This is Beirut 28/08 16:55 - Reading : less than a minute
United Nations Nadir Larbaoui Algeria
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Thursday removed his prime minister, Nadir Larbaoui, according to a statement that provided no reason for the decision. Larbaoui, a former lawyer, held the post since November 2023 following a diplomatic career that saw him represent Algeria as ambassador to several countries as well as to the United ...
This is Beirut 28/08 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Damascus Israel Syria operation
Israeli forces conducted an overnight airborne raid on a site near the Syrian capital after bombing it several times, Syrian state media reported Thursday. Israel has not confirmed the raid, but Defense Minister Israel Katz said its forces operate "in all combat zones" to ensure the country's security. If verified, it would be the ...
This is Beirut 28/08 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European Union Hamas Israel Palestine United Nations
Sweden and the Netherlands have urged the EU to adopt sanctions on Israel and Hamas over the war in Gaza, including suspending the EU-Israel trade deal, according to a document seen by AFP on Thursday. In a letter to European Union foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas, the Swedish and Dutch foreign ministers called for targeted sanctions on Israeli ...
This is Beirut 28/08 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Palestine Hamas Israel
The head of the UN's World Food Programme warned Thursday that famine-hit Gaza is "at breaking point", appealing for the urgent revival of its network of 200 food distribution points. "Enough is enough," the WFP's executive director Cindy McCain said after visiting the besieged Palestinian territory, where Israel is pressing operations in its ...
This is Beirut 28/08 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas Houthi Israel Palestine Yemen
Israel's military said it intercepted a drone launched from Yemen on Thursday, after sirens sounded in communities near the Gaza Strip. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the drone, but Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel since Hamas's October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza ...
This is Beirut 28/08 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Switzerland's supreme court said Thursday it had rejected an appeal by Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan against his rape conviction, but his lawyers said he would take the case to Europe's rights court. "The Federal Court dismissed Tariq Ramadan's appeal against the conviction for rape and sexual coercion handed down by the Geneva Court of Justice," ...
This is Beirut 28/08 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
China Diplomacy Politics India SCO
China's President Xi Jinping will host world leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi from Sunday for a summit before a huge military parade as he seeks to showcase a non-Western style of regional collaboration. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit will be held Sunday and Monday, days before the military parade ...
This is Beirut 28/08 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Education Media
President Donald Trump's administration moved Thursday to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country. Under a proposed change, foreigners would not be allowed to stay for more than four years on student visas in the United ...
Salam El Zaatari 28/08 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Ceasefire Damascus Gulf Hezbollah
When Tom Barrack, Morgan Ortagus and Senator Lindsey Graham touched down in Beirut, it was clear that the United States was no longer willing to watch Lebanon’s crisis unfold from the sidelines. Their visit was not ceremonial. It was an intervention, part carrot, part stick, designed to push Lebanon into one of the most consequential decisions ...
This is Beirut 28/08 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States AI Semiconductors nvidia
AI powerhouse Nvidia reported quarterly earnings Wednesday that beat expectations, but shares slipped amid concerns about an AI chip spending bubble and the company's stalled business in China. The California-based firm posted profit of $26.4 billion on record revenue of $46.7 billion in the recently ended quarter, driven by intense demand for ...
This is Beirut 28/08 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine Russia War Strike Kyiv
Russian forces launched a "massive" attack on Kyiv on Thursday, hitting the Ukrainian capital with strikes that killed at least fourteen people and wounded around 30 others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came as Moscow and Kyiv traded blame over an impasse in diplomatic efforts towards a peace deal spearheaded by US President ...
This is Beirut 28/08 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
USA White House Health Vaccines CDC Susan Monarez
The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The escalating dispute over Kennedy's sweeping overhaul of US vaccine policy also led to five other senior officials at the Centers for ...