Christiane Tager, 31/01 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The relationship between the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and the French oil giant TotalEnergies seems to be on the brink of collapse. The issue lies in a report on the drilling of Block 9 that has not been submitted to the Lebanese authorities. In 2023, TotalEnergies announced the start of drilling in Block 9, off the Lebanese coast, as part of ...
This is Beirut, 31/01 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US military said it killed a senior operative of Al-Qaeda's Syria branch in an air strike on northwestern Syria on Thursday. The area was the stronghold of interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group before it led the rebel offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad in December. "US Central Command forces conducted a ...
Pierre Nahas, 30/01 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
“Artificial intelligence will have a more profound impact on humanity than fire, electricity, and the internet” according to Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, Google’s mother company. It is indeed safe to say that AI will fundamentally transform every major industry on the planet, meaning that nations that master AI will also master the ...
Salam El Zaatari, 30/01 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In the high-stakes chess game of Middle Eastern politics, a hidden force drives both Israel and Iran toward an eerily similar endgame, an unshakable belief that history is hurtling toward a divinely orchestrated climax. On one side, Israel’s religious circles whisper about the long-awaited Messiah, a figure destined to restore their ancient ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 22:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The new authorities in Syria announced on Wednesday evening the dissolution of "all armed groups" that had led the offensive against Bashar al-Assad, as well as the dissolution of the army of the former regime, which was overthrown on December 8. "All armed groups, political and civil bodies claiming to represent the revolution are ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The European Union on Wednesday promised 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion) of financing and investments for Jordan as part of a new "strategic" partnership with the key Middle East ally. "With the current geopolitical shifts and growing crises in the region, strengthening the EU-Jordan partnership is the right decision at the right time," European ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 11:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US export controls on high-tech chips may have inadvertently fuelled the success of start-up DeepSeek's AI chatbot, sparking fears in Washington there could be little it can do to stop China in the push for global dominance in AI. The firm, based in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, has stunned investors and industry insiders with its R1 ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In an open letter sent on Tuesday, US lawmakers Darin LaHood and Darrell Issa, co-chairs of the US-Lebanon Friendship Caucus in the House of Representatives, urged Lebanese leaders to end Hezbollah’s influence on the country’s political and security landscape. The letter, addressed to President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday widened exemptions in a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance, saying the United States would keep funding humanitarian items such as shelter and medicine. President Donald Trump on returning office last week ordered a 90-day pause to review assistance by the United States, the world's largest donor in ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 06:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that his country could take part in peace talks with Ukraine, but ruled out speaking directly to President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he described as ‘illegitimate’. The Ukrainian leader responded by saying that Mr Putin was ‘afraid’ of negotiations and was using ...
This is Beirut, 28/01 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that talks with Ukraine were possible but not with its President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he deemed "illegitimate". US President Donald Trump has put pressure on both sides to end the nearly three-year conflict, saying last week that Zelensky wanted to negotiate a "deal" to stop the fighting. "If ...
This is Beirut, 28/01 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said on Tuesday that two days of Turkish strikes had killed 12 civilians in Kurdish-held areas of northern Syria. Turkish-backed forces launched an offensive against the SDF in November that has seen them capture several Kurdish-held enclaves in the north despite US efforts to broker a ceasefire. The ...