War in the Middle East

Emirates to Resume Flights to and from Lebanon Starting Monday

This is Beirut 21/06 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Emirates will resume operating flights to and from Lebanon, according to information obtained by This is Beirut from the Ministry of Transport. LBCI confirmed that the resumption will start on Monday, June 23. Gulf airlines canceled several flights starting Friday, June 13, 2025, to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and Syria. The day after ...

Khamenei Chooses Three Potential Successors, Fills Senior Military Posts from Bunker

This is Beirut 21/06 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has nominated three clerics as potential successors while hiding in a bunker as he faces threats of assassination by Israel in the ongoing war, The New York Times reports. Khamenei has also begun filling the posts of senior commanders eliminated by Israel, according to the report, which cites three Iranian ...

AnalysisUS Strikes on Fordo: Britain’s Strategic Dilemma

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 ...

Southern Lebanon: Israeli Strikes, UNIFIL Patrol Intercepted

This is Beirut 21/06 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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From Friday night into Saturday, the Israeli military intensified its strikes in southern Lebanon amid escalating regional tensions between Israel and Iran. The Israeli army fired bursts of gunfire from the radar site toward the outskirts of Shebaa on Saturday. Lebanese army units, including engineering teams, intelligence forces, and the ...

UN Urges More Support to Speed Up Syria Refugee Returns

This is Beirut 21/06 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi has urged more international support for Syria to speed up reconstruction and enable further refugee returns after some 14 years of civil war. "I am here also to really make an appeal to the international community to provide more help, more assistance to the Syrian government in this big challenge of ...

Iran-Israel War: Latest Developments

This is Beirut 21/06 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Here are the latest developments: Iran Arrests 22 Over Israeli Spy Links Police in Iran's Qom province said 22 people "linked to Israeli spy services" had been arrested since June 13. "22 people were identified and arrested on charges of being linked to the Zionist regime's spy services, disturbing public opinion and supporting the criminal ...

Arab Foreign Ministers Hold Emergency Talks in Istanbul Over Iran-Israel Escalation

This is Beirut 20/06 23:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Arab League foreign ministers gathered in Istanbul late Friday to discuss the escalating war between Iran and Israel, Turkish state news agency Anadolu said, quoting diplomatic sources. The ministers were in Turkey's largest city on the eve of weekend gathering of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was also slated to discuss the ...

Washington Deploys Third Aircraft Carrier Near the Middle East

This is Beirut 20/06 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The USS Gerald R. Ford will depart for Europe next week, a Navy official said Friday, placing a third American aircraft carrier in closer proximity to the Middle East as Israel and Iran trade strikes. Israel launched an unprecedented air campaign against Iran last week, and US President Donald Trump has said he is weighing whether to join Israel ...

SpotlightTactical Nukes Worry Strategists

Mario Chartouni 20/06 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Kremlin, via spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, reiterated on Friday its firm opposition to the use of tactical nuclear weapons, describing any potential US strike on Iran as “catastrophic.” Peskov was responding to “media rumors” about a possible nuclear strike aimed at destroying Iran’s uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, stressing ...

Israel’s Strikes in Iran Have Killed at Least 657 People, Says US-Based Rights Group

This is Beirut 20/06 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A US-based NGO said Friday that Israel's strikes against Iran have killed at least 657 people, including civilians and members of the security forces, a toll based on sources and reports in Iran. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said that at least 263 civilians had been killed nationwide since Israel began its strikes on June ...

ExplainerWhat Would Actually Set Off a Nuclear Disaster

Kaline Antoun 20/06 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Since the Israeli strikes on Iran’s Natanz nuclear site on June 13, one question has taken on new urgency: What exactly needs to be hit in a nuclear facility to trigger a radioactive or chemical leak? And more critically, did the recent strikes come dangerously close to that threshold? To assess the risk, we first need to understand what a ...

EU and Allies Call for Talks as Iran-Israel Tensions Soar

This is Beirut 20/06 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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European powers on Friday urged Iran to continue diplomacy with the United States to find a solution in the standoff over its nuclear programme as Israel keeps up its bombardment of the Islamic republic. "The good result today is that we leave the room with the impression that the Iranian side is ready to further discuss all the important ...