14 Years On: Remembering Tunisia’s Revolution Amid Growing Discontent
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January 14, 2025, marks the 14th anniversary of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring.
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TikTok Faces Possible Ban in the US After January 19
Michael al-Andary 14/01 13:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A regulation that might ban TikTok in the United States unless it finds an American buyer by January 19 has been upheld by a federal court. The ruling requires TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to either sell its US business or shut down in the country. Therefore, the well-known application which is currently used by 170 million Americans, ...
UK-Iraq London Talks to Mark 'New Era'
This is Beirut 14/01 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday for talks on trade, security and migration hailed by Baghdad as marking a "new era" for the countries' ties. The Iraqi prime minister's visit to London, during which he will also meet King Charles III, comes more than 20 years after Britain took ...
Search for Bodies as LA Firefighters Brace for More Wind
This is Beirut 14/01 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Search teams with dogs fanned out looking for victims in Los Angeles on Monday, as firefighters girded for hurricane-force winds that could spark new blazes. With the disaster in America's second biggest city in its seventh day, 24 people are known to have died -- a toll expected to rise -- and more than 90,000 people remain displaced. But the ...
NATO Baltic Leaders Set to Boost Security After Cable 'Sabotage'
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NATO countries on the Baltic Sea will look to boost security when they meet in Helsinki on Tuesday, following the suspected sabotage of undersea cables widely blamed on Russia. They are expected to announce a NATO patrol mission monitoring activity "below, above, and on the sea surface", researcher Iro Sarkka of the Finnish Institute of ...
Trump's Cabinet Picks Come Under US Senate Spotlight
This is Beirut 14/01 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump's cabinet nominees go under the microscope in a frenzied week on Capitol Hill starting Tuesday, as US senators hold confirmation hearings that could make or break their political careers. Thirteen nominees will be grilled before 11 committees, and while many will sail through, others face controversies ranging from alleged sexual ...
Israel Army says Attempted to Intercept Missile Fired from Yemen
This is Beirut 14/01 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's military said early Tuesday it had tried several times to shoot down a missile fired from Yemen which sent sirens blaring across the centre of the country. The latest attack came less than a day after Yemen's Houthis said they launched a missile towards Tel Aviv, which Israeli forces said they intercepted. "Following the sirens that ...
North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Before Trump's Inauguration
This is Beirut 14/01 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Tuesday, according to Seoul's military, in what experts said could be a message to US President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration. The launch comes as Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya visits South Korea for a series of meetings with top officials, with the ...
Ukraine Drone Sparks Huge Fire at Russia Gas Site
This is Beirut 14/01 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Ukrainian drone attack hit a gas storage tank in Russia's Tatarstan region on Tuesday, sparking a huge blaze, authorities said. Local media published images showing flames and black smoke billowing toward the sky near the city of Kazan, saying that the drone had struck a liquefied gas storage site near a chemical factory. "A gas tank caught ...
Biden Says 'On The Brink' of Achieving Gaza Deal
This is Beirut 13/01 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Hamas and Israel is "on the brink" of being finalized, US President Joe Biden said Monday, as negotiations in the Middle East continue. "In the war between Israel and Hamas, we're on the brink of a proposal that I laid out in detail months ago finally coming to fruition," Biden said in a farewell ...
Gaza Truce and Hostage Release Deal Nearing Finalization
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A Gaza truce and hostage release deal is close and could be finalized in the final week of US President Joe Biden's term, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday. "We are close to a deal, and it can get done this week. I'm not making a promise or prediction, but it is there for the taking, and we are going to work to make ...
Israel Far-Right Minister Vows to Oppose Gaza Deal
This is Beirut 13/01 19:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday vowed to oppose any deal to end the Gaza war, while a senior Palestinian official said "significant progress" had been made in negotiations in Doha. Since early January, indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States have resumed in Doha to ...