This Is Beirut 15/08 11:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia has reportedly warned Iran against escalations in the Middle East, calling on it to restrain confrontations with Israel and adhere to established rules of engagement. The message was conveyed by the Secretary-General of the Russian Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, who visited Iran recently and held talks with senior Iranian officials, ...
This Is Beirut 14/08 22:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa was now a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation. The WHO called a meeting of experts to study the outbreak and make a recommendation to the UN health agency's director-general, Tedros Adhanom ...
This Is Beirut 14/08 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two French pilots died on Wednesday after their Rafale jets collided in mid-air in eastern France, President Emmanuel Macron said, in a rare accident involving the cutting-edge military aircraft. One pilot ejected following the crash over northeastern France, but authorities had launched a desperate search for a missing instructor and a student ...
This Is Beirut 14/08 18:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Gaza ceasefire talks will be held in the Qatari capital on Thursday, two sources close to the negotiations said, while it remains unclear if the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will participate. Qatar has been engaged in behind-the-scenes efforts, with support from Egypt and the United States, to reach a deal for a Gaza truce and ...
This Is Beirut 14/08 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US-sponsored talks on agreeing to a ceasefire in the devastating conflict in Sudan kicked off in Switzerland on Wednesday, despite the Sudanese government staying away. War has been raging since April 2023 between the Sudanese army under the country's de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by ...
This Is Beirut 14/08 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Japan's unpopular Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to quit after announcing on Wednesday he will not seek re-election as party chief. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which has governed almost uninterrupted since 1945, is due to hold a leadership contest next month, with the winner to become prime minister. "In this (party) presidential ...
This Is Beirut 14/08 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Taliban authorities kicked off celebrations of the third anniversary of their rule over Afghanistan on Wednesday at the former US Bagram air base. Hundreds of people, including Chinese and Iranian diplomats, gathered at the base, around 40 kilometres (25 miles) outside Kabul, for speeches and a military parade. Helicopters had carried senior ...
This Is Beirut 14/08 11:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US mediators launch a new bid Wednesday to broker an end to 15 months of fighting between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and forced millions from their homes. Both sides have been accused of war crimes. Here are the war's key players: The Protagonists In 2021, ...
This Is Beirut 14/08 11:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday his troops were "moving further" into Russia, as Kyiv's biggest ever cross-border attack stretched into a second week. The Ukrainian army entered Russia's Kursk region on August 6, capturing dozens of settlements in the biggest offensive by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War ...
This Is Beirut 14/08 01:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday officially launched a new data-driven "vulnerability" index that would help small island States and developing nations gain access to low-interest financing. The "Multidimensional Vulnerability Index" (MVI) is set to act as a complement to GDP and other development metrics. Since the 1990s, small island ...
This Is Beirut 13/08 18:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine said on Tuesday it would not hold on to Russian territory captured in its surprise cross-border incursion and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed to a "just peace." Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday, taking over two dozen settlements in the biggest attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II. ...
This Is Beirut 13/08 17:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Iraqi government to "intensify efforts" on Tuesday, to exhume victims of the successive conflicts that have plagued the country. "To advance justice and accountability for victims and their families, the Iraqi government should intensify efforts to exhume graves, identify victims, return remains to families ...