This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 21:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog hopes to visit Iran soon for talks with newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to a confidential report seen by AFP on Thursday. Tensions between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have repeatedly flared since a 2015 deal curbing Tehran's nuclear programme in exchange ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 21:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's defense minister on Thursday called for the expansion of the stated goals of the war in Gaza to include enabling residents to return to communities in northern Israel that have been evacuated due to attacks by Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. "Our mission on the northern front is clear - to ensure the safe return of northern communities ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead Harris held over the former ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 18:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Tunisian court said it overturned the rejection of a former minister's presidential candidacy on Thursday, allowing him to stand in the October 6 election. Mondher Zenaidi, 73, an opponent of incumbent President Kais Saied, was among 14 candidates the High Independent Authority for Elections, or ISIE, barred from running due to insufficient ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 15:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown on online freedom of expression, prosecuting and imprisoning dozens of people for social media posts, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. Since May 2024, prosecutors have ordered at least 110 travel bans and asset freezes in cases related to freedom of expression, and courts have ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia said Thursday that it took two more east Ukrainian villages -- in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions -- as its forces continue their advance deeper into the country. The defense ministry said Russian forces captured the village of Mykolaivka, around 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region, as well as the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 11:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Expectations are high that France and Serbia will sign a deal worth billions of euros to supply fighter jets to the Balkan country during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron to Belgrade this week. The French president will kick off a two-day visit to Serbia Thursday, with the Rafale fighter jet deal looming large after President Aleksandar Vucic ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 10:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A senior Chinese military official warned the United States to stop "collusion" with Taiwan while top White House aide Jake Sullivan stressed the importance of stability in the tense Strait in a rare one-on-one meeting Thursday, both sides said. Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, the first US national security advisor to visit China since ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 02:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris on Wednesday in a colourful and hope-filled ceremony, starting 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics. French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open during a ceremony in a balmy Place de la Concorde in central Paris -- the first time a Paralympic opening ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-29 02:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
France on Wednesday charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, with a litany of violations related to the messaging app and banned him from leaving the country while allowing the billionaire to walk free after four days under arrest. Durov, 39, was charged on several counts of failing to curb extremist and illegal content on the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-28 20:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, who was arrested in France on charges of failing to curb illegal content on the app, is also being investigated on suspicion of "serious acts of violence" against one of his children, a source close to the case said Wednesday. The probe, opened recently by the French child welfare office, concerns ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-28 16:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Families of Burkina Faso civilians killed in a massacre have accused the army of exposing them to their jihadist killers by making them leave their village to dig a trench. Armed men carried out the attack in the village of Barsalogho in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday, killing dozens of civilians and security personnel, local sources ...