Nose Jobs Booming in Iran
This is Beirut 08/04 15:05 - Reading : less than a minute
In Iran, nose jobs are a growing trend, especially among women.
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Global Temperatures at Near Historic Highs in March: EU Monitor
This is Beirut 08/04 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an extraordinary heat streak that has tested scientific expectations. In Europe, it was the hottest March ever recorded by a significant margin, said the Copernicus Climate Change Service, driving rainfall extremes across a continent ...
Protests, Shouting as Israel Court Hears Petitions Against Security Chief Sacking
This is Beirut 08/04 11:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel's top court began a hearing on Tuesday on the legality of a hotly contested decision to sack domestic security chief Ronen Bar, with protests from government supporters and critics briefly interrupting the proceedings. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on March 21 that his government had unanimously approved a motion to dismiss ...
Gaza Rescuers Say 19 Killed in Israeli Strikes Overnight
This is Beirut 08/04 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 19 people across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that "19 civilians, including several children, were martyred" and dozens more were wounded in the latest ...
Syria Appoints Finance Expert as New Central Bank Governor
This is Beirut 08/04 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Syria's interim President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Monday appointed Abdul Qadir al-Hasriya as governor of the war-battered country's central bank, state media reported. State news agency SANA posted a picture of Hasriya taking the oath as the new central bank chief in front of Sharaa, who on Monday led a first cabinet meeting to "discuss government ...
Trump Says Can 'Work Out' Israel-Turkey Tensions Over Syria
This is Beirut 08/04 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Monday touted himself as a mediator between Israel and Turkey in their struggle over politically fragile Syria, where both countries are jostling for influence. Trump, speaking alongside key ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, touted his "great relations" with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip ...
Yemen Rebels Say Targeted Israel Army Site, US Warships in Red Sea: Statement
This is Beirut 08/04 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Yemen's Huthis said they targeted a military site in Israel and attacked two US destroyers in the Red Sea Monday, shortly after Israel's army said it intercepted a drone launched from the east. The Iran-backed group "carried out a military operation targeting an Israeli military target in the occupied area of Yaffa (Tel Aviv) using a 'Yaffa' ...
China Vows 'Fight to The End' as Trump Warns 50% More Tariffs
This is Beirut 08/04 09:15 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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China vowed on Tuesday to "fight to the end" against fresh tariffs of 50 percent threatened by US President Donald Trump, further aggravating a trade war that has already wiped trillions off global markets. Trump has upended the world economy with sweeping tariffs that have raised the specter of an international recession but has ruled out any ...
Trump Announces Direct Nuclear Talks With Iran, While Tehran Describes Them as "Indirect"
This is Beirut 08/04 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said the United States was starting direct, high-level talks with Iran over its nuclear program on Saturday, in a shock announcement during a White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Speaking Monday in the Oval Office, Trump said he was hopeful of reaching a deal with Tehran, but warned that the ...
US Supreme Court Lifts Order Barring Deportations Using Wartime Law
This is Beirut 08/04 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The US Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a victory on Monday by lifting a lower court order barring the deportation of undocumented Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law. But the nation's top court also said that migrants subject to deportation under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act must be given an opportunity to legally ...
Trump, Netanyahu Prepare a New Deal for Hostages in Gaza
This is Beirut 08/04 04:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that new negotiations were in the works aimed at getting more hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza. "We're working now on another deal that we hope will succeed, and we're committed to getting all the hostages out," Netanyahu told reporters in the Oval ...
France, Egypt, Jordan say Palestinian Authority Must Head Post-War Gaza
This is Beirut 07/04 21:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The leaders of France, Egypt, and Jordan on Monday said the Palestinian Authority must head post-war governance in Gaza. The question of who will rule the Palestinian territory has been one of the main sticking points in efforts to prolong a ceasefire in Gaza that collapsed last month. On a visit to Cairo, where he met his counterpart, Abdel ...