Sarah Martin 22/06 16:40 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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From Berlin, 28-year-old Jarjoura logs into his Aramaic class every week. “It’s the language my grandparents spoke in Maaloula, but my parents stopped using it after moving to Germany. Thanks to the Yawna association, I’m reconnecting with my roots,” he says. Founded by linguist Rimon Wehbi, the program offers structured lessons in ...
Sarah Martin 22/06 16:35 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Nestled on the cliffsides at the foothills of the Qalamoun mountains, Maaloula gazes out over the void. Behind the picturesque façade of its alleys and its millennia-old language lies a harsher reality: a language and culture under siege. A minority identity caught in the grip of centralizing nationalism, institutionalized othering and a century ...
Sarah Martin 22/06 16:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Nestled on the mountainside of Syria’s Qalamoun range, the village of Maaloula clings to time as it does to stone. Its sand-colored houses blend into the rock, its winding alleys read like pages from an ancient tale and women greet you with “Shlomo,” a traditional Aramaic salutation. In the dry air of this Christian enclave, a language the ...
This is Beirut 22/06 15:54 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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The recent U.S. strikes targeting three major Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday morning have sparked a wave of varied and intense reactions across the globe, with governments, international organizations, and analysts expressing concern over the potential for further regional instability and the broader implications for global ...
This is Beirut 22/06 15:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The US defense chief said Sunday that strikes ordered by President Donald Trump overnight had "devastated" Iran's nuclear program and urged Iranian leaders to seek peace to avoid further attacks. "We devastated the Iranian nuclear program," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Pentagon press briefing. He added that the ...
This is Beirut 22/06 14:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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High-resolution satellite images from June 19 and 20 reveal unusual activity near the entrance of the underground fuel enrichment facility at Fordow, involving numerous trucks and vehicles. Captured by Maxar, the images show 16 cargo trucks lined up along the access road leading to the facility’s tunnel entrance. Most of these trucks were later ...
This is Beirut 22/06 14:18 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said US air strikes on Sunday "totally obliterated" Iran's main nuclear sites, as Washington joined Israel's war with Tehran in a flashpoint moment for the Middle East. In a televised address to the nation from the White House, Trump warned that the United States would go after more targets if Iran did not ...
This is Beirut 22/06 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran will defend itself by all means necessary, its foreign minister said on Sunday, following the US strikes against key sites in Iran's nuclear program. "Iran continues to defend Iran's territory, sovereignty, security and people by all means necessary against not just US military aggression but also the reckless and unlawful actions of the ...
This is Beirut 22/06 12:20 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Trump administration is bracing for potential retaliation from Iran, with the next 48 hours being of particular concern, according to two defense officials and a senior White House official. It’s unclear whether any retaliation would target overseas or domestic locations, or both, the officials said. Two officials familiar with military ...
This is Beirut 22/06 11:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli Health Ministry reported on Sunday that 86 people were injured, while at least one impact was reported in central Israel. Iran launched two waves of missiles at the country following the US bombing of its nuclear sites, rescue services and reports said. Public broadcaster KAN 11 showed images of a devastated building surrounded by ...
This is Beirut 22/06 11:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced an "emergency meeting" at the organization's headquarters in Vienna for Monday after the US struck three nuclear sites in Iran. "In light of the urgent situation in Iran, I am convening an emergency meeting of the @IAEAorg Board of Governors for tomorrow," Rafael Grossi ...
Marc Saikali 22/06 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A night that will be etched into Middle East history has just come to an end. In the early hours of June 22, 2025, Donald Trump launched a strike. Six B-2 Spirit stealth bombers took off from a US base and dropped twelve GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs on Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear site, while 30 Tomahawk missiles targeted facilities in ...