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Editor @AlMonitor - Beirut

Joined January 2014
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GCC countries have stepped up their joint defense efforts with the announcement of a new forward command center to be headquartered in Kuwait. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
GCC to build military command center in Kuwait as region simmers: What to know

GCC to build military command center in Kuwait as region simmers: What to know

GCC countries have stepped up their joint defense efforts with the announcement of a new forward command center to be headquartered in Kuwait, as tensions between Iran and the US continue to escalate.

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Lebanon uncovers new tunnel amid tensions with Hezbollah: What to know al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Lebanon uncovers new tunnel amid tensions with Hezbollah: What to know

Lebanon uncovers new tunnel amid tensions with Hezbollah: What to know

A tunnel was discovered near Beirut as tensions between Lebanese authorities and Hezbollah have been running high over the seizure of weapons shipments destined for the Iran-backed group.

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Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan, Saudi national charged in bugging OpenAI meetings? al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan, Saudi national charged in bugging OpenAI meetings?

Who is Abdulrahman Alfozan, Saudi national charged in bugging OpenAI meetings?

The Saudi national who was arrested for allegedly planting a covert listening device at OpenAI’s offices has extensive experience working at leading technology companies in the US and serves as a...

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Syria’s Sharaa in Riyadh as Saudi airports come under Houthi attacks: What to know al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Syria’s Sharaa in Riyadh as Saudi airports come under Houthi attacks: What to know

Syria’s Sharaa in Riyadh as Saudi airports come under Houthi attacks: What to know

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a visit to Riyadh as the Houthis escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia and warned international...

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Lebanon's PM calls for international force to replace UNIFIL: What to know al-monitor.com/originals/202… via @AlMonitor
Lebanon's PM calls for international force to replace UNIFIL: What to know

Lebanon's PM calls for international force to replace UNIFIL: What to know

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is urging world leaders to maintain an international presence in southern Lebanon as Israeli attacks escalate.

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Explainer: Why Ali al-Taher ridge is emerging as an Israel-Hezbollah flashpoint al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Why Ali al-Taher ridge is emerging as Israel-Hezbollah flashpoint

Why Ali al-Taher ridge is emerging as Israel-Hezbollah flashpoint

Israel has intensified its strikes and ground operations around the strategic hill in a bid to force Hezbollah out.

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Large UAE delegation set to arrive in Lebanon in major investment push al-monitor.com/originals/202… via @AlMonitor
Large UAE delegation set to arrive in Lebanon in major investment push

Large UAE delegation set to arrive in Lebanon in major investment push

A large Emirati delegation of around 70 business leaders and government officials is heading to Beirut, in the latest sign of thaw between the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon.

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The threats have raised concerns that the conflict between Iran and the United States could expand beyond the region. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
With talks stalled, Iran ups threats against Gulf, Europe: What to know

With talks stalled, Iran ups threats against Gulf, Europe: What to know

The threats have raised concerns that the conflict between Iran and the United States could expand beyond the region.

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Lebanon passed the highly controversial general amnesty law on Wednesday, the first of its kind since the end of the civil war in 1991. A majority of the 128-member parliament voted in favor of the bill, while all 13 lawmakers from the Shiite Hezbollah group and 12 from the parliamentary bloc of the Christian Free Patriotic Movement walked out of the session. They were joined by former FPM lawmakers Ibrahim Kanaan and Simon Abi Ramia. Thousands of prisoners could be released or have their sentences reduced under the new legislation. @beatricefarhat explains: al-monitor.com/originals/202…
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Who benefits from Lebanon’s amnesty law and why it is controversial al-monitor.com/originals/202… via @AlMonitor
Who benefits from Lebanon’s amnesty law and why it is controversial

Who benefits from Lebanon’s amnesty law and why it is controversial

The law, initially intended to ease prison overcrowding, could see the release of Islamists accused of killing soldiers and allow Lebanese exiled to Israel return to the country.

