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CNA
5 days ago
- Politics
- CNA
Thailand-Cambodia tensions: US, China send representatives to join border talks in Malaysia
Defence ministers from Thailand and Cambodia will meet on Aug 7 in Malaysia on the final day of ongoing talks to keep alive a tenuous truce reached late last month. This is their first face-to-face meeting after hostilities broke out two weeks ago. What started as a border conflict between two ASEAN neighbours has now also seen an active interest from both the US and China. Defence ministers from Thailand and Cambodia will meet on Aug 7 in Malaysia on the final day of ongoing talks to keep alive a tenuous truce reached late last month. This is their first face-to-face meeting after hostilities broke out two weeks ago. What started as a border conflict between two ASEAN neighbours has now also seen an active interest from both the US and China.
Asharq Al-Awsat
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Lebanon: Qassem Reiterates Hezbollah Disarmament Hinges on Israeli Pullout
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem reiterated the Lebanese group's stance that it will not discuss giving up its remaining weapons until Israel withdraws from the five border points it occupies in southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes. Qassem spoke on Sunday on the anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000. The speech came nearly six months after the latest Israel-Hezbollah war ended with a US-brokered ceasefire. Under the deal, Israel and Hezbollah were supposed to withdraw forces from southern Lebanon. Israeli officials have said they plan to remain at the five points indefinitely to secure their border. Israel has also continued to carry out near-daily airstrikes in southern Lebanon and sometimes in Beirut's southern suburbs. 'We adhered completely' to the agreement, Qassem said, adding: 'Don't ask us for anything else from now on. Let Israel withdraw, stop its aggression, release the prisoners and fulfill all obligations under the agreement. After that, we will discuss each new development.'
