Middle East

The UN at 80: Navigating Crisis and Hope in a Divided World

Ryan Chaba 07/06 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On June 26, 1945, just months after World War II ended, 51 nations gathered in San Francisco to sign the UN Charter. By October 24, the organization officially came into force, born from a simple but profound purpose: to prevent another global catastrophe. Envisioned as the cornerstone of a new world order grounded in peace, justice and ...

Russia Launches Major Attack on Ukraine, Killing 5

This is Beirut 07/06 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across Ukraine early Saturday, killing at least five people as it retaliated for a brazen attack by Kyiv on air bases days earlier. The Kremlin has accelerated its attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, as direct negotiations have failed to broker an end to the three-year war or even a ...

Israel Army Announces 4 Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Thousands More Troops Needed

This is Beirut 07/06 11:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's military announced Friday the deaths of four soldiers in Gaza, saying it needed thousands more troops to press its offensive, just as the premier's coalition faces the prospect of collapse over ultra-Orthodox conscription. News of the soldiers' deaths came as Gaza's civil defence agency reported 38 killed Friday in Israeli attacks across ...

Trump Says Fresh US-China Trade Talks in London Next Week

This is Beirut 06/06 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump announced Friday a new round of trade talks with China in London next week, a day after calling Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a bid to end a bitter battle over tariffs. The talks in the British capital on Monday will mark the second round of such negotiations between the world's two biggest economies since Trump ...

Trump Scuppers Idea of Calling Musk After Row, May Ditch Tesla

This is Beirut 06/06 19:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump has no plans to speak to billionaire Elon Musk and may even ditch his red Tesla car, the White House said Friday after a stunning public divorce fraught with risk for both men. Trump's camp insisted that he wanted to move on from the row with the South African-born Musk, with officials telling AFP that the tech tycoon ...

Trump Has No Plans to Call Musk, White House Says After Feud

This is Beirut 06/06 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The White House squashed speculation that Donald Trump and Elon Musk would patch up their stunning public feud, saying the US president had no plans to call his billionaire former aide Friday. Trump lobbed fresh insults at the South African-born Musk a day after the fiery implosion of their unlikely political marriage, saying the tech tycoon had ...

SpotlightThe Scars of Acting: 10 Actors Shattered by Their Performances

Bélinda Ibrahim 06/06 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Cinema captivates by pushing the boundaries of fiction. Yet behind some of its most iconic works lies a steep human cost—borne by actors who lost themselves in the characters they brought to life. From isolation and depression to physical pain and lasting trauma, these ten performers discovered just how thin the line can be between playing a ...

VideosEid al-Adha Unites Muslims All Over the World

This is Beirut 06/06 15:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Eid al-Adha brings Muslims from around the world together in a shared spirit of faith and generosity.

EU 'Deeply Regrets' US Sanctions on ICC judges

This is Beirut 06/06 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The EU "deeply regrets" the US sanctions imposed on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the European Commission said Friday, voicing full support for the Hague-based court. "The ICC holds perpetrators of the world's gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice," Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen posted on X. "It must ...

France Opens 'Complicity in Genocide' Probe over Blocked Gaza Aid

This is Beirut 06/06 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French anti-terror prosecutors have opened a probe into "complicity in genocide" and "incitement to genocide" over French-Israelis suspected of having blocked aid intended for war-torn Gaza, a source close to the case said Friday. The investigation comes after the Jewish French Union for Peace (UFJP) and a French-Palestinian victim filed a legal ...

Iran FM warns European Powers against 'Strategic Mistake' at Nuclear Watchdog

This is Beirut 06/06 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran warned European powers on Friday against backing a draft resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency next week accusing Tehran of non-compliance, calling it a "strategic mistake". "Instead of engaging in good faith, the E3 is opting for malign action against Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said ...

Netanyahu Admits Israel Supporting Anti-Hamas Armed Group in Gaza

This is Beirut 06/06 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas, following comments by a former minister that Israel had transferred weapons to it. Israeli and Palestinian media have reported that the group Israel has been working with is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser ...