Middle East

Trump Blasts ‘Radical Left’ After Killing of Influencer Charlie Kirk

This is Beirut 2025-09-11 09:03 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Donald Trump lashed out at the "radical left" on Wednesday after the apparent assassination of his right-wing ally Charlie Kirk, vowing a crackdown after a killing that has sparked fears of worsening political violence in the United States. Kirk, a powerful voice in conservative politics at just 31 years old, had been dead only a few ...

Kidnapped Academic Tsurkov in Israel after Release from Iraq

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 23:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Irak Baghdad Elizabeth Tsurkov

Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov arrived in Israel on Monday, a day after she was released more than two years after her kidnapping in Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the release of Tsurkov, who had been held hostage since March 2023. "Elizabeth Tsurkov, ...

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Qatari PM Says Netanyahu Must Be "Brought to Justice"

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 23:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani

Qatar's prime minister warned Wednesday that an unprecedented Israeli strike in Doha targeting Hamas killed hope for Gaza hostages, calling for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to be "brought to justice." His comments came a day after deadly strikes targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar, a US ally, a first in the oil-rich Gulf that ...

Israel Vows to Strike Foes Anywhere after Qatar Attack

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Israël Hamas

Israel warned its enemies Wednesday they were not safe anywhere, a day after strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar, a US ally, drew a rare rebuke from President Donald Trump. Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed that Israel would "act against its enemies anywhere," while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Qatar to expel Hamas officials or ...

Houthi Media Says Israel Struck Yemeni Capital

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 20:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Yemen Houthi Movement

Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday said Israeli air strikes hit Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, with an AFP journalist reporting the sound of explosions. At least 35 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Israeli strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa and Jawf province on Wednesday, the insurgents said in a statement. "The death toll has ...

Canada 'Evaluating' Relations with Israel after Qatar Strikes

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Canada

Canada said Wednesday it is reassessing its relationship with Israel in the wake of Israel's air strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. "We are evaluating the relationship with Israel," said Foreign Minister Anita Anand to reporters. "The attack yesterday on Qatar was one that was unacceptable. It was a violation of Qatari airspace." AFP

Poland Warns of Escalation, Holds NATO Talks after Russian Drone Intrusion

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 19:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Poland gathered its NATO allies for urgent talks Wednesday after Russian drones flew into Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, warning that the situation was inching closer to "open conflict." Poland's airspace was violated 19 times, Tusk said, and at least three drones were shot down after ...

UN Council Talks on Israel's Qatar strike postponed to Thursday

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 18:40 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Qatar United Nations Security Council

An emergency United Nations Security Council meeting in response to Israel's strikes on Qatar has been postponed to Thursday at Doha's request, rotating council president South Korea said. "The Security Council postponed today's emergency briefing on 'the situation in the Middle East' to tomorrow afternoon, at Qatar's request, so that the Prime ...

Cuba Suffers Fifth Nationwide Blackout in a Year

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Cuba Energy Electricity Blackout

Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Wednesday, the fifth on the cash-strapped Caribbean island in under a year, the energy ministry announced. "A total disconnection of the SEN electricity system has occurred, which may be associated with an unexpected shutdown" of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant, the island's biggest, the ...

UN Nuclear Watchdog Says New Deal with Iran Covers 'All Facilities'

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam United Nations Tehran IAEA Nuclear

Iran's new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog includes "all facilities and installations" in the Islamic republic, the agency's head said Wednesday, though Iran said the agreement itself "does not create access." Iran agreed to a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday, after ...

Israel’s Doha Strike on Hamas Reshapes Diplomacy

Mario Chartouni 2025-09-10 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Qatar Doha

Israel carried out on Tuesday a large-scale airstrike in the Qatari capital, Doha, targeting senior Hamas officials. The attack killed six people and immediately sparked international reactions, including a rare public criticism from US President Donald Trump of his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A Symbolic Target Initial ...

EU and NATO Condemn Russian Drone Incursion into Polish Airspace

This is Beirut 2025-09-10 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Volodymyr Zelensky Kyiv Ukraine Russia Poland

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that a violation of Polish airspace by several Russian drones overnight was a major provocation aimed at EU and NATO members. "Last night we experienced a violation of Polish airspace by a significant number of Russian drones," he said, denouncing the "large-scale ...