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UAE to host IMF, World Bank meetings in 2029

United Arab Emirates

UAE to host IMF, World Bank meetings in 2029

The UAE Banks Federation (UBF) has welcomed the selection of the UAE to host the World Bank Group and IMF Annual Meetings in 2029, calling it a reaffirmation of the country's standing as a global financial hub.

Lebanon heads to historic Israel talks

Lebanon

Lebanon heads to historic Israel talks

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has called for historic direct talks with longtime foe Israel since war erupted a month ago - a month in which Israel's military has forced more than a million Lebanese to flee, levelled parts of Beirut and triggered sectarian friction.

A strategy built on lies and concealment

Iran

A strategy built on lies and concealment

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Friday called for a ceasefire in Lebanon and the unfreezing of Iranian assets as conditions for any peace negotiations with the United States, as talks are expected to take place Saturday in Pakistan.

Edge of war, edge of talks

Israel

Edge of war, edge of talks

Israeli and Lebanese officials are expected to meet in Washington next week as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to calm weeks of Israeli fighting with Iran-backed Hezbollah that has threatened to derail a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire. 

At Art Paris, a cedar stands tall

Lebanon

At Art Paris, a cedar stands tall

Art Paris runs through Sunday at the Grand Palais (Paris), gathering dozens of international galleries and hundreds of artists under one roof,  from established names to emerging voices, from every corner of the world.

Vance to Iran: Play games, face consequences

Iran

Vance to Iran: Play games, face consequences

Vice President JD Vance said on Friday he was looking forward to having positive negotiations with Iran as he left for talks in Pakistan with a warning to Tehran not to "play us."

Jean-Noël Barrot on Lebanon: when ignorance mistakes itself for diplomacy

Lebanon

Jean-Noël Barrot on Lebanon: when ignorance mistakes itself for diplomacy

There is an unwritten rule in any self-respecting chancellery: before commenting on a complex military operation in a region you do not understand, make sure you know what you are talking about. Jean-Noël Barrot, France's Foreign Minister, appears never to have heard of it.

Saudi attacks slash oil output, disrupt key pipeline

Saudi Arabia

Saudi attacks slash oil output, disrupt key pipeline

Attacks on Saudi energy facilities have cut the kingdom's oil production capacity by around 600,000 barrels per day and throughput on its East-West Pipeline by about 700,000 bpd, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Thursday, citing an official source at the Ministry of Energy.

Hezbollah rejects direct talks with Israel

Hezbollah

Hezbollah rejects direct talks with Israel

Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Fayyad said on Thursday that the group rejected direct negotiations with Israel and that the Lebanese government should demand a ceasefire as a precondition before any further steps are taken.

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