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Houthi Media Reports US Strikes on Stronghold City Saada

This is Beirut 18/03 23:25 - Reading : less than a minute

The media channels of Yemen's Houthis reported late Tuesday strikes by the United States on the city of Saada, the birthplace of their movement in the country's north. "A strike by the US aggression" targeted the Saada governorate, said the Iran-backed Houthis' Saba news agency and Al-Masira TV, while witnesses told AFP there were three strikes ...

Zelensky Backs Energy Truce, But Needs 'Details' from Trump

This is Beirut 18/03 23:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Ukraine was favorable to a US-proposed truce on strikes against energy infrastructure endorsed by Russia, but needed more "details" from Washington first. Speaking after a call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zelensky also warned in an online briefing ...

SOHR Says Israel Strikes Central Syria Military Site

This is Beirut 18/03 22:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Syria war monitor said Israeli jets struck a military site in central Syria on Tuesday, the latest such attack in recent days. According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, "Israeli air strikes targeted a missile battalion" near Homs, reporting explosions in the area with no immediate word of casualties. Israel ...

Putin and Trump Agree on Halt to Ukraine Energy Attacks But No Ceasefire

This is Beirut 18/03 22:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday in a call with Donald Trump to halt attacks against Ukrainian energy targets but would not accept an immediate full ceasefire and insisted that the West halt all military aid for Kyiv. The US and Russian leaders spoke for more than an hour and a half and both expressed hopes for repairing relations wrecked by ...

Scholz and Macron Vow to Continue Military Support to Ukraine

This is Beirut 18/03 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Tuesday to continue providing military aid to Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a "complete cessation" of Western military support. "We both agree that Ukraine can count on us, that Ukraine can count on Europe, and that we will not let (Kyiv) ...

Netanyahu Warns Hamas Israeli Strikes on Gaza 'Only the Beginning'

This is Beirut 18/03 21:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that a wave of deadly overnight strikes on Gaza was "only the beginning" of Israeli action in the Palestinian territory. "Hamas has already felt the strength of our arm in the past 24 hours. And I want to promise you –- and them –- this is only the beginning," ...

Q&AThree Questions for Khalil Helou on the End of the Truce in Gaza

Mario Chartouni 18/03 21:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As fighting in Gaza escalates with renewed hostilities and intensified strikes, uncertainty over the future of the Israel-Hamas conflict is deepening. With Palestinian sources reporting more than 400 deaths since Monday, This is Beirut spoke with General Khalil Helou to assess the dynamics at play, the potential impact on regional stability, and ...

German MPs Approve Colossal Fiscal Spending for Defense and Infrastructure

This is Beirut 18/03 21:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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German lawmakers gave the green light on Tuesday for a colossal spending boost for defense and infrastructure pushed by chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz amid deep fears in Europe over the future strength of the transatlantic alliance. The unprecedented fiscal package—dubbed "XXL-sized" and a cash "bazooka" by German media—could pave the ...

Houthis Claim Missile Launch at Israel

This is Beirut 18/03 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Tuesday they launched a missile at Israel, whose military said it was intercepted before reaching the country's territory. The Houthis' military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement posted on X that the group targeted Israel's Nevatim air base with a "hypersonic ballistic missile type Palestine 2" Israel ...

Centcom, the American Leviathan Watching Over the East

Mario Chartouni 18/03 18:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States has escalated its military involvement in Yemen by bombing Houthi positions on Saturday, causing dozens of casualties among the fighters of the Iran-backed movement. Behind these strikes is the United States Central Command (Centcom), a crucial component of the American military strategy in the Middle East for ...

ReportAleppo International Airport Reopens After Closure Following Assad’s Fall

This is Beirut 18/03 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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The first commercial flight lands at Aleppo International Airport as it reopens after being out of service since Islamist-led rebels took over the city of Aleppo and toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

The Anticipated Resumption of the War in Gaza

Samar El-Kadi 18/03 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel’s warning to unleash hell fire on Gaza if Hamas fails to release Israeli hostages is no longer a threat. At least 413 people were killed and more than 600 injured in a spate of intense airstrikes on Monday evening, shattering a fragile truce that took effect on January 19. The escalation is set to continue with the Israeli government ...