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Gaza: Israeli Strike Targets Hamas' Abou Obeida, according to the Israeli media

This is Beirut 30/08 20:35 - Reading : less than a minute

The Israeli military has targeted a building in Gaza where Abu Obeida, spokesperson for Hamas' Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, was reportedly located, Israeli media announced on Saturday evening. The military confirmed the attack but did not disclose its target and did not clarify whether its was killed or survived. According to media reports, Abu ...

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Visa Refusal for Palestinians at UN, EU Urges Washington to "Reconsider"

This is Beirut 30/08 19:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Nations United States Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas UN General Assembly

The European Union on Saturday urged the United States to "reconsider" its decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials planning to attend next month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. "We strongly call for this decision to be reconsidered, in light of international law," said EU foreign policy chief Kaja ...

Houthis Claim Israeli Airstrikes Killed Yemen’s Prime Minister, Vow Revenge

This is Beirut 30/08 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Houthi Movement Yemen

Yemen's Houthi vowed on Saturday to avenge the killing of their prime minister Ahmad Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahwi and other political leaders in Israeli strikes on Thursday. "We promise to God, to the dear Yemeni people and the families of the martyrs and wounded that we will take revenge," the head of the group's supreme ...

Alawite Families Forced to Flee Neighborhood Near Damascus

This is Beirut 30/08 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Syria SOHR Alawites

Dozens of Syrian families from the Alawite minority were forced to leave their neighborhood near Damascus following threats from armed men, residents told AFP on Saturday. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), an armed group entered the Soumariya district, west of Damascus, on Thursday and pushed Alawite residents out of ...

Former Parliament Speaker Shot Dead in Western Ukraine

This is Beirut 30/08 17:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Ukraine Andriy Parubiy

Former Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Andriy Parubiy, a leading figure of the pro-European Maidan revolution in 2014, was shot dead Saturday in the country’s west, authorities announced, adding that the gunman remains at large. The circumstances of his killing and the motive behind the attack are still unknown. Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Ancient Tombs Unearthed in Iraq due to Drought

This is Beirut 30/08 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iraq Archeology Mosul

Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels in the country's largest reservoir declined, an antiquities official said Saturday. The tombs, believed to be over 2,300 years old, were unearthed at the edges of the Mosul Dam reservoir in the Khanke region of Duhok province in the country's north. "So far, ...

Red Cross Chief Says Mass Evacuation of Gaza City 'Impossible'

This is Beirut 30/08 14:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza ICRC

The head of the international Red Cross on Saturday denounced Israel's plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City ahead of a military takeover, insisting there was no way it could be done safely. "It is impossible that a mass evacuation of Gaza City could ever be done in a way that is safe and dignified under the current conditions," International ...

France Says US Should not Deny Palestinians Access to UN Summit

This is Beirut 30/08 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam United Nations European Union France Palestinian Authority

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Saturday there should be no restrictions on access to next month's UN General Assembly, after the United States said it would deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority. "A UN General Assembly meeting... should not be subject to any restrictions on access," Barrot said at a meeting of EU ...

Heavy Clashes in Gaza City Amid Reports of Israeli Casualties, Missing

This is Beirut 30/08 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Gaza

Gaza City witnessed intense fighting in the Zeitoun neighborhood in recent hours, with reports that four Israeli soldiers went missing and two were killed in an ambush carried out by Hamas’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, according to Saudi TV, Al Hadath. Israeli journalists on social media reported a series of “difficult” ...

Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Region Under ‘Massive Attack’

This is Beirut 30/08 05:25 - Reading : less than a minute

Ukraine Russia Conflict

Ukraine's central Dnipropetrovsk region was under a "massive attack" early Saturday, the governor said, reporting strikes in Dnipro and Pavlograd. "The region is under a massive attack. Explosions are being heard," Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram, warning residents to take cover. Since Russia launched its full-scale ...

Europeans Tell Iran Offer on Table to Avoid Sanctions

This is Beirut 29/08 22:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Donald Trump United Nations European Union Tehran

European powers said Friday they were ready to drop a new sanctions push on Iran if it addresses concerns on its nuclear program over the next month, but Tehran denounced the offer as insincere. Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3, triggered the so-called "snapback" mechanism the previous day to reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran for ...

Cholera Outbreaks Worsening, Spreading to 31 Countries: WHO

This is Beirut 29/08 21:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

United Nations WHO Cholera

The global cholera situation is worsening, with outbreaks across 31 countries and a surging fatality rate, the World Health Organization said Friday. "Given the scale, severity, and interconnected nature of these outbreaks, the risk of further spread within and between countries is considered very high," it said. The UN health agency said the ...