VideosIn Charente, a New Dinosaur Emerges from the Ground
This is Beirut 25/07 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
A 140-million-year-old Camarasaurus is being unearthed by a team of passionate paleontologists.
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France Lifts Arrest Warrant Against Assad Over Immunity, but Probe Continues After His Fall
This is Beirut 25/07 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France's highest court Friday annulled a French arrest warrant against Syria's ex-president Bashar al-Assad – issued before his ouster – over 2013 deadly chemical attacks. The Court of Cassation ruled there were no exceptions to presidential immunity, even for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. But its presiding judge, ...
Deadly Cyprus Wildfire Contained
This is Beirut 25/07 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Cypriot authorities said Friday they had contained a devastating wildfire that claimed two lives and destroyed scores of homes on the Mediterranean island. Fire service chief Nikos Logginos described Friday's situation as "very, very good," after small flare-ups overnight. Logginos said that the three-day fire has been contained, ...
VideosSaint Thomas Statue Back on Notre-Dame Spire
This is Beirut 25/07 15:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Three years after the fire that ravaged its spire, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has regained its 16 iconic statues. The last one, that of Saint Thomas the Apostle, has just been reinstalled at the top.
New Cryptocurrency May Be Aiding Russia to Dodge Sanctions
This is Beirut 25/07 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia Sanctions EU Crypto Stablecoin
Russia could be turning to a new cryptocurrency called A7A5 to allow money to flow in and out of the country and avoid Western sanctions, experts have told AFP. Multiple rounds of international sanctions have been imposed on Moscow since its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine seeking to ramp up economic pressure to halt the war. But the launch of ...
Aid Groups Warn of Starving Children as European Powers Discuss Gaza
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United Nations Gaza Malnutrition MSF
Aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an "emergency call" Friday on the deepening humanitarian crisis. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said that a quarter of the young children and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers it had screened at its clinics last week were ...
Zelensky Says Russian Negotiators Have 'Begun to Discuss' Possible Putin Meeting
This is Beirut 25/07 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv discussed the possibility of a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their talks in Istanbul this week, Zelensky said in comments released Friday. Ukraine has been pushing for a meeting between the two leaders and has expressed hope that Donald Trump, ...
Russian Rocket Puts Iran Satellite Into Space: Iran Media
This is Beirut 25/07 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Russian rocket put an Iranian communications satellite into space on Friday, Iranian state media reported, the latest achievement for an aerospace program that has long concerned Western governments. "The Nahid-2 communications satellite was launched from Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome using a Soyuz rocket," state television said. Weighing 110 ...
Iran Meets European Powers Amid Threats of UN Sanctions Snap Back
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United Nations Israel Tehran United States Snap Back
Iranian diplomats met counterparts from Germany, Britain and France on Friday for renewed nuclear talks, amid warnings that the three European powers could trigger "snap back" sanctions outlined under the 2015 deal. The meeting in Istanbul was the first since Israel's mid-June attack on Iran, which sparked a 12-day war and targeted ...
US Approves $4.67 BN Sale of Air Defense System to Egypt
This is Beirut 25/07 09:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States on Thursday announced the approval of a $4.67 billion sale of the NASAMS air defense system and related support to Egypt. NASAMS -- the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System -- has seen recent use on the battlefield after being provided to Ukraine by Kyiv's supporters as part of efforts to bolster the country's air ...
French Court to Rule on Assad Immunity in Chemical Attack Case
This is Beirut 25/07 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France's highest court is to decide Friday whether to uphold an arrest warrant against Syria's ex-president Bashar al-Assad as part of a probe into deadly 2013 chemical attacks during the country's civil war. Rights activists say that if the Court of Cassation confirms Assad does not enjoy immunity due to the severity of the accusations, it could ...
Trump, Fed Chief Powell Bicker During Tense Central Bank Visit
This is Beirut 25/07 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump and US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell appeared together for a tense meeting Thursday as the president toured the central bank after ramping up his attacks on its management of the economy. Trump -- who wants to oust Powell for refusing to lower interest rates but likely lacks the legal authority to do so -- has threatened to ...