Map wars in the Middle East: How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
Maps are ubiquitous—on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks the world over. While some maps delineate and ...
The Straits Times14d
Lebanon PM forms new government, pledging reforms
A day earlier, US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus warned against any Hezbollah presence in Lebanon’s new ... have to review agreements, including with the International ...
Dhaka Tribune14d
How cartographers charted and helped shape a regional conflict
To this day, Israel or the Palestinian territories may fall off some maps, depending on the politics of their makers. This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars ... the state’s ...
Hindustan Times14d
Who are some of Lebanon's new ministers?
Haneen Sayed is an economist and author who has worked extensively with the World Bank, including on its response to Lebanon's gruelling ... firm Strategy&'s Middle East business and had ...
i24NEWS14d
New government formed in Lebanon with Hezbollah – despite US objections
Earlier this week Morgan Ortegas, the deputy for Steve Witkoff, the US envoy to the Middle East, visited Lebanon. During her visit in Beirut, Ortegas made a statement from Baabdah Presidential ...
France 2415d
Lebanon forms new government after two years of political stalemate
Lebanon’s 128-seat parliament is mostly dominated by traditional, sectarian-based parties. The new government will have to review agreements including with the International Monetary Fund and ...
CNN15d
Lebanon’s prime minister forms new government after unusual US intervention
U.S. deputy Middle East ... Lebanon. But ultimately, Hezbollah’s ally Amal - which is headed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri - was allowed to choose four of the new cabinet’s members ...
The Telegraph15d
US draws ‘red line’ over including Hezbollah in Lebanon’s government, new envoy says
U.S. deputy special envoy for Middle East peace Morgan Ortagus speaks during a press conference after her meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 7 ...
Indiatimes15d
The US draws a 'red line' over including Hezbollah in Lebanon's government, new envoy says
Tensions persist as Israel accuses Lebanon of slow troop deployment, while Beirut cites Israeli ceasefire violations, including recent airstrikes in Sidon. US deputy special envoy for Middle East ...
U.S. draws ‘red line’ over including Hezbollah in Lebanon’s government, new envoy says
A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant group isn't a part of the new government in any form.
The Hamilton Spectator16d
US draws ‘red line’ over including Hezbollah in Lebanon’s government, new envoy says
Morgan Ortagus, a former U.S. State Department spokesperson and U.S. Navy Reserve officer, recently assumed the role of deputy special envoy for Middle East peace in President Donald Trump’s ...