This is Beirut 26/02 09:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
USA Donald Trump Tehran Washington
Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a "clear sign of hostility" after Washington blacklisted more than 30 people and vessels linked to its oil trade. Washington announced the measures on Monday, targeting the head of the national oil company and others accused of brokering oil sales. It was the second wave of sanctions in ...
This is Beirut 26/02 00:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army said it carried out air strikes targeting military sites containing weapons in southern Syria on Tuesday, just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for demilitarising the area. At least two people were killed by a strike on one of the sites, the headquarters of a military unit southwest of Damascus, a war monitor ...
This is Beirut 25/02 22:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine United States Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump
Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a minerals deal with the United States and could sign it Friday, the two countries said, a move Kyiv hopes will lead to future security guarantees from Washington. US President Donald Trump, in part of a dramatic shift of policy that includes reaching out to Russia, has demanded that Ukraine give access to its ...
This is Beirut 25/02 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
White House Media Donald Trump
The White House on Tuesday stripped journalists of the nearly century-old power to decide which of them cover US presidential events, with Donald Trump boasting that he was now "calling those shots" on media access. Trump's spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt made the surprise announcement at a daily briefing, saying that the independent ...
This is Beirut 25/02 21:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On the night of February 23, the Israeli Army’s Home Front Command announced the lifting of restrictions on towns along the border with Lebanon. Starting March 2, displaced residents from this area will be allowed to return to their homes. This measure, approved by Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, follows an evaluation conducted in ...
This is Beirut 25/02 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Nations Sigrid Kaag Two-State Solution Israel
The Middle East is undergoing changes that could represent the last chance for the long-sought goal of a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a UN official said Tuesday. Sigrid Kaag, the UN envoy for the peace process in the region, also warned against calls for Israel to annex the occupied West Bank. "The Middle East ...
This is Beirut 25/02 20:04 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Damascus Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa
Syria's national dialogue conference, held Tuesday in Damascus, called for transitional justice, freedom and a state monopoly on arms to be among the cornerstones of the country's reconstruction after Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, in a speech earlier to the hundreds of attendees, said the country was ...
This is Beirut 25/02 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said Tuesday that Egypt should run the Gaza Strip for at least eight years once the war is over, in exchange for massive debt relief. "The solution is Egypt will take responsibility for the management of the Gaza Strip for eight years with an option to extend to 15 years," he told the hawkish ...
This is Beirut 25/02 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq and energy giant BP finalized an agreement to develop oil fields in the northern province of Kirkuk, Iraqi authorities and the British company said Tuesday. The mega-project covers petroleum production, the rehabilitation of existing facilities, the capture and use of natural gas produced alongside crude oil, and potential exploration ...
This is Beirut 25/02 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
On the third commemoration of Russia's invasion, Ukrainian soldiers on the frontline share their thoughts on the war. The three-year-long conflict was sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. “Another year of pain, another year of remembering those guys who are gone. Not a celebration at all. No celebration,” says a ...
This is Beirut 25/02 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Iran Nuclear Programme Abbas Araghchi United States
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday dismissed the possibility of direct negotiations with the United States on his country's nuclear programme. His remarks came a day after Washington announced fresh sanctions on Tehran targeting more than 30 vessels and people, including the head of the national oil company, accused of involvement ...
This is Beirut 25/02 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Artificial Intelligence Technology Banking
Southeast Asia's largest bank DBS said that 4,000 jobs could be cut in the next three years and be replaced by artificial intelligence as the technology becomes more advanced. "Over the next three years, we envisage that AI could reduce the need to renew about 4,000 temporary/contract staff across our 19 markets working on specific projects," a ...