This is Beirut, 21/06 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Raggi received a phone call this afternoon from British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Lammy expressed the United Kingdom’s and the broader European community’s support for Lebanon, stressing the importance of the country staying out of the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. ...
Ali A. Hamadé, 21/06 14:10 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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For days now, the Middle East has been gripped by a geopolitical crisis of extraordinary intensity. The open conflict between Israel and Iran – ignited by a sweeping Israeli military offensive – shows no sign of abating and is already reshaping the region’s balance of power. Not only has the balance tipped decisively toward Israel, but ...
This is Beirut, 20/06 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Kingdom and several other countries, including Switzerland—which represents U.S. interests in Iran—have announced the withdrawal of their diplomatic staff from Iran due to the ongoing war with Israel. "Due to the current security situation, we have taken the precautionary measure of temporarily withdrawing our British staff from ...
This is Beirut, 17/06 21:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As Israeli strikes on Iranian targets intensify, Tehran is now threatening to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) – a cornerstone of the global nuclear order signed over half a century ago, yet still at the heart of today’s regional tensions. A Treaty Born in the Shadow of the Bomb The NPT was signed in ...
This is Beirut, 17/06 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The UK on Tuesday tightened its sanctions on Russia's so-called shadow fleet, slapping bans on 20 more ships and blacklisting 10 other people or bodies involved in energy and shipping. Security analysts say the fleet of aging vessels is used by Russia to circumvent international sanctions that ban it from selling oil. Hundreds of vessels ...
This is Beirut, 16/06 20:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump was leaving a Group of Seven summit early on Monday as he hinted of greater involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict after issuing an ominous warning for the capital Tehran to evacuate. After a day of speaking with G7 leaders at a Canada summit about the need for a negotiated deal, Trump took to social media to back ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 20:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Former England football captain and global fashion icon David Beckham was knighted on Friday for his services to sport and charity, with The Who singer Roger Daltrey and actor Gary Oldman also receiving the honour. Beckham, who played 115 times for England as well as for some of the world's most high-profile clubs including Manchester United and ...
This is Beirut, 11/06 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The European Union and Britain on Wednesday sealed a "historic" deal on the status of the territory of Gibraltar, five years after Brexit. The deal will ease the flow of people and goods over the Gibraltar-Spain border, forming part of London's much-vaunted "reset" in ties with Brussels. When Britain left the EU in 2020, the relationship between ...
This is Beirut, 07/06 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will meet a US delegation for talks next week in Britain, Beijing announced Saturday amid a fragile truce in the trade dispute between the two powers. He will visit the United Kingdom from June 8 to 13 at the invitation of the British government, China's foreign ministry said in a statement. It said He and ...
This is Beirut, 01/06 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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British foreign minister David Lammy said on Sunday that Morocco's autonomy plan for the territory of Western Sahara was the "most credible" solution to the decades-long dispute, reversing London's long-standing position. Western Sahara, a mineral-rich former Spanish colony, is largely controlled by Morocco but has been claimed in its entirety ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 22:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A car ploughed into football fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title victory on Monday injuring several people while police said a 53-year-old man had been detained. Witnesses reported people being knocked over as a dark-coloured people carrier swerved through huge crowds among tens of thousands who turned out to see the English ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 21:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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King Charles III arrived in Ottawa Monday for a historic visit to open Canada's parliament, a brief trip seen as part of the pushback against US President Donald Trump's annexation threats. The 76-year-old monarch, who is Canada's head of state as part of the Commonwealth, was greeted at the airport by Prime Minister Mark Carney, who ...