This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 11:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli strike on a villa on Syria's coast Friday killed three people, including an Iranian military adviser, in the third consecutive day of Israeli attacks on Syria. Three violent explosions shook the center of Banias, on the Mediterranean, during the strike at dawn on the villa that sheltered "a group affiliated with Iran", said the ...
Malo Pinatel 2024-02-29 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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A double ballot is scheduled to take place in Iran on Friday, March 1. In a country where power remains monopolized by the mullahs, what is the true significance of these elections? This Is Beirut contacted Bernard Hourcade, director of the CeRMI (Centre de recherche sur le monde iranien), to answer these questions. On Friday, March 1, about 61 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-29 15:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel hit a car used by Hezbollah in Syria, close to the Lebanese border, and also struck near Damascus on Thursday, a war monitor said, hours after similar attacks near the Syrian capital. "An Israeli drone targeted a car belonging to Hezbollah in the Homs countryside near the Syrian-Lebanese border," said Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-29 13:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday of a "real" risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine. In a defiant speech in Moscow, the Russian leader said his soldiers were advancing in Ukraine and warned the West of "tragic consequences" for any country that dared to send troops to Kyiv. "They have announced the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-28 18:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Joe Biden is poised to enact an executive order with the goal of restricting the transfer of sensitive personal data of Americans overseas, citing apprehensions about potential misuse by countries like China. US President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order Wednesday aimed at limiting the flow of sensitive US personal data ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-28 10:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Kremlin warned on Wednesday against European countries sending troops to Ukraine, highlighting the risk of direct conflict between NATO and Russia. European allies, including France, debated the idea of sending ground troops to Ukraine, but several other countries categorically rejected the idea, opting instead for a military aid. On ...
Rami Rayess 2024-02-28 08:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
China’s success in mediating a political solution for bridging the divide between Iran and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was perceived by some as a ‘historic’ move. They viewed this achievement as a significant shift in Chinese foreign policy towards the Middle East, given that the influential Asian nation, with its veto power as one of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 23:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday, his arrival in Saudi Arabia to advocate for his peace proposal and explore the possibility of exchanging prisoners of war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said that he had arrived in Saudi Arabia to promote his peace plan and discuss potential prisoners of war ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 19:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States and Britain declared new sanctions on Tuesday, targeting a deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and a member of the Houthi movement. The United States and Britain announced fresh sanctions on Tuesday against an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deputy commander, alongside a Houthi ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 16:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron faced uneasy reactions from European allies and a warning from the Kremlin on Tuesday after he refused to rule out the dispatch of Western ground troops to Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion. Macron said after a conference of European leaders on Monday that "everything that is necessary" must be ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 11:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday, February 27 that he would not rule out sending troops to Ukraine, echoing comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron the previous day. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday that nothing was off the table in Western efforts to prevent a Russian victory in Ukraine. Speaking ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-26 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron urged swift action on Monday, in support of Ukraine, as he inaugurated a conference focused on bolstering Western backing for Kyiv. French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for rapid action in favor of Ukraine as he opened a conference aimed at strengthening Western support for Kyiv among European ...