This is Beirut, 04/09 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Syrian security official said a drone strike near Aleppo airport on Thursday killed two people, with state media reporting the attack but without saying who may be behind it. An AFP correspondent saw a vaporized car near the airport in Syria's north, with shrapnel scattered around it. Official news agency SANA reported that "a drone targeted a ...
This is Beirut, 03/09 08:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France on Wednesday “strongly condemned” the Israeli attack against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), stressing that the protection of peacekeepers must be ensured. Paris “reiterates that the protection of peacekeepers, as well as the safety of United Nations personnel, property, and premises, must be ...
This is Beirut, 01/09 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
USA China Missiles Drones Lasers
China will showcase a range of new weapons during a vast military parade on Wednesday, in a show of strength that is being seen as a challenge to US military dominance. Military experts have been analyzing social media photos and footage from several recent rehearsals, which have shown anti-ship missiles, cutting-edge underwater drones, ...
This is Beirut, 22/07 19:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tebnine Aitaroun Israel Lebanon UNIFIL Drones
An Israeli drone launched two missiles on Tuesday at a vehicle in the Ain al-Mazrab area of Tebnine, South Lebanon, causing destruction. Later that night, an Israeli force, supported by three military vehicles including a bulldozer, advanced from a newly built position on Jabal al-Batt near the outskirts of Aitaroun. The force began excavation ...
This is Beirut, 12/07 13:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky drones
Russia fired more than 620 drones and long-range missiles overnight killing four people, Ukraine said Saturday, calling for fresh sanctions on Moscow to halt its record barrages. Kyiv and Moscow have stepped up aerial strikes over recent months and US-led ceasefire talks aimed at pausing the over three-year war have stalled. "Twenty-six ...
This is Beirut, 09/06 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine in an overnight aerial barrage, Kyiv's air force said on Monday, the latest massive attack as Moscow rejects calls for a ceasefire. The attack caused damage in several Ukrainian regions, though there were no reports of people killed or mass casualties. "Enemy air strikes were recorded in 10 spots," the ...
This is Beirut, 05/06 12:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Hajj Mecca Islam AI Cameras Drones
In Mecca, a large-scale technological system operates around the clock during the Hajj. With more than 15,000 smart cameras, drones, and AI-powered software, authorities monitor crowd movements and coordinate the transport of 1.6 million pilgrims in real time using over 23,000 buses. The goal is to prevent incidents, avoid human bottlenecks, and ...
This is Beirut, 05/06 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A Russian drone slammed into a residential house in central Ukraine overnight Thursday, killing three members of one family, including a one-year-old baby, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. He accused Moscow of trying to "buy time for itself to continue killing" and called for the West to put "maximum sanctions" and ...
This is Beirut, 23/05 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Lebanon Hezbollah Airstrike drones
An Israeli drone dropped a bomb on the town of Aita al-Shaab on Friday afternoon. No injuries were reported from the strike, though it heightened concerns in the already tense border area. Earlier in the day, Israeli forces opened fire on a civilian vehicle in the town of Kfar Kila near the Fatima Gate. The car was struck by several bullets while ...
This is Beirut, 22/05 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem, where AFP journalists reported loud booms overhead, as the Israeli military announced it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen Thursday for the second time in less than 12 hours. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was ...
This is Beirut, 22/05 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Air traffic around Moscow was disrupted on Thursday as the Russian capital came under attack, with the defense ministry saying 35 Ukrainian drones targeting the city had been downed overnight. "Air defense systems destroyed and intercepted 105 Ukrainian drones," of which 35 were heading towards Moscow, the ministry said in a statement. Moscow's ...