Source: Al Arabiya
Security & Justice
Report: Israel Plans Wider Strikes on Hezbollah Targets
The Israeli military is reportedly gearing up for large-scale airstrikes in multiple regions across Lebanon, Israel's Channel 14 reported on Friday.
Friday, November 22, 2024
UNIFIL Denies Report of Convoy in Baalbek
UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti issued a statement to the National News Agency, correcting inaccurate information reported by a media outlet.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Opinion
Lebanon's Economy—Not Battlefield—May Have the Final Word
Time and again during this most recent war in Lebanon, we hear the phrase, “The battlefield has the final word”. It has become the sole and wholly unsatisfactory refrain of Hezbollah and the so-called 'Axis of Resistance'.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Flying Above the Bombs, a Lebanese Airline Becomes an Unlikely National Hero
It used to be like almost any other national carrier, fielding gripes about flight delays, ticket prices and bad food.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Sports
Israel Face France in Paris Football Match Under Tight Security
Israel face France in a Nations League football match in Paris on Thursday surrounded by a huge security operation to prevent a repetition of the attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam last week.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Alcaraz Beats Rublev to Open ATP Finals Account
Carlos Alcaraz opened his account at the ATP Finals on Wednesday with an entertaining 6-3, 7-6 (10/8) win over Andrey Rublev which boosted his hopes of reaching the semifinals.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Wednesday 13 December 2023 13:49:49
Russia Calls for UN Conference to Solve Israeli-Palestinian Conflict ‘Forever’
The Russian foreign minister on Wednesday called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to organize an international conference to find a lasting solution to the war between Israel and the Palestinians.
Moscow has repeatedly called for the creation of a Palestinian state and has working relations with both Hamas -- which it does not recognize as a terrorist organization -- and Israel.
“The only way for this problem to be solved forever, and to be solved in a just way, is to hold an international conference with all five permanent members of the UN Security Council,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian senators.
He said the conference should include representatives of countries from the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
“The UN should play a leading role in convening such an event,” he said, adding: “I trust that the UN Secretary General is quite capable of such an initiative.”
Russia is one of five permanent UN Security Council members, along with China, France, the UK and the US.
Lavrov said that the “continuing injustice against the Palestinian people, to whom the creation of a Palestinian state was promised ... fuels very serious terrorist and extremist sentiments.”
He also ensured that Moscow was doing everything in its power to release hostages Hamas took during its unprecedented attack on Israel in October.
Hamas has in recent weeks released three Russian citizens that it held hostage in a deal outside of agreements with Israel.
Russia has been increasingly critical of Israel during its military operation in Gaza, with President Vladimir Putin denouncing the “catastrophic” humanitarian situation.
The bloodiest-ever Gaza war broke out after Hamas gunmen attacked Israel on October 7, killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took around 240 hostages, according to Israeli authorities.
Israel, determined to destroy Hamas and bring the hostages home, launched a devastating aerial and ground offensive on Gaza.
According to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, the war has killed more than 18,400 people, mostly women and children.
