This Is Beirut 2024-07-31 19:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States sanctioned two people and four firms on Wednesday for facilitating the procurement of weapons on behalf of Yemen's Houthis. The group began launching attacks on ships in the Red Sea following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, forcing many shipping companies to alter their routes and triggering retaliatory strikes by ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-31 09:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas' political bureau, was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in Iran. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/israel-hamaswar/277344"] Reactions are flooding in from across the globe. Haniyeh's son, Abdoul Salam Ismail Haniyeh, stated that his father had “gotten what he wanted. We are in a state of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-31 05:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
American forces carried out a "defensive" air strike on combatants who were attempting to launch drones that were deemed a threat to US and allied troops, a United States official said. The strike – which Iraqi sources said left at least four people dead – was the first by American forces in Iraq since February, when the US military said it ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-30 18:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States sanctioned five people and seven companies in China and Iran on Tuesday, accusing them of aiding Tehran's ballistic missile and drone programs. The sanctions targeted individuals and companies in China, Hong Kong and Iran involved in procuring key components for "subordinates" of Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-30 15:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Algeria announced Tuesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Paris after France said autonomy within Morocco was the "only" solution to the decades-long Western Saharan dispute. In a letter Tuesday to Morocco's King Mohammed VI congratulating him on his 25th coronation anniversary, French President Emmanuel Macron said Rabat's autonomy plan for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-30 14:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Dozens of protesters stormed two Israeli army bases on Monday, demanding the release of nine reservists detained as part of an investigation into alleged "substantial abuses" against a Palestinian detainee. Earlier on Monday morning, the Israeli army announced the arrest of nine soldiers stationed at the Sde Teiman detention center, located in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-30 12:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States will provide $500 million in military funding to the Philippines, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, as Washington boosts ties with Manila in the face of China's growing assertiveness. Blinken was in Manila with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as part of an Asia-Pacific tour to strengthen Washington's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-30 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Joe Biden unveiled plans Monday for sweeping US Supreme Court reforms, as he seeks to cement his legacy in the twilight of his presidency despite Republicans branding the proposals dead on arrival. Stung by shock rulings on abortion and other topics and by a series of scandals involving the conservative-dominated court, Biden called for 18-year ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-30 08:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Landslides in India triggered by pounding monsoon rains have killed at least 63 people with hundreds more feared trapped under mud and debris, officials said Tuesday. The southern coastal state of Kerala has been battered by torrential downpours, and the collapse of a key bridge at the disaster site in Wayanad district has hampered rescue ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-30 04:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets Monday at protesters challenging the reelection victory claimed by President Nicolas Maduro but disputed by the opposition and questioned abroad. Thousands of people flooded the streets of several neighborhoods of the capital, chanting "Freedom, freedom!" and "This government is going ...
2024-07-29 21:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A redeployment in anticipation of a response expected to be particularly forceful. On Monday, Iranian-backed fighting forces in Syria were redeployed from the southwestern part of the country to the region of Bou Kamal, according to information obtained by This is Beirut from Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-29 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said Monday that nine soldiers were being held in a case of suspected abuse of a detainee at a facility known to be holding Palestinians arrested from Gaza during the war. Israeli civilians protested outside a military base where the nine soldiers were being held, while several others, also in an attempt to show support, ...