This Is Beirut 2024-03-26 22:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US Treasury Department sanctioned 11 people and companies on Tuesday it said were involved in illicit financial transfers and drug smuggling in support of the government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Many of those sanctioned were involved in the trade of the highly addictive amphetamine captagon, which is illegally trafficked ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-26 22:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Municipal Council of the City of Brussels unanimously voted, on Monday evening, in favor of a motion aimed at prohibiting the purchase of products from Israeli settlements through public procurement, according to Belgian media. The council unanimously adopted the proposal, introduced by member Benoit Hellings, which calls on the local ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-03-26 20:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
A year ago, in March 2023, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, appointed his Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim al-Thani, as Prime Minister. There is very little information available about this political figure on the internet and in open sources. We will attempt to ...
Malo Pinatel 2024-03-26 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The attack that struck Moscow on March 22 highlights the resurgence of the jihadist group Daesh worldwide, spanning from the Middle East to Africa. This time, with the Khorasan cell firmly established in Central Asia leading the charge. The Russian invasion of Ukraine had previously monopolized attention, while the conflict between Israel and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-26 11:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed after a ship collided with it, the Maryland Transportation Authority said early Tuesday. "I-695 Key Bridge collapse due to ship strike," the MTA posted on social media platform X, referring to the interstate highway. It urged drivers to avoid the route over the Patapsco River, ...
2024-03-25 19:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Between Hezbollah and the United Arab Emirates, a "thaw" seems to be emerging. This is what can be concluded, at least, from the "unprecedented" visit of the head of Hezbollah's Liaison and Coordination Unit, Wafik Safa, to Abu Dhabi. While this trip officially concerned the issue of seven Lebanese detainees held in Emirati prisons for alleged ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-25 16:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Four Tajik nationals accused of carrying out a terror attack at a Moscow concert hall are to be held on "terror" charges, on Monday. Russia has ordered four men accused of killing at least 137 people in a massacre at a Moscow concert hall to be held in custody on "terror" charges with the death toll expected to climb as more than 100 people are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-25 13:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Senegal's anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye is set to become president after his main rival on Monday recognized his victory in elections that came barely days after he was freed from prison. The win by the opposition candidate who will be Senegal's youngest president could trigger a political earthquake with policies that ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-24 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a Russian missile breached its airspace as part of increased attacks on Ukraine on Sunday, Poland said that it will demand an explanation from Moscow and has activated its air defense systems. Poland said on Sunday that it would demand an explanation from Moscow after a Russian cruise missile fired at towns in western Ukraine and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-24 10:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Houthis targeted the Chinese oil tanker Huang Pu with ballistic missiles on Saturday, starting a fire on board, before the US military neutralized six Houthi-launched drones. A Chinese-owned oil tanker was attacked off Yemen on Saturday by ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis, who have intensified strikes on Red Sea shipping, the US ...
2024-03-23 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN chief Antonio Guterres, on a visit to the doorstep of Gaza, on Saturday said the world has seen enough of the war's horrors and appealed for a ceasefire to allow in more aid. "Palestinians in Gaza -- children, women, men -- remain stuck in a non-stop nightmare," he said on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing where truckloads of aid trickle ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 15:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called the attack on a concert hall that killed more than 130 on Friday, a "barbaric terrorist act" and vowed harsh retribution to all those involved. In a televised address, Putin said all four gunmen had been arrested before they had a chance to cross the border into Ukraine. "I am speaking to you ...