This Is Beirut, 02/04 22:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
During a press conference in Paris alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné criticized the Israeli airstrike which resulted in the killing of seven individuals associated with the US-based charity World Central Kitchen. French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné condemned, on Tuesday, the ...
This Is Beirut, 02/04 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed apologies on Tuesday for the killing of seven aid workers by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he spoke to Jose Andres, the US-based celebrity chef who heads the aid group World Central Kitchen, to express his "deep sorrow and sincere apologies over the tragic loss of ...
Tylia El Helou, 02/04 20:48 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for April 2nd, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 02/04 16:17 - Reading : less than a minute
On Monday, Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian consulate in Damascus killed eleven people, including Revolutionary Guard officials, prompting Iran to promise a firm response.
This Is Beirut, 02/04 12:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's President Ebrahim Raissi condemned on Tuesday a deadly air strike blamed on Israel against his country's consular annex in Damascus, saying the "cowardly crime will not go unanswered." "After repeated defeats and failures against the faith and will of the Resistance Front fighters, the Zionist regime has put blind assassinations on its ...
This Is Beirut, 02/04 10:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to reports from Axios, the United States was notified just minutes before Israel carried out an airstrike in Syria, targeting an Iranian embassy building. Notably, Israel didn't seek explicit approval from Washington; instead, they informed the US authorities when the aircraft were already en route to Damascus. Axios also states that ...
This Is Beirut, 02/04 10:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Food aid organization World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers in the Gaza Strip. "World Central Kitchen is devastated to confirm seven members of our team have been killed in an IDF strike in Gaza," the US-based charity said in a statement. It stated that those killed were "from Australia, Poland, ...
This Is Beirut, 01/04 20:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to enact a ban on broadcasts in Israel from news channel Al Jazeera using authority lawmakers have just voted to grant him. The potential ban is a fresh escalation in the running conflict between Israel's government and the Qatari TV channel during Israel's war with Hamas militants in ...
Tylia El Helou, 01/04 20:55 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for April 1st, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 01/04 12:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's interior ministry accused the Palestinian Authority's Fateh group of sending security officials disguised as charity truck drivers into northern Gaza, sparking tensions between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority The interior ministry in Gaza accused the Fateh of deploying security officials into northern Gaza while posing as charity truck ...
This Is Beirut, 01/04 11:27 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli police announced on Monday that they had arrested the sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Israel, where she lives, as part of a "terrorism" investigation by the police and Shin Bet (internal security). Sabah Abdel Salam Haniyeh, 57, an Israeli citizen, is "suspected of having contacts with Hamas operatives and identifying herself ...
01/04 10:36 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The Russian and Iranian imperial wars in Ukraine, Georgia and the Larger Middle East, their similes throughout the geopolitical landscapes (Taiwan, Philippines, Eastern Armenia, Syrian-Iraqi interfaces/ China, Russia-Turkey-Azerbaidjan…), and their models of governance are redefining the landmarks of renewed fascism, political violence and ...