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Harvard Sees $2.2 Billion in Funding Frozen After Defying Trump

This is Beirut, 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism. The call for changes to its governance, hiring practices and admissions procedures expands on a list Harvard received on April 3, which ...

Senior Hamas Official Says Israeli Ceasefire Proposal Crosses 'Red Line'

This is Beirut, 14/04 23:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A senior Hamas official told AFP Monday that a new Israeli ceasefire proposal crosses a "red line" with demands that the Palestinian militants disarm before any permanent end to the Gaza war. "Hamas and the resistance factions' position is that the resistance's weapons are a red line and non-negotiable," the ...

Israeli Forces Advance Near Wazzani, Blast Kills Lebanese Soldier

This is Beirut, 14/04 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tensions flared along the southern Lebanese border on Monday as an Israeli military unit advanced toward the banks of the Wazzani River, while a deadly explosion struck a Lebanese Army unit in the Tyre district, killing one soldier and injuring three others. The Lebanese Army reported on its official X account that a specialized engineering unit ...

Macron and Abbas Agree on 'Urgent' Need for Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 14/04 17:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and French President Emmanuel Macron called for an "urgent" ceasefire in Gaza during a phone conversation on Monday, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. "They emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire, the acceleration of humanitarian aid delivery, the rejection of the displacement of the ...

Yemen's Huthis say Seven Killed in US Strikes West of Sanaa

This is Beirut, 14/04 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Yemen's Huthi rebels said on Monday the number of dead from US strikes carried out overnight Sunday, west of the capital Sanaa, had risen to seven dead with dozens wounded. The strikes targeting a factory in the in the al-Sawari industrial zone in the Bani Matar region led to "the martyrdom of seven citizens and the injury of 29 others, including ...

Hamas Says will Free Hostages if End to Gaza War Guaranteed

This is Beirut, 14/04 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior Hamas official said on Monday that the Palestinian group is prepared to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for a "serious prisoner swap" and guarantees that Israel will end the war in Gaza. Hamas is engaged in negotiations in Cairo with mediators from Egypt and Qatar — two nations working alongside the United States to broker a ...

Israel Strike Hits Gaza Hospital

This is Beirut, 14/04 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An Israeli air strike Sunday hit one of Gaza's few functioning hospitals, resulting in the death of a child according to the World Health Organization, as Israel warned it would expand its offensive if Hamas does not release hostages. Since the outbreak of war, tens of thousands of Gazans have sought refuge in hospitals, many of which have ...

Lebanon: The Staggering Transition

Charles Chartouni, 14/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Foreign observers wonder why the transition seems to be so awkward at a time when the proper conditions for an orderly political change are in place. Far from being accidental, these botched opportunities are ascribed to systemic factors related to undermined national legitimacy, curtailed sovereignty, dysfunctional governance, and regional ...

Israeli Military Says Projectile Fired from Yemen

This is Beirut, 13/04 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said a missile had been launched from Yemen on Sunday and was likely intercepted, as AFP journalists heard muffled blasts in Jerusalem. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, after review, it has been determined that one missile was launched from Yemen," the military ...

Israel Expanding Gaza Offensive, Seizes Key Corridor

This is Beirut, 12/04 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel said Saturday it planned to expand its military offensive in Gaza after seizing a new corridor as part of a broader effort to take large parts of the war-battered Palestinian territory. It also told tens of thousands of residents of Khan Yunis and surrounding areas in southern Gaza to evacuate and launched strikes after projectiles were ...

Israel Takes Control of Key Gaza Corridor, to Expand Offensive

This is Beirut, 12/04 15:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Saturday that its military had completed the takeover of a new corridor in southern Gaza, advancing its efforts to seize large parts of the war-battered Palestinian territory. The announcement from Defense Minister Israel Katz came as Hamas expected "real progress" towards a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, with senior ...

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