Alissar Boulos, 2024-06-14 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday June 14th and the 252nd day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s local edition: the situation at the southern border, yet another initiative to unblock the presidential deadlock, the Cabriolet film festival and an amazing speleology discovery. On the international front: Gaza is ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-14 15:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Pope Francis called on Friday for a ban on "lethal autonomous weapons," when he addressed the G7 leaders' summit in Italy on the perils of artificial intelligence. "In light of the tragedy that is armed conflict, it is urgent to reconsider the development and use of devices like the so-called 'lethal autonomous weapons' and ultimately ban their ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-13 09:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
G7 leaders were set to agree on a new $50-billion loan for Ukraine as they gathered Thursday for a summit in southern Italy, using the profits from frozen Russian assets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join US President Joe Biden and leaders from Italy, Britain, France, Germany, Canada and Japan for the talks at the luxury Borgo ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-03 15:34 - Reading : less than a minute
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will participate in the upcoming G7 summit in Italy either online or in person, his spokesman told state media on Monday. A key agenda item of the summit to be held in southern Italy from June 13 to 15 will be ways to use profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, which has been urging allies for ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-31 15:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
G7 foreign ministers said on Friday that they were “gravely concerned” about deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea, particularly arms transfers from Pyongyang to Moscow for use in attacking Ukraine. “We are gravely concerned by the deepening DPRK-Russia cooperation in flagrant violation of multiple United Nations Security ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-29 11:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The G7 states will meet in Turin, Italy on Monday, for the first key climate talks since COP28 as a new report shows all G7 members are missing their climate targets. G7 ministers meet for environment and climate change talks in Turin on Monday, with experts urging the highly industrialized countries to use their political clout, wealth and ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-14 20:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
G7 leaders offered their full support for Israel on Sunday following an attack by Iran, and said they were ready to "take further measures" in response to "further destabilizing initiatives". In a statement following a video meeting, the leaders of the Group of Seven powers said they "unequivocally condemn in the strongest terms Iran's direct and ...
2024-04-14 12:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Israel on Sunday and warned against a regional "conflagration." The German government condemned the Iranian strikes against Israel on Sunday, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressing concern about the risk of "conflagration" in the region, which could ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-14 06:38 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
President Joe Biden said US forces helped Israel shoot down nearly all the drones and missiles fired by Iran Saturday, but appeared to guide the key US ally away from retaliating against Tehran by saying Israel had now shown its strength. Biden added that he was convening fellow G7 leaders on Sunday to coordinate a diplomatic response against ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-14 06:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday over Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, the body's president said. The meeting is aiming to be held at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Sunday and is at Israel's request, a spokesperson for Malta, which holds the rotating presidency this month, told the media Saturday ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-15 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
G7 countries warned Iran on Friday, March 15, against delivering any ballistic missiles to Russia, which would lead to "significant new sanctions" against Tehran, according to a joint communiqué. G7 countries warned Iran on Friday that they will impose "significant" new sanctions if Tehran transfers ballistic missiles to Russia for use in ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-24 22:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
G7 Kyiv Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
G7 once again reaffirmed its support for Ukraine, on the occasion of the second anniversary of the start of the Russian offensive on its territory, on Saturday, February 24. An opportunity for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to gain further support. The G7 countries pledged support for Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia after a virtual ...