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UN Says Yemen's Houthis Detaining 20 Staff, Including 15 Foreigners

This is Beirut 19/10 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The UN's office in Yemen said Sunday that 20 of its staff were still being detained by Houthis following a raid on their building in Sanaa the day before. On Saturday, the UN office had said Houthi security forces had made an "unauthorized entry" into their compound, adding the staff there were "safe and accounted for." "Five national staff and ...

Trump Says US to End 'Payments and Subsidies' to Colombia over Drug Production

This is Beirut 19/10 17:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longstanding US ally, as he accused its president of condoning the production of drugs. Trump said leftist President Gustavo Petro is doing nothing to stop cocaine production despite "large scale payments and subsidies from the USA." "AS ...

Man in Iran Executed for Spying for Israel

This is Beirut 19/10 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel, the Islamic Republic's arch-enemy, the judiciary's press agency announced Sunday, marking the latest in a series of such cases since a war broke out between the two countries in June. "The death penalty, imposed on a Mossad spy, was carried out Saturday morning in Qom prison," south of the ...

Israel and Hamas Accuse Each Other of Breaching Gaza Truce amid Strikes and Clashes

This is Beirut 19/10 15:57 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Gaza's nine-day-old ceasefire came under strain Sunday after the Israeli army said it launched air strikes in the territory's south in response to attacks it claimed were carried out by Hamas militants against its forces. Hamas, however, maintained it was adhering to the truce, with one official accusing Israel of devising ...

Power Tool-Wielding Robbers Flee Louvre with 'Priceless' Jewels

This is Beirut 19/10 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Robbers wielding power tools broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with priceless jewels from the world-renowned museum, taking just seven minutes for the broad-daylight heist, sources and officials said. Police were hunting the culprits on Sunday afternoon, but a 19th-century crown covered in diamonds and emeralds was found damaged near ...

Israel Returns 15 Palestinian Bodies to Gaza

This is Beirut 19/10 14:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Sunday, bringing the total number handed over to 150, the health ministry in the Palestinian territory said. Under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to turn over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli returned. Hamas returned the remains ...

Ignatius Maloyan, Martyr of the Armenian Genocide, to Be Canonized This Sunday in Rome

This is Beirut 19/10 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan, a prominent figure of faith and martyrdom during the Armenian Genocide, will be canonized this Sunday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome by Pope Leo XIV. The ceremony will be attended by official delegations from Lebanon, including President Joseph Aoun and Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, alongside representatives from ...

US Says ‘Credible Reports’ Hamas Planning Attack Against Gaza Civilians

This is Beirut 19/10 02:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US State Department on Saturday said it had "credible reports" that Palestinian armed group Hamas was planning an imminent attack against civilians in Gaza, a move Washington said would be a "ceasefire violation." "This planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement and ...

US Vice President JD Vance to Visit Israel as Trump Administration Pushes Gaza Ceasefire Implementation

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US Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Israel on Monday as part of efforts by the Trump administration to accelerate the implementation of the agreement ending the recent Gaza war, Axios reported Friday, citing US and Israeli sources. While US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was initially expected to lead the delegation, the White House ...

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Syrian FM Says Damascus Seeks to "Correct" Ties with Lebanon, Ensure Dignified Refugee Return

This is Beirut 18/10 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani said Saturday that Damascus aims to “correct” its relationship with Lebanon and guarantee a “dignified return” for Syrian refugees, in comments broadcast on Syrian state television. Al-Shaibani, appointed earlier this year, said his government is “working to address the effects of the previous ...

Israel Says Rafah Crossing Reopening Depends on Return of Hostage Bodies

This is Beirut 18/10 19:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the Rafah crossing would reopen only after Hamas hands over the bodies of all deceased hostages still held in Gaza. "Prime Minister Netanyahu has directed that the Rafah crossing remain closed until further notice," the statement read. "Its reopening ...

US Envoy Witkoff Felt 'Betrayed' by Israeli Attack on Hamas in Qatar

This is Beirut 18/10 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's chief negotiator on the Middle East, has said that he felt "betrayed" when Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas negotiators in Qatar last month. In a CBS interview alongside Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law who worked with Witkoff on the brokering of a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and ...