill: The unfolding situation in Ukraine has numerous political and economic impacts on the strategic calculations of states in the international system. The crisis has shown how many states in Asia, Africa, and Latin America continue to demonstrate their
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Abdennour Toumi: The problem of women in the Arab world is recognized as one of the most complex social problems. Are you satisfied with the success of Arab and Eastern women today, especially in society? Maha Saleh: First of all, I would like to state that this issue is sensitive and complex. As you said, I cannot say that I fully agree with the activities on political, economic, and social factors and the initiatives taken within the health, education, and
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On Saturday, it has been announced that Russia and Turkey opened a joint monitoring center to observe the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, which was reached after a clash erupted in the region last
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Vladimir Voronkov, the UN’s chief on counterterrorism, expressed in an informal UN Security Council meeting that children in the SDF-run Al-Hol camp in northern Syria need to be repatriated, due to the
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As the fifth day of protests in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli began, the Lebanese Armed Forces declared the deployment of additional troops to the city. This decision was made following major
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On Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement indicating that Italy permanently halted exports of arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio expressed that this
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On 29 January, Geir Pedersen, the UN’s Syria envoy, gave an assessment of the talks concerning the drafting of a new constitution in Syria to reporters in Geneva. In his statement, Pedersen
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The US’ new envoy to Iran discussed with officials from major European allies such as the UK, France and Germany on the night of 29 January. Malley, who was appointed as the
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On Thursday, the United States called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian and Turkish military units from Libya. The deadline for the withdrawal expired last Sunday. This withdrawal was determined within the
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Within the context of his tour in the Caucasus region, Iranian Prime Minister Javad Zarif met with Turkish Prime Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on 29 January in Istanbul. The meeting came after Zarif
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Yousef Al-Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to Washington, said that the US decision regarding the temporary suspension of arms sales to the UAE and Saudi Arabia was expected. The UAE Embassy in Washington released
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In an official statement made by the State Department, it was expressed that the new Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is establishing a team made up of experts with a variety of
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Iraqi security forces have killed Abu Yasar Al-Issawi during an intelligence-led operation in the west of Kirkuk. The news on the killing was announced on Thursday by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi,
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Hadry Amr, who served as the deputy special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations for economics and Gaza in the Obama administration, became President Biden’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli-Palestinian affairs. The official
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On Thursday, the Israeli Armed Forces confined 25 Palestinians in the West Bank, a Palestinian NGO stated. The Palestinian Detainees Society stated in a press release that the detainment of the Palestinians
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A high-level delegation led by Mohammed Al-Faki Suleiman, a member of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council, headed to Saudi Arabia for a one-day official visit on Wednesday. Al-Faki Suleiman is accompanied by
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