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Egypt maintained relations until 1956, when Gamal Abdel Nasser cut off relations and established them with the communist People's Republic of China instead. [citation needed] Ma Bufang, who was then living in Egypt, then was ordered to move to Saudi Arabia, and became the Republic of China ambassador to Saudi Arabia. [citation needed]
While initially hostile due to Lebanon's more "West-leaning" ties in the 1950s, relations between Lebanon and China were first established in 1971, with Lebanon becoming one of the first countries to form formal ties with China. The first Confucius Institute in the Middle East was opened in Lebanon in 2006. In 2013, China became Lebanon's top ...
The Gaza war [p] has been fought between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups [q] in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023. It is Israel's 15th war in Gaza, [75] and sparked an ongoing Middle Eastern crisis. The first day of the war was the deadliest for Israel, and it is the deadliest war for Palestinians in the history of ...
China is seeking to strengthen its relations with Arab states as a model for maintaining world peace and stability, Xi was quoted as saying by state media at the China-Arab States Cooperation ...
The foreign policy of Lebanon reflects its geographic location, the composition of its population, and its reliance on commerce and trade. As'ad AbuKhalil argues that foreign intervention has been a mainstay of Lebanon's domestic politics throughout its history as a nation-state, with British, French and American influence predominating from the declaration of independence in 1943 until the ...
Egypt controlled Gaza until a war broke out in 1967 involving Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Syria—known as the Six-Day War. During this conflict, Israel seized the Gaza Strip and maintained control ...
1973 Israeli raid in Lebanon; Hundred Days' War (part of the Lebanese Civil War) 1978 South Lebanon conflict (also known as Operation Litani, part of the Lebanese Civil War) Battle of Zahleh (part of the Lebanese Civil War) Mountain War (part of the Lebanese Civil War) War of the Camps (part of the Lebanese Civil War)
An Israeli offensive in Lebanon has the potential to increase the risk of a broader conflict that draws in Iran and Iran-aligned militants, particularly if Hezbollah's existence is threatened, the ...