Arabic News

Israel: Next Time there will not be a political truce

How Israel responds to military pressure from the Palestinian enclave and from Hezbollah, would be radically different if their patron Iran crosses the nuclear threshold For two decades, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have fired tens of thousands of rockets indiscriminately at Israel’s civilian population, over 1,100 in the recent round alone. It is an unacceptable situation that no country ...

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40 years after the First Lebanon War, Israel’s wounds still aren’t healed

“I don’t have another land,” Israeli lyricist Ehud Manor wrote 40 years ago during Operation Peace for Galilee, “even if my land is burning.” Kiryat Shmona, a small Israeli city a short distance from the Lebanon border, had indeed been burning over the previous year. The Palestine Liberation Organization’s Katyusha fire from inside Lebanon in July 1981 had caused residents ...

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Lebanon, Syria and Egypt ink deal for gas imports

Lebanon on Tuesday signed an agreement with Egypt and Syria to import 720 million cubic meters of Egyptian natural gas annually through Syrian territory amid shortages of electricity supplies in Lebanon, which is suffering under a severe energy crisis and chronic outages. The agreement still needs to be signed off on by the World Bank, which is supposed to finance ...

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Lebanon’s Election Offers Lessons for Now and the Future

As the minister of interior announced the results of Lebanon’s May 15 legislative elections, speculation began about whether or not the configuration of the new parliament foretold a brighter future for the tormented country. While some of the results indicate positive breakthroughs and progress, there are several nuances indicating that much greater change is still needed to put the country ...

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Arab artists shine at Art Dubai 2022

The Saudi artist has experimented with a wide range of artistic mediums, from photography to installation. But, whatever the medium, her work often explores Arab women’s place in, and relationship with, society. 2005’s “The Choice” is a monochrome series of symbolic contrasts: For example, a woman dressed in traditional clothing holds a steering wheel, while another casts a vote at ...

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Suez Canal Authority deals with Russia-Ukraine crisis impartially: Chairman

Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, confirmed that the authority is dealing with the Russian-Ukrainian crisis impartially, in accordance with the Constantinople Agreement. During a meeting of the Egyptian-European Business Council, Rabie said: “We perform all services to ensure the passage of all ships in complete safety and in a period of time not exceeding 11 hours.” The ...

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Saudi stock exchange approves listing of $7bn government debt

The Saudi stock exchange has approved the listing of SR26.24 billion ($7 billion) worth of government debt instruments submitted by the Ministry of Finance, it said in a statement. Divided into four issuances, the first two are valued at SR4.5 billion combined, whereas the other two amount to SR13.2 billion and SR8.5 billion, respectively. The listing and trading of the instruments will ...

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Arab Americans prepare to celebrate April heritage month events

Every April since 2017, Arab Americans throughout the US celebrate their heritage and contributions to the nation during “Arab American Heritage Month,” featuring dinners, festivals and cultural presentations. The national event is similar to heritage months that recognize the achievements of Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans and African Americans. Arab American Heritage Month does not receive the same national attention as ...

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Lebanon’s Fransabank shuts all branches after judicial order

Lebanon’s Fransabank closed all of its branches on Wednesday after a judicial order and said it would be unable to meet client demands, including paying public sector salaries. Fransabank, one of Lebanon’s biggest lenders, said in a statement that the judicial order had frozen all its “shares, properties and assets”. The order required Fransabank to reopen the account of Egyptian ...

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Lebanon Election 2022

With the elections in Lebanon scheduled to take place in early 2022, you have until November 20 to register your intention to vote in AustraliaThis webinar will provide surety that change is possible and that we can seek confidence in the actions of the Lebanese diaspora in sighting a democratic electoral process. In 2020, Lebanon endured multiple crises, including a ...

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