This Is Beirut, 2024-09-30 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US vice presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz will face off Tuesday in a debate that promises to be a feisty battle to win over voters in middle America, who could decide the cliffhanger 2024 election. The combative Vance, 40, shares former president Donald Trump's gift for courting controversy, whether by smearing Democrats as ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-23 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations United States USA
Several countries issued statements on Monday over Israel's recent airstrikes on various areas in Lebanon. Israel has been engaging in a series of heavy attacks on Lebanon since the past week, notably detonating communication devices of Hezbollah operatives and elimating the group's military commanders. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia ...
2024-09-23 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Palestine Hamas Hassan Nasrallah USA
The United States mediation seems ineffective, and the war is bogging down. Radicalization is continuing on both sides, and the chances of working arrangements are receding by the day. Hamas is not interested in the projected trade-off, and the Israelis, despite their fractured political landscape, are unwilling to consider any political and ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-22 11:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates United States USA
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due on Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a time of soaring tensions in the Middle East, seeking to highlight economic and technological cooperation. Presidential advisor Anwar Gargash said the Emiratis, who want to reorient their economy away from oil and towards new ...
2024-09-21 18:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USA
In-person voting for this year's presidential election began on Friday, marking a significant milestone and the start of a six-week sprint leading up to Election Day, following a summer of political turbulence. Voters lined up to cast their ballots in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Virginia, the first states to offer early in-person voting options. ...
David Hale, 2024-09-16 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
America's presidential election is too close to call. It may be useful today to examine what a Trump victory might mean for foreign policy. Later, we can examine prospects for a Harris foreign policy -- whenever she says enough to assess. When speculating about the direction of foreign policy under Trump 2.0, keep in mind three elements of ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-13 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US State Department said on Thursday it was unconditionally releasing $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt, at a time when Cairo and Washington have been working closely on a Gaza ceasefire deal. Last year, the United States released part of this annual aid conditional on progress being made on respecting human rights in Egypt, a country ...
2024-09-12 14:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A wildfire ravaging the hills near Los Angeles had swelled in size by over 1,000 percent by Wednesday, torching dozens of homes and prompting a state of emergency. The Bridge Fire is one of three out-of-control blazes that have erupted around the United States' second-biggest city, fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-11 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The US and British top diplomats began a visit on Wednesday to Ukraine, where they will discuss further easing rules on firing Western weapons into Russia, whose alleged acquisition of Iranian missiles has raised new fears. Before their trip, both diplomats expressed worries regarding the transfer of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia. ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-08 21:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq and the United States have agreed on a phased pullout of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition but have yet to sign a final agreement, the Iraqi defence minister said Sunday. The United States has some 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria as part of the international coalition against the Daesh. They have been engaged in months of talks with ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-07 17:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A person in the state of Missouri has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu without a known exposure to infected animals, authorities said. The adult patient, who has underlying conditions, was admitted to hospital on August 22, received antiviral medications against influenza, then recovered and was discharged, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-04 22:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A 14-year-old gunman killed at least four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia on Wednesday, law enforcement said. The shooter -- also a student at the school -- was taken into custody. He will be charged with murder and tried as an adult, the Georgia Bureau of ...