This is Beirut 28/03 09:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu journalist
Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said in a social media post on Friday that his lawyer had been detained and demanded his immediate release. "My lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan was detained on fictitious grounds," Imamoglu said in a post on X published via his legal team. "As if the coup against democracy was not enough, they cannot tolerate the ...
This is Beirut 28/03 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Sudanese army said it had wrested back full control of Khartoum, nearly two years after losing the capital to rival paramilitaries, capping a weeklong blitz that saw it recapture the presidential palace, the airport and other strategic sites. "Our forces today have... forcibly cleansed the last pockets of the remnants of the Daglo terrorist ...
This is Beirut 28/03 05:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Justice Security Huthis
A US judge ordered Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to preserve messages from a chat group used by top national security officials to discuss plans for an attack on Yemen's Huthi rebels. The ruling adds to the pressure on the White House after the Atlantic magazine revealed that its editor had been accidentally added to the group ...
This is Beirut 27/03 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Tehran USA Iran nuclear
Iran has sent a response to a letter from US President Donald Trump that called for nuclear talks and warned of possible military action if it refuses, its foreign minister said Thursday. "This official response includes a letter in which our position regarding the current situation and Mr Trump's letter has been fully explained to the other ...
This is Beirut 27/03 22:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The era of deep economic, security and military ties between Canada and the United States "is over," Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday, after President Donald Trump announced steep auto tariffs. Trump's planned 25 percent levy on vehicle imports to the United States is to come into force next week and could be devastating for a Canadian ...
Christiane Tager 27/03 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Europe Wine Whiskey Taxes
Donald Trump’s economic formula is now well known: an explosive cocktail of customs tariffs! A threat that makes European winemakers and liquor producers shudder – with up to 200% in taxes on wine and spirits. As they might say in Scotland, “That’s a bit more sour than a good whisky without ice!” US President Donald Trump, who never ...
This is Beirut 27/03 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Boualem Sansal Algeria France
As Paris looked for signs of de-escalation from Algiers, the Dar al-Beïda court delivered its ruling. On Thursday, March 27, 2025, French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 500,000 dinars (approximately €3,470). The sentence falls short of the ten-year term requested by the public prosecutor a week ...
This is Beirut 27/03 19:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Muslim worshipers pray at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca to mark Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Destiny, one of the holiest nights during the fasting month of Ramadan.
This is Beirut 27/03 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
South Korea is experiencing the most devastating wildfires in its history. Thousands of hectares have been destroyed, villages are at risk, and firefighters are working around the clock to contain the flames.
This is Beirut 27/03 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Six tourists died on Thursday when a tourist submarine sank off the resort of Hurghada on Egypt's Red Sea coast, state media reported. The website of the state-owned Akhbar Al-Youm newspaper said the deceased were all foreigners, adding that 19 others were injured. Investigations were underway to determine what caused the accident, according to ...
This is Beirut 27/03 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
South Sudan's opposition said on Thursday the arrest overnight of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, had invalidated their 2018 peace deal and risked plunging the country back into war. A convoy of 20 heavily armed vehicles entered Machar's residence in the capital, Juba, late on Wednesday and arrested him, ...
This is Beirut 27/03 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas said an Israeli air strike killed one of its official spokesmen in Gaza on Thursday, the latest high-ranking operative targeted since Israel resumed its bombardment. The group said in a statement it mourned the loss of Abdul Latif al-Qanou who was killed in what it called a "direct" strike on a tent he was in, in the Jabalia area of ...