This is Beirut 09/07 05:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's foreign minister has held talks with Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, the Saudi foreign ministry said, two weeks after a ceasefire between regional rivals Iran and Israel began. Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman said his country hoped the truce would contribute to regional stability, and emphasised Riyadh's position "in ...
This is Beirut 08/07 23:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran Saudi Arabia Abbas Araghchi Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Tuesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his accompanying delegation at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). During the meeting, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations and discussed the latest regional developments and efforts to address them. The ...
This is Beirut 08/07 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic as the blaze spread rapidly to the edges of the city. Several forest fires have raged in recent days in southern France, fanning out at speed due to wind and parched vegetation after a heatwave. Scientists say human-induced climate change is ...
This is Beirut 08/07 20:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
France United Kingdom Emmanuel Macron
President Emmanuel Macron argued Tuesday that France and Britain must work together to defend the post-World War II "international order," as he addressed parliament on the first day of his UK state visit. The first such visit by an EU head of state since Brexit, Macron said in a wide-ranging speech that the two countries must renew their ...
This is Beirut 08/07 20:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Tariffs
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would not extend an August 1 deadline for higher US tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies, a day after he appeared to signal flexibility on the date. While Trump imposed a sweeping 10 percent tariff on goods from almost all trading partners in April, higher rates customized to dozens of ...
This is Beirut 08/07 20:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Vladimir Putin
President Donald Trump accused his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday of talking "bullshit" about Ukraine, saying that the United States would send Kyiv more weapons to defend itself. Trump's expletive reflected his growing frustration with the Kremlin leader over the grinding war that Moscow launched nearly three and a ...
This is Beirut 08/07 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran said Tuesday it has not made any request for talks with the United States, after President Donald Trump said Tehran was seeking negotiations following last month's war with Israel. "No request for a meeting has been made on our side to the American side," said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, according to Tasnim news ...
This is Beirut 08/07 17:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
ICC Taliban Haibatullah Akhundzada Afghanistan
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls. Judges said there were "reasonable grounds" to suspect Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani of committing gender-based ...
This is Beirut 08/07 16:23 - Reading : less than a minute
brioche Tarte Tropézienne France
Inspired by a Polish grandmother's recipe and popularized by Brigitte Bardot until it became the quintessential holiday dessert on the Côte d'Azur, the Tarte Tropézienne is celebrating its 70th anniversary with ambitions to conquer the world. This brioche, sprinkled with sugar crystals and filled with a generous layer of cream, was born in the ...
Mario Chartouni 08/07 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Middle East West Bank Palestinians Tribes
What if the future of Middle East peace lay not in a one-state or two-state solution, but in a network of tribal emirates forging direct ties with Israel? That is the provocative vision reportedly proposed by a group of influential Palestinian clan leaders from the Hebron region in the West Bank—chief among them the powerful Sheikh Wadih ...
Rayan Chami 08/07 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Kyrgyzstan Sustainable Construction Rice Waste
In southern Kyrgyzstan, rice waste is changing the way people build. In Kyzyl-Kiya and Batken, homes made from rice husk blocks are lowering building costs, keeping families warm in winter and turning farm leftovers into the future of sustainable construction.
This is Beirut 08/07 14:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron United Kingdom France\
French President Emmanuel Macron began a three-day state visit to Britain on Tuesday which will see him address parliament and try to rekindle a purportedly warm relationship with King Charles III. Macron and his wife Brigitte were greeted off the presidential plane at an air base northwest of London by heir-to-the-throne Prince William and his ...