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Canada Party Leaders Hold High-Stakes Debate two Weeks From Vote

This is Beirut 16/04 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Canada's main party leaders face off Wednesday in a debate that could prove pivotal ahead of this month's election, with Prime Minister Mark Carney's French language skills set to be tested. Carney's main rival on the stage in Montreal will be Pierre Poilievre, whose Conservative Party is trailing the Carney-led Liberals in most opinion polls ...

Europe Seeks to Break its US Tech Addiction

This is Beirut 16/04 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing louder for Europe to declare independence from US tech. From Microsoft to Meta, Apple to Uber, cloud computing to AI, much of the day-to-day technology used by Europeans is American. The risks that brings were hotly debated before ...

WHO Countries Reach Landmark Agreement on Tackling Future Pandemics

This is Beirut 16/04 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis. After more than three years of talks and one last marathon session, weary delegates at the World Health Organization's headquarters ...

Pope Leaves Faithful Guessing Over Easter Appearances

This is Beirut 16/04 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Pope Francis may be on the mend, but as Easter nears, Catholic faithful are wondering how much of the celebrations the 88-year-old will be able to take part in after battling life-threatening pneumonia. The week of Easter is the most significant religious holiday in the Christian calendar and is packed with events, from the Way of the Cross ...

Trump Says 'Ball is in China's Court' on Tariffs

This is Beirut 15/04 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump believes it is up to China, not the United States, to come to the negotiating table on trade, the White House said Tuesday as tensions escalate between the world's two biggest economies. "The ball is in China's court. China needs to make a deal with us. We don't have to make a deal with them," said ...

Trump Ramps Up Conflict against Defiant Harvard

This is Beirut 15/04 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump escalated his war against elite US universities Tuesday with a threat to strip Harvard's tax-exempt status if the country's most famous educational establishment refuses to submit to wide-ranging government oversight. Harvard stands out for defying Trump, in contrast to several other universities and a string of powerful ...

France Expels 12 Algerian Officials and Recalls Envoy

This is Beirut 15/04 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday decided to expel 12 Algerian consular and diplomatic officials and recalled the French ambassador in Algiers, his office said, as a spat escalates between the two countries. The retaliatory measure came after the former French colony on Sunday ordered 12 French officials from the interior ministry to ...

Lebanon Expresses Solidarity with Jordan amid Security Threats

This is Beirut 15/04 20:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam spoke by phone with his Jordanian counterpart, Jafar Hassan, expressing Lebanon’s full solidarity with the Kingdom of Jordan in the face of plots aimed at undermining its security and stability. Salam conveyed Lebanon’s readiness to cooperate with Jordanian authorities regarding reports that some individuals ...

Sudan: What You Need to Know After Two Years of Hell

Mario Chartouni 15/04 20:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Since April 15, 2023, Sudan has been ravaged by a brutal civil war between the country’s two main armed forces: the regular army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary militia commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti. The conflict, which erupted in the heart of the ...

Hamas Says 'Lost Contact' with Group Holding Israeli-American Hostage after Strike

This is Beirut 15/04 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamas's armed wing said Tuesday it had "lost contact" with the group holding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander following an air strike on their location in Gaza. "We announce that we have lost contact with the group holding soldier Edan Alexander following a direct strike on their location. We are still trying to reach them at this moment," ...

Jordanian Intelligence Foils Major Sabotage Plot, Suspects Trained in Lebanon

This is Beirut 15/04 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a significant operation, Jordanian intelligence services have successfully thwarted a major sabotage plot aimed at wreaking havoc within the country. The swift action led to the arrest of 16 suspects who have reportedly been trained in Lebanon, according to reports from the Jordanian News Agency (Petra). Preliminary reports from the ...

ExclusiveAbu Dhabi Festival: Kuniko Kato Plays Bach and Miyoshi

Bélinda Ibrahim 15/04 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Abu Dhabi, Blue Hall, The Arts Center, April 14, 2025 Beneath the sleek arches of this hall nestled in the heart of the NYU Abu Dhabi campus, the 22nd edition of the Abu Dhabi Festival offered more than just a concert that evening. The event opened on a deeply cultural and symbolic note, where music became a bridge between civilizations—echoing ...