Headlines- The declaration of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was applauded by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), which described it as "a critical and long-overdue reprieve for civilians who have endured weeks of unrelenting violence."
- The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been welcomed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who expressed optimism that it will lay the groundwork for long-term stability in the Middle East.
- As part of an earlier two-week ceasefire deal between Tehran and the United States to pause the conflict in the Middle East, Iran's Foreign Ministry praised the ceasefire reached by Israel and Lebanon.
- At midnight local time on Friday, gunfire broke out in the southern suburbs of Beirut as a ceasefire with Israel came into effect.
- The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health estimates that since March 2, Israeli forces have killed at least 2,196 civilians and injured another 7,185.
- The Lebanese government urges people not return back to their homes in southern Lebanon, despite Israel and Lebanon have reached a 10-day ceasefire.
- The United States is "very close" to a deal with Iran, President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House.
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Ahead of Crucial COP29 Climate Summit,Global...
In Baku, Azerbaijan, a country whose economy is heavily dependent on the sale of fossil fuels, the COP29 climate summit is set to get underway on Monday. Despite warnings that efforts to curb global warming are way off track,world leaders and thousands of delegates will try to negotiate ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions over 12 days.
Following Their Exodus from Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh,Many...
Since Azerbaijani forces took over the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh, approximately 100,000 ethnic Armenians have left the region. As long as negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue, many of them who are now living in Armenia are hoping to return.
Armenian Float in California Rose Parade
With a floral float in the annual Rose Parade, Armenian Americans in Southern California celebrated their culture and moving on from a traumatic year that saw the excodus of Armenians from their former enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh inside the borders of Azerbaijan.
Turkey-Armenia Border May Reopen After Azerbaijan’s...
Turkey’s border with Armenia may soon reopen after more than 30 years following Azerbaijan’s recapture of the Nagorno-Karabakh area from ethnic Armenians.
Nagorno-Karabakh Exodus Surpasses 65,000
With more than half of the population of the enclave evacuated since Monday, thousands of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh continue to cross into Armenia. According to new arrivals, 100 kilometres behind them, the roads are packed.
Tens of Thousands Flee for Armenia...
This week, at least 50,000 people have fled into Armenia from their homes in Nagorno-Karabagh. The exodus comes after the long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan appears to have ended swiftly in Baku’s favor.
An Azerbaijani Journalist Talks Her Phone...
Sevinc Vaqifqizi, an Azerbaijani journalist who works for Meydan TV, a Berlin-based independent news outlet, was one of the people whose phone number was discovered to be infected with the NSO Group’s Pegasus malware. A forensic study of her phone revealed it had been tapped since 2019
New Concerns Among Armenians and Azerbaijanis...
Following A 44-Day Conflict In 2020, Armenia And Azerbaijan Have Maintained A Shaky Ceasefire. However, In Certain Localities, The Cease-Fire Has Resulted In The Emergence Of New Issues. In This Anna Rice-Narrated Report, Arus Hakobyan Has This Report
Tea, Cake, And Death Threats: Coexistence...
When an Armenian shopkeeper tells our TV crew she would serve Azerbaijani customers, her husband threatens to kill her. The new borders drawn by the peace deal signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan has split the village of Shurnukh and brought new tensions
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Security forces detained opposition supporters as they were gathering to protest outside Azerbaijan’s election commission building in the capital, Baku, on February 16. A candidate for the opposition Musavat Party, Faraj Karimli, was detained while speaking to journalists. The demonstrators decried reported violations in the February 9 parliamentary elections. According to police, the protest was not officially sanctioned, but the opposition says the constitution does not require any official permission to demonstrate..An iconic monument in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade, has been returned to its familiar place in a city park after months of restoration work