Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat is an editorial assistant for Al-Monitor based in Beirut, Lebanon. On Twitter: @beatricefarhat

Palestine | Nov 20, 2023

China hosts Arab FMs, pushes ‘justice, fairness’ in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Arab-Muslim delegation stopped in China on the first leg of a tour aimed at shoring up support for an immediate end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud before a family photo for the attendees of a meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim-majority nations at the Diaoyutai State Guest House, Beijing, China, Nov. 20, 2023.

Egypt | Nov 18, 2023

Egypt’s Ramses II collection opens in Australia, biggest in 200 years

The traveling exhibition "Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs" goes Down Under after stops in the United States and Paris to promote Egyptian tourism.

Lebanon | Nov 17, 2023

Why did Lebanon issue warrant for journalist over interview with Israeli official?

Journalists reporting on the prospects of Lebanon being dragged into a war have faced growing pressure and harassment.

Layal al-Ekhtiar appears on Al-Arabiya, Nov. 17, 2023.

Syria | Nov 17, 2023

Suspected Israeli strikes in Syria target Hezbollah, Iran-backed groups

The strikes come amid the ongoing Hamas-Israel war in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli self-propelled artillery howitzers are stationed at an Israeli army base in Zawra, the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, April 6, 2023.

Lebanon | Nov 16, 2023

Germany raids Islamic center allegedly linked to Hezbollah

The nationwide operation comes as Hezbollah and Israel continue to exchange fire along the Lebanese border.

A police car sits in front of the Islamic Center Hamburg (Islamisches Zentrum Hamburg) in Hamburg, Germany, Nov. 9, 2022.

Lebanon | Nov 15, 2023

Lebanon releases suspected Hezbollah member accused of killing Irish UNIFIL peacekeeper

Mohamad Ayyad, who is believed to be linked to the paramilitary Hezbollah movement, was charged with the killing of an Irish UNIFIL soldier in southern Lebanon last year.

Peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) attend the repatriation ceremony for Irish soldier Sean Rooney who was killed on a UN patrol, at Beirut international airport on December 18, 2022. - The United Nations peacekeeping force in south Lebanon urged Beirut to ensure a "speedy" investigation into the fatal shooting of an Irish soldier this week. The convoy of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came under fire near the village of Al-Aqbiya late on December 14, a

Palestine | Nov 15, 2023

First fuel truck since Oct. 7 enters Gaza via Egypt

The fuel shortages have added to the desperation of more than 2 million people trapped inside the enclave, which the Israel offensive has ravaged for more than a month.

Palestine | Nov 14, 2023

Israel’s attacks on Gaza hospitals could amount to war crimes, says HRW

Human Rights Watch says the ongoing Israeli targeting of hospitals across Gaza “should be investigated as war crimes.”

Palestinians injured in Israeli raids arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital on Nov. 14, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

Iran | Nov 14, 2023

Iran executed 114 people since Israel-Hamas war began: report

It seems Iran is taking advantage of the world focus on the Israel-Hamas war to carry out mass executions across its prisons.

People protest against executions and detentions in Iran, in front of the Iranian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York City on December 17, 2022. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestine | Nov 13, 2023

At least 185 Palestinians killed in Israel's West Bank raids since Gaza war began

The violence coincides with the Hamas-Israel war in the Gaza Strip.

Beatrice Farhat

China hosts Arab FMs, pushes ‘justice, fairness’ in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Egypt’s Ramses II collection opens in Australia, biggest in 200 years

Why did Lebanon issue warrant for journalist over interview with Israeli official?

Suspected Israeli strikes in Syria target Hezbollah, Iran-backed groups

Germany raids Islamic center allegedly linked to Hezbollah

Lebanon releases suspected Hezbollah member accused of killing Irish UNIFIL peacekeeper

First fuel truck since Oct. 7 enters Gaza via Egypt

Israel’s attacks on Gaza hospitals could amount to war crimes, says HRW

Iran executed 114 people since Israel-Hamas war began: report

At least 185 Palestinians killed in Israel's West Bank raids since Gaza war began

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