Arab World

Gaza at 'Breaking Point', Says UN Food Agency Chief After Visit

This is Beirut 28/08 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam United Nations Palestine Hamas

The head of the UN's World Food Programme warned Thursday that famine-hit Gaza is "at breaking point", appealing for the urgent revival of its network of 200 food distribution points. "Enough is enough," the WFP's executive director Cindy McCain said after visiting the besieged Palestinian territory, where Israel is pressing operations in its ...

Israel Army Says Intercepted Drone Launched from Yemen

This is Beirut 28/08 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Houthi Palestine Yemen

Israel's military said it intercepted a drone launched from Yemen on Thursday, after sirens sounded in communities near the Gaza Strip. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the drone, but Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel since Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza ...

Swiss Court Rejects Islamic Scholar Ramadan's Rape Conviction Appeal

This is Beirut 28/08 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Switzerland Assault Trial

Switzerland's supreme court said Thursday it had rejected an appeal by Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan against his rape conviction, but his lawyers said he would take the case to Europe's rights court. "The Federal Court dismissed Tariq Ramadan's appeal against the conviction for rape and sexual coercion handed down by the Geneva Court of Justice," ...

China to Bolster Non-Western Alliances at Summit, Parade

This is Beirut 28/08 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

China Diplomacy Politics India SCO

China's President Xi Jinping will host world leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi from Sunday for a summit before a huge military parade as he seeks to showcase a non-Western style of regional collaboration. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit will be held Sunday and Monday, days before the military parade ...

Trump Moves to Limit US Stays of Students, Journalists

This is Beirut 28/08 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States Education Media

President Donald Trump's administration moved Thursday to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country. Under a proposed change, foreigners would not be allowed to stay for more than four years on student visas in the United ...

PoliticsAmerica’s Beirut Gamble: Barrack, Ortagus and Graham Push Lebanon Toward Peace

Salam El Zaatari 28/08 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Ceasefire Damascus Gulf Hezbollah

When Tom Barrack, Morgan Ortagus and Senator Lindsey Graham touched down in Beirut, it was clear that the United States was no longer willing to watch Lebanon’s crisis unfold from the sidelines. Their visit was not ceremonial. It was an intervention, part carrot, part stick, designed to push Lebanon into one of the most consequential decisions ...

AI Giant Nvidia Beats Earnings Expectations but Shares Fall

This is Beirut 28/08 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States AI Semiconductors nvidia

AI powerhouse Nvidia reported quarterly earnings Wednesday that beat expectations, but shares slipped amid concerns about an AI chip spending bubble and the company's stalled business in China. The California-based firm posted profit of $26.4 billion on record revenue of $46.7 billion in the recently ended quarter, driven by intense demand for ...

Russia Hits Kyiv with 'Massive' Deadly Overnight Strikes

This is Beirut 28/08 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Ukraine Russia War Strike Kyiv

Russian forces launched a "massive" attack on Kyiv on Thursday, hitting the Ukrainian capital with strikes that killed at least fourteen people and wounded around 30 others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came as Moscow and Kyiv traded blame over an impasse in diplomatic efforts towards a peace deal spearheaded by US President ...

White House Fires US Health Agency Head After she Refused to Quit

This is Beirut 28/08 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

USA White House Health Vaccines CDC Susan Monarez

The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The escalating dispute over Kennedy's sweeping overhaul of US vaccine policy also led to five other senior officials at the Centers for ...

North Korea's Kim to Attend Military Parade in China Next Week

This is Beirut 28/08 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

China NKorea Defence Politics

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a huge military parade in China next week to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, both countries announced on Thursday. Some 26 leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, will also attend the parade that will showcase China's latest equipment and ...

Israeli Troops Raid Bombed Syria Site

This is Beirut 28/08 02:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria Conflict

Israeli ground troops raided a Syrian site it had already bombed on Wednesday and a day prior, Syrian state media reported. Israel had struck the site near Kisweh, outside Damascus on Tuesday, killing six Syrian soldiers according to Damascus' foreign ministry, and bombed it again on Wednesday according to state television. Quoting a ...

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Military Sites Near Damascus

This is Beirut 27/08 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria

Syrian media reported Wednesday that Israeli warplanes conducted multiple airstrikes in the Damascus countryside, targeting military facilities and headquarters. The strikes reportedly hit a Syrian forces headquarters in the Al-Kiswah area, as well as a military facility in Tal Mani', according to state outlets. Syrian Television, citing ...