This is Beirut 27/05 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An alleged former Syrian prison guard has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity under former president Bashar al-Assad, prosecutors said Tuesday. The man, identified only as Fahad A., is accused of "acts of killing, torture and deprivation of liberty" while he worked in a Damascus facility run by Syrian ...
This is Beirut 27/05 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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King Charles III stressed Canada's proud independence on Tuesday as he delivered a major speech to open parliament in Ottawa, set against US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to take over the country. "Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values that Canadians hold dear and ones that the government is ...
This is Beirut 27/05 17:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The US government intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with Harvard, a senior official said Tuesday, in President Donald Trump's latest attempt to force the prestigious university to submit to unprecedented oversight. The administration "will send a letter to federal agencies today asking them to identify any contracts ...
This is Beirut 27/05 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations said on Tuesday it had no information on whether the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US-backed aid group, had actually delivered any supplies inside the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The little-known group, which has stirred controversy since surfacing in early May, announced on Monday it had begun distributing ...
This is Beirut 27/05 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel and Syria have recently initiated direct contacts, including several face-to-face meetings, aimed at easing tensions along their shared border and preventing military escalation, five sources close to the matter told Reuters. These talks represent a significant shift between two historically hostile nations that do not maintain official ...
This is Beirut 27/05 14:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's military said Tuesday it had intercepted a missile and another projectile fired from Yemen, which Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they had fired. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted," the military posted on Telegram. It said ...
This is Beirut 27/05 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's attorney general has said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nomination of an army major general as head of domestic intelligence is "illegal", after the supreme court found his move to sack the incumbent chief unlawful. Netanyahu named David Zini as his pick to lead the Shin Bet last week, after months of legal and political wrangling ...
This is Beirut 27/05 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
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A historic shift in Syria: Under US pressure, pro-Iranian Palestinian factions have quietly left Damascus. Offices are shut, flags removed – even in Yarmouk. Once close allies of Assad, these groups now face arrests and exile as Syria cuts ties to ease sanctions.
This is Beirut 27/05 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq's federal authorities have filed a complaint against the autonomous Kurdistan region for signing gas contracts with two US companies, two officials told AFP on Tuesday. Oil exports have been a major point of tension between Baghdad and Arbil, with a major pipeline through Turkey shut since 2023 over legal disputes and technical ...
This is Beirut 27/05 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A criminal court judge in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz in Fars province was assassinated Tuesday morning on his way to work, the judiciary said. "This morning, two individuals attacked and assassinated Judge Ehsan Bagheri, head of Branch 102 of the Criminal Court 2 in Shiraz, while he was on his way to work," the judiciary's Mizan Online ...
David Hale 27/05 11:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump's May 15 meeting in Riyadh with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and the lifting of sanctions had many Trumpian hallmarks. It was bold. It was unplanned. Its future course is uncharted. It was taken against the advice of his senior foreign policy team. It was the result of encouragement from two American partners with ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain 27/05 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon has announced a plan to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, a step in the right direction. But disarmament is not enough. Lebanon needs a hard divorce from the Palestinians and their cause and should ask the UN to resettle 174,000 Palestinians, classified as refugees, in a third country. The founding literature of the UN Relief and Works ...