This is Beirut 21/09 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syria Legislative Elections Ahmed al-Sharaa
Syria is set to hold the selection process for a transitional parliament on October 5, in accordance with a constitutional declaration announced earlier this year, the electoral commission said Sunday. The People's Assembly of Syria was dissolved by the country's new Islamist authorities, who seized power after ousting longtime ruler Bashar ...
This is Beirut 21/09 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Israel Hezbollah Syria Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declaration on Sunday that peace with Lebanon and Syria is now “possible” may be the most consequential statement on regional diplomacy in years. Coming after decades of hostility, wars, and missed opportunities, the prospect of reconciliation with Israel’s northern neighbors is ...
This is Beirut 21/09 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel West Bank Bezalel Smotrich Itamar Ben Gvir
Two Israeli far-right ministers on Sunday called for the annexation of the Israeli-occupied West Bank following the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state. "The recognition by Britain, Canada, and Australia of a Palestinian state... requires immediate countermeasures: the swift application of sovereignty in ...
This is Beirut 21/09 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Lebanon Syria Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the recent war between Israel and Hezbollah has created the opportunity of peace with Lebanon and Syria. “Our victories in Lebanon against Hezbollah have opened a window of opportunities that was unimaginable before our recent operations; there is a possibility of peace with our ...
This is Beirut 21/09 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
After losing his arms in an ordnance explosion, Syrian teenager Mohammed Hasram was fitted with prosthetic limbs funded by Saudi Arabia, which is leveraging major investments and aid to gain influence over Damascus. Since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in December, Saudi Arabia has showered the new leadership with millions of dollars ...
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Ahmed al-Sharaa United States UN General Assembly Syria New York
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa departed for the United States, state media reported Sunday, on a landmark trip that will see the former jihadist address the United Nations General Assembly. State television said Sharaa was en route "to the United States of America to participate in the affairs of the 80th session of the United Nations General ...
This is Beirut 21/09 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Portugal United Kingdom Palestinian Statehood UN Gaza UN General Assembly
Britain was set Sunday to recognize a Palestinian state, UK media said, ahead of key UN talks where several nations are poised to follow suit to pressure Israel over Gaza. Prime Minister Keir Starmer "will set out the position later on today," his deputy David Lammy told the BBC, stopping short of confirming that there would be a full recognition ...
This is Beirut 21/09 05:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Charlie Kirk Politics
The entire leadership of Trumpism, starting with President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance, will gather on Sunday for the memorial ceremony of assassinated ultraconservative influencer Charlie Kirk, in a stadium of more than 60,000 seats in Arizona. Charlie Kirk, 31, was assassinated on September 10 by a gunshot to the neck while ...
This is Beirut 20/09 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States TikTok China U.S. Congress
A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its US operations would see the creation of a board dominated by Americans, the White House said Saturday. "There will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the United States, and six of those seats will be Americans," White House press secretary ...
This is Beirut 20/09 19:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Brussels Berlin London Travel Cyber Attack
Major European airports, including Brussels, Berlin and London's Heathrow, were hit on Saturday by a cyberattack on check-in systems that caused cancellations and long delays for thousands of passengers. Dublin and Cork airports in Ireland were also affected, Dublin airport said on X, adding that it was experiencing "minor impacts" ...
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Russia Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday he would meet his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly next week as Russia intensified deadly strikes across his country. Russia carried out one of its largest aerial attacks, firing 40 missiles and some 580 drones at Ukraine in a nighttime barrage that ...
This is Beirut 20/09 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
India United States Technology Foreign Labor
India's leading trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry, where such permits are widespread. The new measure, which will likely face legal challenges, was announced in ...