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NEW: Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad, brother to death for war crimes By @beatricefarhat al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad, brother to death for war crimes

Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad, brother to death for war crimes

Ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother Maher al-Assad were both sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes along with several other defendants.

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Lebanon becomes first Arab country to abolish death penalty The death penalty in Lebanon has been under a de facto moratorium for over two decades and the last executions took place in 2004. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Lebanon becomes first Arab country to abolish death penalty

Lebanon becomes first Arab country to abolish death penalty

Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc walked out of Tuesday’s session in protest of the measure.

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As Lebanon-Israel talks drag on, can Beirut break Iran linkage? The latest round of talks were also overshadowed by Israeli escalation in south Lebanon, while Hezbollah refuses to disarm. With comments from @rmslim & @dr_nickfn: al-monitor.com/originals/202…
As Lebanon-Israel talks drag on, can Beirut break Iran linkage?

As Lebanon-Israel talks drag on, can Beirut break Iran linkage?

Despite efforts to continue the direct talks between Israel and Lebanon aimed to reach a permanent end of hostilities and security arrangements, outside factors, including Israeli escalation,...

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The appointment of the new ambassador, who previously served as Russia’s envoy to Qatar, comes as Moscow recalibrates its ties with the new Syrian authorities to maintain its strategic foothold in the Mediterranean country. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Russia names Dmitry Dogadkin new ambassador to Syria amid thaw: What to know

Russia names Dmitry Dogadkin new ambassador to Syria amid thaw: What to know

The appointment of the new ambassador, who previously served as Russia’s envoy to Qatar, comes as Moscow recalibrates its ties with the new Syrian authorities to maintain its strategic foothold in...

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As Riad Salameh’s health has deteriorated, many Lebanese have called for him to name all those responsible for Lebanon’s financial collapse. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Lebanon’s Riad Salameh hospitalized as arrest roils Beirut: What to know

Lebanon’s Riad Salameh hospitalized as arrest roils Beirut: What to know

Lebanon's former Central Bank governor, Riad Salameh, was taken from prison to a hospital over his deteriorating health.

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The escalation in Yemen has raised concerns of a return to full-scale war between the sides, coinciding with the US-Iranian escalation in the region. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Dozens killed in Yemen clashes as Houthis escalate threats against Saudi Arabia

Dozens killed in Yemen clashes as Houthis escalate threats against Saudi Arabia

Sporadic clashes between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels have intensified with the US-Iran escalation in the region.

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President Jospeh Aoun arrived at the White House for a landmark meeting with President Donald Trump. Follow for more live updates, with @roscarroll_ in Washington al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Trump hosts Lebanon's Aoun, pledges 'concrete plans' toward Israeli withdrawal

Trump hosts Lebanon's Aoun, pledges 'concrete plans' toward Israeli withdrawal

President Joseph Aoun arrived in Washington over the weekend and is holding the first Oval Office meeting for a Lebanese head of state since 2009.

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The operation on the Syrian-Iraqi border comes as US President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Syria to intervene in neighboring Lebanon to help disarm Hezbollah. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Syria seizes arms shipment on Iraq border destined for Hezbollah

Syria seizes arms shipment on Iraq border destined for Hezbollah

The operation comes as part of the Syrian authorities' efforts to curb illicit arms smuggling through its territory, namely intended for Hezbollah.

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Lebanon army enters Palestinian camp ahead of Aoun’s US visit More details ⬇️ al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Lebanon army enters Palestinian camp ahead of Aoun’s US visit

Lebanon army enters Palestinian camp ahead of Aoun’s US visit

Lebanese military forces took over offices belonging to Palestinian factions inside a refugee camp in the north as a sixth round of talks between Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors concluded.

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam arrived in Turkey on Friday as Ankara seeks to expand its influence in Lebanon. al-monitor.com/originals/202…
Lebanese PM Salam in Turkey as Erdogan seeks wider regional role

Lebanese PM Salam in Turkey as Erdogan seeks wider regional role

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s visit to Turkey comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently warned that Israeli attacks against Lebanon and Syria threaten Turkey’s security.

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