This is Beirut 28/05 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Houthi Sanaa Yemen
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that fighter jets had carried out strikes on Houthi "terror targets" at the airport in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, a day after the group fired two projectiles at Israel. "Air Force jets have just struck terror targets of the Houthi terrorist organisation at the airport in Sanaa and destroyed ...
This is Beirut 28/05 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Emmanuel Macron Palestine Indonesia
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday said he would be willing to establish diplomatic relations with Israel if it recognized a Palestinian state, as he held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Jakarta. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, has no formal ties with Israel and has consistently ...
This is Beirut 28/05 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Tehran Execution Spy
Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, the judiciary said on Wednesday. "After identification, arrest, and judicial proceedings against Pedram Madani, who was spying in favour of the Zionist regime, and following the complete process of criminal procedure and the final confirmation and upholding of the ...
This is Beirut 28/05 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Hezbollah
As the United States moves closer to a potential new nuclear agreement with Iran, tensions are reportedly growing between Washington and Tel Aviv, according to a detailed report published on Wednesday by The New York Times. The article outlines growing concern within the Israeli leadership, particularly from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over ...
This is Beirut 28/05 09:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Vladimir Putin United States Russia
US President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin Tuesday that he was "playing with fire," taking a fresh jab at his Russian counterpart as Washington weighs new sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine war. Trump's latest broadside showed his frustration with stalled ceasefire talks and comes two days after he called the Kremlin ...
This is Beirut 28/05 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Marco Rubio United States Harvard Visa Students
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered a suspension of student visa processing in the latest swipe at foreign students in the country. The White House is cracking down on foreign students at US universities, revoking visas and deporting those involved in protests against the war in Gaza, accusing them of supporting Palestinian ...
This is Beirut 27/05 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa
Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, said in a speech on Tuesday that the country's post-war reconstruction had 'just begun,' calling on his people to unite. Sharaa was speaking at the "Aleppo, Key to Victory" event in said city, the first major population center to fall during the Islamist-led offensive that toppled longtime Syrian ruler ...
This is Beirut 27/05 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States Iraq Gas Oil Kurdistan
The United States said Tuesday it supported American energy companies' contracts with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region after the Iraqi government filed a lawsuit against them. Regional Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announced the signing of the two deals valued at tens of billions of dollars during a visit to Washington, in which he met Friday ...
This is Beirut 27/05 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Humanitarian Aid Benjamin Netanyahu
Thousands of Palestinians rushed into a new aid distribution center run by a US-backed group in southern Gaza on Tuesday, AFP journalists reported, leading to chaotic scenes as Israel implemented a new distribution system. The incident in Rafah came days after the partial easing of a total aid blockade on the territory that Israel imposed since ...
This is Beirut 27/05 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Masoud Pezeshkian Iran Oman United States
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday began a two-day visit to Oman, which is mediating ongoing nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington. Pezeshkian travelled to Muscat looking to promote "peace and stability," he said, two days after US President Donald Trump described the latest negotiations as "very, very good." "We hope to engage ...
This is Beirut 27/05 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An alleged former Syrian prison guard has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity under former president Bashar al-Assad, prosecutors said Tuesday. The man, identified only as Fahad A., is accused of "acts of killing, torture and deprivation of liberty" while he worked in a Damascus facility run by Syrian ...
This is Beirut 27/05 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
King Charles III Canada Donald Trump United States
King Charles III stressed Canada's proud independence on Tuesday as he delivered a major speech to open parliament in Ottawa, set against US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to take over the country. "Democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self-determination, and freedom are values that Canadians hold dear and ones that the government is ...