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Syria, France, and US Agree to Relaunch Kurdish Integration Talks in Paris

This is Beirut 25/07 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Syria, France, and the United States said they agreed Friday to convene "as soon as possible" talks in Paris to integrate the autonomous Kurdish administration into the Syrian state. The Kurds, who control large swathes of northeast Syria, are negotiating with the central government in Damascus on the integration of their civil and military ...

Over 220 British MPs Call for Palestinian Statehood Recognition

This is Beirut 25/07 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Keir Starmer United Kingdom Palestine

More than 220 British MPs, including dozens from the ruling Labour party, demanded Friday that the UK government formally recognize a Palestinian state, further increasing pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The call, in a letter signed by lawmakers from nine UK political parties, came less than 24 hours after French President Emmanuel ...

Trump and Netanyahu Vow “Alternative Options” After Talks with Hamas Break Down

This is Beirut 25/07 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump Gaza Hamas Israel

US President Donald Trump accused Hamas on Friday of not wanting to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza as Israel said it would explore "alternative options" to rescue hostages after negotiations had collapsed. An Israeli official, meanwhile, told AFP air drops of aid would resume soon over the Gaza Strip, where aid groups warned of surging numbers of ...

One in Three Gazans “Not Eating for Days,” Warns WFP

This is Beirut 25/07 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Gaza Israel World Food Programme

Almost a third of people in Gaza are "not eating for days," the United Nations food aid agency told AFP on Friday, saying the crisis has reached "new and astonishing levels of desperation." The Rome-based World Food Programme had previously warned of a "critical risk of famine" in war-raged Gaza, over which international condemnation of Israel's ...

Guterres Denounces Gaza Starvation as a “Moral Crisis” and Urges Immediate Ceasefire

This is Beirut 25/07 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Gaza Israel Hamas Antonio Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday slammed the international community for turning a blind eye to the suffering of Palestinians starving in the Gaza Strip, calling it a "moral crisis that challenges the global conscience." "I cannot explain the level of indifference and inaction we see by too many in the international community – ...

Senior ISIS Leader Killed in US Raid in Syria's Aleppo Province

This is Beirut 25/07 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

United States ISIS Syria

American forces killed an Islamic State group leader in a raid in Syria's Aleppo province on Friday, the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The raid resulted "in the death of senior ISIS leader, Dhiya Zawba Muslih al-Hardani, and his two adult ISIS-affiliated sons," CENTCOM said in a statement, using an acronym for the jihadist ...

VideosIn Charente, a New Dinosaur Emerges from the Ground

This is Beirut 25/07 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute

A 140-million-year-old Camarasaurus is being unearthed by a team of passionate paleontologists.

France Lifts Arrest Warrant Against Assad Over Immunity, but Probe Continues After His Fall

This is Beirut 25/07 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Bashar al-Assad Syria France

France's highest court Friday annulled a French arrest warrant against Syria's ex-president Bashar al-Assad – issued before his ouster – over 2013 deadly chemical attacks. The Court of Cassation ruled there were no exceptions to presidential immunity, even for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. But its presiding judge, ...

Deadly Cyprus Wildfire Contained

This is Beirut 25/07 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Cypriot authorities said Friday they had contained a devastating wildfire that claimed two lives and destroyed scores of homes on the Mediterranean island. Fire service chief Nikos Logginos described Friday's situation as "very, very good," after small flare-ups overnight. Logginos said that the three-day fire has been contained, ...

VideosSaint Thomas Statue Back on Notre-Dame Spire

This is Beirut 25/07 15:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Three years after the fire that ravaged its spire, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has regained its 16 iconic statues. The last one, that of Saint Thomas the Apostle, has just been reinstalled at the top.

New Cryptocurrency May Be Aiding Russia to Dodge Sanctions

This is Beirut 25/07 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Russia Sanctions EU Crypto Stablecoin

Russia could be turning to a new cryptocurrency called A7A5 to allow money to flow in and out of the country and avoid Western sanctions, experts have told AFP. Multiple rounds of international sanctions have been imposed on Moscow since its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine seeking to ramp up economic pressure to halt the war. But the launch of ...

Aid Groups Warn of Starving Children as European Powers Discuss Gaza

This is Beirut 25/07 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United Nations Gaza Malnutrition MSF

Aid groups warned of surging numbers of malnourished children in war-ravaged Gaza as a trio of European powers prepared to hold an "emergency call" Friday on the deepening humanitarian crisis. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said that a quarter of the young children and pregnant or breastfeeding mothers it had screened at its clinics last week were ...