This is Beirut 29/05 14:35 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he is leaving his role in the US government, in which he was tasked with reducing federal spending, shortly after his first major break with Donald Trump over the president's signature spending bill. While classified as a "special government employee" and "senior advisor to the president," the South African-born ...
This is Beirut 29/05 13:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
USA Donald Trump Visa Chinese Student
Beijing reacted in fury Thursday at the US government's vow to revoke Chinese students' visas, condemning President Donald Trump's crackdown on international scholars as "political and discriminatory". Trump's administration on Wednesday said it would "aggressively" remove permissions for Chinese students, one ...
This is Beirut 29/05 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A cholera outbreak in Sudan's war-ravaged capital has claimed 70 lives in two days, health officials said Thursday, as Khartoum faces a mounting health emergency after more than two years of brutal conflict. The health ministry for Khartoum state said it recorded 942 new infections and 25 deaths on Wednesday, following 1,177 cases and 45 ...
This is Beirut 29/05 11:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
West Bank Benjamin Netanyahu United Nations Hamas
Israel announced on Thursday the creation of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, risking further strain on relations with the international community already taxed by the war in Gaza. Israeli settlements in the West Bank are regularly condemned by the United Nations as illegal under international law, and are seen as one of the main ...
This is Beirut 29/05 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Displaced Syrians return to shattered villages, choosing dignity over displacement amid hopes for reconstruction.
Malo Pinatel 29/05 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Gulf Ukraine Donald Trump United Arab Emirates Hamas Saudi Arabia MBS
Read alsoFrom Iran’s Nuclear Program to Gaza: The Gulf as the New Hub of Global Diplomacy (1/2) On Tuesday, May 13, US President Donald Trump was received with great ceremony in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), marking the first stop on a tour of immense geopolitical and economic significance. ...
This is Beirut 29/05 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
AI Lebanon Conference Gulf Innovation Technology
Lebanon's 2025 Artificial Intelligence Conference is witnessing an unprecedented wave of interest from Gulf countries, with organizers announcing on Wednesday a sharp rise in registration requests from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and other GCC nations. This surge of Gulf engagement comes as Lebanon resumes high-level diplomatic and cultural ...
This is Beirut 29/05 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Saudi authorities have released a well-known Iranian religious figure they detained ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage to the Muslim holy places, Iranian media reported on Thursday. "Gholamreza Ghasemian has been released and is on his way to Iran after follow-up by Iranian officials," the ISNA news agency reported. Iran said it had held ...
This is Beirut 29/05 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kyiv Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump USA
Russia said Wednesday it wanted new talks with Ukraine in Istanbul next Monday to present its plan for a peace settlement, but Kyiv said it needed to see the proposal in advance for the meeting to yield results. Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year conflict have accelerated in recent months, but Moscow has repeatedly rejected calls for an ...
This is Beirut 29/05 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel said Wednesday its military killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas's presumed Gaza leader and the brother of Yahya, slain mastermind of the October 2023 attacks that sparked the Gaza war. On the war's 600th day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Israel's Gaza offensive, saying it had killed tens of thousands of militants including Mohammed ...
Salam El Zaatari 29/05 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran United States Donald Trump
As the Trump administration accelerates its efforts to clinch a nuclear deal with Iran, the threat of Israeli airstrikes looms larger than ever. According to multiple diplomatic sources cited by The New York Times, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is actively considering unilateral military action against Iran’s nuclear sites—regardless of ...
This is Beirut 29/05 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Tariffs Trade Court
A US federal court on Wednesday blocked most of Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president had overstepped his authority with the across-the-board global levies. The opinion marks a significant setback to the Republican leader as he bids to redraw the US trading relationship with the world by forcing ...