This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 19:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia is reportedly implementing a significant shift in its alcohol policies by permitting sales to non-Muslim diplomats, according to information from two sources familiar with the matter, shared with AFP on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia plans to allow alcohol sales to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 14:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US forces targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah Brigades' sites in Iraq on Wednesday, killing two people. Iraq denounced an another "flagrant violation of Iraq's sovereignty." Iraq accused the United States of contributing to a "reckless escalation" of violence in the region after American airstrikes targeted Iran-backed groups in the country on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 14:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia announced on Wednesday the crash of a military plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Belgorod region, resulting in the fatalities of all individuals on board. Russia said on Wednesday that an IL-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed in the western Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine. ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 13:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump secured a significant victory in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, claiming 80% of the votes and edging closer to securing the Republican nomination for a White House rematch with Joe Biden. Donald Trump won the key New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, moving him ever closer to locking in the Republican presidential nomination and ...
2024-01-24 11:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Bahrain Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
The prospects for a new Abraham Accord between Saudi Arabia and Israel seem open today. While the Wahhabi Kingdom quietly nurtured relations with Tel Aviv for several years, particularly in the intelligence realm, it is true that the officialization of their rapprochement is vital for both countries. For this purpose, specific conditions are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 22:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Houthis in Yemen have directed all employees of the United Nations and its affiliated agencies from the United States and the United Kingdom to leave the country within the coming month. This information was conveyed by a UN official to AFP. Houthis in Yemen have instructed all personnel from the United States and the United Kingdom working for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 21:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The EU's Trade Commissioner reported on Tuesday that maritime traffic along the Red Sea shipping route has decreased by 22 percent within a month, attributing the decline to attacks on international vessels carried out by Yemen's Houthis. Maritime traffic through the Red Sea shipping route has fallen by 22 percent in a month due to attacks on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-22 20:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States imposed sanctions on the Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad on Monday, citing its alleged support for Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxies. The sanctions also targeted leaders of an Iraq militia with pro-Iranian affiliations. The United States announced sanctions Monday on Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad, saying it ...
2024-01-21 10:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Palestine Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan received Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Turkey on Sunday to discuss the release of the Israeli hostages and the introduction of a ceasefire in Gaza. Hamas's Qatar-based chief Ismail Haniyeh has held a meeting with the Turkish foreign minister, diplomatic sources said on Sunday, in the first official contact ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-21 10:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestine Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu
The Israeli Prime Minister reaffirmed to the US President his opposition to the restoration of Palestinian sovereignty in Gaza. Fierce fighting continued on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, while Israel carried out operations in the West Bank, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirming his opposition to "Palestinian sovereignty" in ...
2024-01-20 22:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
With repeated Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, the United States carried out new strikes against the group on Saturday. According to the US Central Command, these were "self-defense" strikes. Another series of airstrikes has been carried out by the United States to fend off the Houthis. The United States carried out fresh strikes against the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-20 22:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Al-Asad airbase in western Iraq was hit by at least a dozen missiles. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it carried out the attack. At least a dozen missiles were fired on Saturday at a military base used by US-led coalition forces in western Iraq, a US defense source and Iraqi police told AFP. "Al-Asad airbase was targeted by 15 rockets" ...