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LBCI
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- Politics
- LBCI
MP Hajj Hassan on normalization with Israel: We will not change our position
Head of the Baalbek-Hermel bloc, MP Hussein Hajj Hassan, called on the Lebanese state to "fulfill its role alongside the Quintet Committee to stop Israeli attacks, secure the return of prisoners, and initiate reconstruction efforts." Hajj Hassan stressed that "Lebanese national issues are resolved among Lebanese themselves, and we have nothing to trade with the enemy under the pressure of bombardment, killings, and assassinations." He warned of ongoing attempts to impose normalization with Israel across the region as part of efforts to liquidate the Palestinian cause. "As part of the Resistance Axis, we have confronted this issue over the past years and will not change our position," he affirmed. Hajj Hassan added that normalization with Israel contradicts the interests of Lebanon, Syria, and the broader region, including the very countries that have already normalized relations.
CTV News
18-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Armenian PM set for rare bilateral visit to Turkey to meet Erdogan
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives for the European Political Community summit in Tirana, Albania, Friday, May 16, 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP) ISTANBUL/TBILISI - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he will visit Turkey for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, a rare bilateral visit that Armenia hopes will reset fraught ties and reopen their shared land border after decades of enmity. The two neighbors have no formal diplomatic relations amid a legacy of deep historical hostility stemming from the World War One mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces, considered a genocide by Armenia. Canada and many other countries. Turkey has also taken the side of close-ally Azerbaijan in its longstanding conflict with Armenia. Armenpress state news agency cited Pashinyan on Wednesday as confirming the visit with Erdogan, Turkey's leader of 22 years. Armenian parliamentary speaker Alen Simonyan on Tuesday said the visit would be 'historic,' and partly aimed at eliminating the risk of fresh fighting with Azerbaijan. Pashinyan, who has presided over several defeats to Azerbaijan, has pushed hard to normalize relations with Ankara and Baku. He frames normalization with Turkey as a way for Armenia, whose relations with traditional ally Russia have soured, to build closer ties with Western countries. Earlier this year he said Armenia would no longer lobby for international recognition of the destruction of Anatolia's Armenian population as a genocide, a concession to Turkey that is deeply controversial among many Armenians. A senior Armenian diplomat said the two sides would discuss the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process, and could also discuss the Israeli-Iranian conflict and evacuating foreign citizens from Iran, which neighbors both states. Ankara closed its border with Armenia in 1993, in support of Azerbaijan in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Azerbaijani region that at the time had a mostly Armenian population. Turkey has said it wants to reopen the eastern frontier, but only if Armenia signs a peace treaty with Azerbaijan, with which Turkey has cultural and linguistic ties. Armenia has repeatedly said it wants to reopen the Turkish border, and last year refurbished a crossing point. 'We are ready for a new era in our region,' the diplomat said. A day before the visit, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev will also visit Erdogan in Turkey, Erdogan's office said. Azerbaijan in 2023 restored full control over Karabakh, prompting the region's 100,000 ethnic Armenians to flee to Armenia. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have backed a peace treaty, but progress has been slow, and ceasefire violations have risen along their heavily militarized border in recent months. (Reporting by Jonathan Spicer in Istanbul and Felix Light in Tbilisi; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
LBCI
25-05-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Israel's ambassador to US says Syria, Lebanon could normalize ties before Saudi Arabia
The Israeli ambassador to the United States expressed his belief that Syria and Lebanon could join the Abraham Accords and normalize relations with Israel before Saudi Arabia. In an interview, he said, 'There's no reason now why we wouldn't be moving into accommodation with Syria and Lebanon,' adding, 'We have dramatically changed the paradigm there."
Al Bawaba
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Trump urges Ahmed al-Sharaa to normalize ties with Israel
NEWS Published May 14th, 2025 - 07:58 GMT A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) watching as US President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. PHOTO / SAUDI ROYAL PALACE / BANDAR AL-JALOUD ALBAWABA - US President Donald Trump called on Syria to normalize relations with Israel and join the Abraham Accords, AFP reported on Wednesday. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Al Arabiya
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Trump says normalization of US relations with Syria have begun
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that normalization of US relations with Syria began during his meeting with Syria President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Speaking at the GCC-US Summit in Riyadh, the US President expressed interest making a deal with Iran, but said that 'for that to happen [Iran] must stop supporting terror and not have a nuclear weapon.' For more news on Saudi Arabia, visit our dedicated page. Trump also said that there was a chance of a future in Lebanon that was free from a Hezbollah grip. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed al-Nahyan, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa and Omani Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation Affairs Asaad bin Tariq al Said were all in attendance on Wednesday morning in preparation for the summit. The summit reflects the Gulf states' commitment to strengthening strategic cooperation with the US, within the framework of the vision led by Saudi Arabia to enhance integration and joint action in order to serve mutual interests, with defense cooperation being a key component of the partnership. This partnership between the GCC states and the US is based on historical ties, shared interests and a desire to maintain security and stability in the region.
