This Is Beirut 09/01 18:21 - Reading : less than a minute
French President Emmanuel Macron selected Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister on Tuesday, in an effort to revitalize his presidency. At 34 years old, Attal is now France's youngest and first openly gay head of government. French leader Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday picked Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister in a bid to give new momentum to his presidency, ...
This Is Beirut 08/01 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Iranian woman was whipped on Sunday "for posting a photo without a veil." Iranian authorities continue their campaign against women who refuse to wear the hijab. A young woman has been sentenced to 74 lashes for posting a photo with uncovered hair on social media, Iranian judicial authorities announced on Sunday. On January 3, a woman was ...
This Is Beirut 08/01 20:08 - Reading : less than a minute
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne resigned on Monday after less than two years in office, the presidency said, as President Emmanuel Macron plans a reshuffle to relaunch his second term. Macron accepted her resignation, a presidential statement said. Writing on X, Macron thanked her for her "work in the service of our nation that has been ...
This Is Beirut 08/01 19:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Saudi Arabia United States
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday for discussions with Israeli leaders, aiming to prevent the expansion of the Gaza conflict, according to an AFP journalist accompanying him. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed Monday in Tel Aviv for talks with Israeli leaders as he seeks to prevent the Gaza conflict from ...
This Is Beirut 08/01 13:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Kyiv Ukraine Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelensky
A new round of Russian strikes in Ukraine has resulted in at least three deaths and dozens injured, coming less than a week after Kyiv's warning about limited ammunition amid intense bombardment. At least three people have been killed and dozens injured in a fresh wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine, regional officials said Monday. The ...
This Is Beirut 08/01 10:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Fifty years later, the United States launched a spacecraft on Monday to attempt to land on the Moon. This new mission is led by NASA, in partnership with the private sector. The first American spacecraft to attempt to land on the Moon in more than half a century blasted off early on Monday, but this time, private industry is leading the ...
This Is Beirut 07/01 17:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Republicans United States
Donald Trump launched his campaign on Saturday, January 6 in Iowa, the first state to nominate candidates for the US presidential election. The timing of his meeting coincided with the Capitol riots three years earlier, which horrified many Americans. Donald Trump hit the campaign trail Saturday in the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating ...
This Is Beirut 07/01 16:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two fighters from the Hashd al-Shaabi, an Iran-dominated coalition of Iraqi paramilitary groups, were killed in an attack blamed on jihadist group Daesh on Sunday, January 7. Daesh forces remain active in Iraq and Syria. Two pro-Iranian fighters from the Hashd al-Shaabi alliance were killed in an attack in Iraq, the Hashd and an Iraqi security ...
This Is Beirut 06/01 16:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Authorities updated on Saturday, January 7 the toll for the attack in Kerman, Iran. The bombing, claimed by the jihadist group Daesh, which occurred on January 3, targeted a ceremony in memory of General Qassem Suleimani. A bombing attack in southern Iran claimed by the jihadist group Daesh has killed 91 people, state media said Saturday, raising ...
This Is Beirut 05/01 22:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
During the launching of his 2024 reelection campaign on Friday with a significant speech, US President Joe Biden delivered a pivotal speech wherein he accused Donald Trump of drawing comparisons with Nazi Germany and sounded a cautionary note about what he perceived as a threat to democracy. US President Joe Biden leveled accusations at Donald ...
This Is Beirut 05/01 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi participated in the funerals of 89 individuals who lost their lives in twin blasts that occurred on Wednesday in the southern city of Kerman and were claimed by the Islamic State group. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi joined on Friday mourners in the southern city of Kerman for the funerals of 89 people killed in ...
This Is Beirut 05/01 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
India's navy said Friday it was responding to the apparent hijacking of a cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea, the latest incident of attacks on commercial shipping in the region. Last month the force deployed several warships into the sea to "maintain a deterrent presence" after a string of recent shipping attacks, including a drone attack near ...