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Syria: Despite Assad's Appeal, Russian and Iranian Support Remains Shy

This is Beirut 06/12 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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As Islamist rebel forces from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) approach the city of Homs, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad desperately needs the help of his Russian and Iranian allies. However, Moscow and Tehran's military resources are already stretched thin due to the war in Ukraine and numerous conflicts in the Middle East. According to experts ...

France's Unprecedented Political and Institutional Crisis

Ali A. Hamadé 06/12 18:20 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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Since Wednesday, France has been experiencing its most severe political and institutional crisis in over six decades. For the first time since 1962, a motion of censure passed in the National Assembly resulted in the resignation of Prime Minister Michel Barnier. President Emmanuel Macron, who “acknowledged” the gravity of the ...

Romania's Top Court Scraps Presidential Election

This is Beirut 06/12 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Romania's constitutional court announced on Friday that it had annulled the presidential election following allegations of Russian interference, effectively cancelling the second-round run-off that had been due to take place this weekend. Romanian authorities had cried foul after far-right outsider Calin Georgescu topped the first round of ...

EU and S.America Countries Conclude Mercosur Trade Deal

This is Beirut 06/12 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The EU and four South American countries have concluded a huge, but controversial trade deal that is opposed by France and many European farmers, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday. "This is a win-win agreement," von der Leyen said in Uruguay, where she was attending a summit of the Mercosur bloc involved ...

Gaza Civil Defense Says 29 Dead in Israeli Strikes Around Key Hospital

This is Beirut 06/12 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said 29 people were killed on Friday by Israeli strikes around a major hospital in the northern city of Beit Lahia. Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of northern Gaza's last functioning health centers, was hit by several strikes in the morning, the agency and the hospital director said. "There was a series of air strikes on ...

Syria HTS Leader Says Goal is to Overthrow Assad

This is Beirut 06/12 15:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on Friday. "When we talk about objectives, the goal of the revolution remains the overthrow of this regime. It is our right to use all available means to achieve that goal," Abu ...

Iran Launches Heaviest Space Payload Into Orbit

This is Beirut 06/12 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran successfully launched on Friday its heaviest space payload, which includes a satellite and a space tug, using a domestically developed satellite carrier, official media reported. Weighing 300 kilogrammes (660 pounds), the payload consisted of the Fakhr-1 telecommunications satellite and the Saman-1 space tug, according to state ...

Europe’s Vega-C Rocket Launches Satellite Into Orbit After Delays

This is Beirut 06/12 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago. After two days of delays, the rocket -- crucial to Europe's autonomy in reaching space -- took off without problems, carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite for the European Union's Copernicus Earth ...

South Korean Ruling Party Says ‘Dangerous’ President Must Go

This is Beirut 06/12 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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South Korea's ruling party chief demanded Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeol be stripped of office, warning there was a "significant risk" he could try to impose martial law again. Yoon late Tuesday declared martial law before being forced into a U-turn after lawmakers dramatically faced down soldiers at parliament and voted to overturn the ...

Manhunt in New-York After Top Health Insurance Executive Murder

This is Beirut 06/12 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States New-York Murder Police

New York police released a new security camera picture Thursday of the man believed to have shot a top health insurance executive at close range in a brazen daylight murder outside a Manhattan hotel. The latest picture, in which the suspect's face is uncovered and he is smiling or laughing, indicated progress in the manhunt after ...

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Russia Ready to Defend Itself Through "Any Means", Lavrov Says

This is Beirut 06/12 05:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said he hoped Ukraine's allies took "seriously" Moscow's recent use of a hypersonic missile in the conflict there, and warned that Russia was ready to use "any means" to defend itself. The United States and its allies "must understand that we would be ready to use ...

Tsunami Warning After 7.0 Quake Off California Coast

This is Beirut 05/12 22:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

California Earthquake Tsunami

A powerful earthquake struck Thursday off the coast of northern California, sparking a tsunami warning, US seismologists said. The 7.0-magnitude quake was recorded at a depth of just 10 kilometers (six miles), almost 100 kilometers west-southwest of Ferndale, according to the United States Geological Survey. "Based on preliminary earthquake ...