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Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks With European Countries on Friday

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Iran said on Sunday that it would hold nuclear talks in the coming days with the three European countries that initiated a censure resolution against it adopted by the UN's atomic watchdog. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the meeting of the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, France, Germany and the United Kingdom would take place ...

Israel Names Netanyahu Ally and Biden Critic as US Ambassador

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli government said Sunday it had approved the nomination of Yechiel Leiter, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the country's ambassador to the United States. The announcement comes after US President-elect Donald Trump named hard-line conservative Mike Huckabee as his choice for US ambassador to Israel under his ...

Air Raid Sirens Sound in Central, Northern Israel

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Air raid sirens were activated in several areas of central and northern Israel on Sunday, the army said, after projectiles were fired from Lebanon. The sirens sounded in "a number of areas in central Israel" and in different parts of the country's north, the military said. It added in separate statements that 18 projectiles crossed from Lebanon ...

UN Envoy for Syria Urges Ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN special envoy for Syria said on Sunday that it was “extremely critical” to end the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza to avoid the country being pulled into a regional war. “We need now to make sure that we have immediately a ceasefire in Gaza, that we have a ceasefire in Lebanon, and that we avoid Syria being dragged even ...

COP29: Developing Nations Reject Climate Finance Deal as Insufficient

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 12:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday, but poorer nations, most at the mercy of worsening disasters, dismissed a $300 billion a year pledge from wealthy historic polluters as insultingly low. After two exhausting weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations pushed through the contentious finance pact ...

Sectarian Violence Erupts in Northwestern Pakistan, Leaving 82 Dead

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Pakistan Shiites Kurram Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Three days of bitter sectarian gunfights in northwestern Pakistan have killed at least 82 people and wounded 156 more, a local official said Sunday. Pakistan is a Sunni-majority country, but Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province -- near the border with Afghanistan -- has a large Shiite population, and the communities have clashed for ...

Boualem Sansal's Arrest: Literary Giants Unite Against Algerian Oppression

Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-11-24 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The arrest of Franco-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal upon his arrival at Algiers airport on November 16 has sparked outrage across the literary world and beyond. At 75 years old, this committed intellectual, who became a French citizen in 2024, is known for his courageous stance against Islamism and totalitarianism. His detention by Algerian ...

Shooting Near Israeli Embassy in Jordan Leaves One Dead, Three Wounded

This is Beirut 2024-11-24 10:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A man was killed after opening fire on and wounding three members of the security forces near the Israeli embassy in the Jordanian capital Amman on Sunday, state media said. Government spokesman Mohamed Momani described the incident as a “terrorist attack” and said the assailant was a criminal with a history of drug-related ...

Western Powers Voice 'Serious Concern' at Iran Centrifuge Plan

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States, Britain, France, and Germany expressed on Saturday "serious concern" over Iran's plans to launch a series of new centrifuges for its nuclear program, urging Tehran to reengage with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran's announcement came after the four Western powers brought a censure motion targeting the Islamic republic at the ...

Hamas Confirms Death of Israeli Hostage in North Gaza

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 18:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas's armed wing said Saturday an Israeli woman taken hostage during the October 2023 attack had been killed in a combat zone in northern Gaza and the Israeli military said it was investigating. Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obeida said contact had been restored with the woman's captors after a break of several weeks. And it was ...

Marc Bloch Honored: Historian and Resistance Fighter Enters Panthéon

Béatrice Moreau 2024-11-23 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

France Historian Resistance Panthéon

Marc Bloch, a prominent French historian of the 20th century, will soon join the Panthéon. This decision, announced by President Emmanuel Macron during the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Strasbourg, pays tribute to a visionary intellectual, a devoted patriot, and a courageous resistance fighter who died for France under Nazi gunfire. Born ...

Turkey's Erdogan Hails 'Courageous' ICC Warrants for Israeli Leaders

This is Beirut 2024-11-23 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday praised the "courageous decision" of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. "We support the arrest warrant. We consider it important that this courageous decision be carried out by all ...