French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a strategic partnership on Monday aimed at deepening bilateral ties and de-escalating conflict in the Middle East, including Lebanon, where the two leaders called for presidential elections. The French leader arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for a three-day state visit just as…
The Group of Seven (G7) defence ministers are meeting in Italy against a backdrop of brewing tensions in the Middle East and the drawn-out conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The one-day gathering on Saturday marks the group’s first ministerial meeting dedicated to defence, and is being held in Naples, the southern Italian city that is…
CIA Director William Burns warned Monday of the potential for simmering clashes in the Middle East to spread across the region even as, he said, the U.S. intelligence community had assessed the leaders of Iran and Israel are not looking for “all-out conflict.” “[W]e face the very real danger of a further regional escalation of…
With the spectre of all-out war looming over the Middle East, world powers warned of the potential repercussions of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination by Israel amid growing calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Middle East. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the UN General Assembly on Saturday that there must…
Netanyahu rejects Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal – CBS News Watch CBS News As fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday rejected a U.S.-backed proposal for a three-week cease-fire. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said a war “could be devastating” for both Israel and Lebanon. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Beirut. Be the first…
Where Harris and Trump stand on Israel, Middle East – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Donald Trump participated in an antisemitism event in Washington, D.C., Thursday as Vice President Kamala Harris joined Oprah Winfrey for a livestream event in Michigan. The candidates are campaigning amid rising tensions in the Middle East as Hezbollah…
