Maria Chami 07/03 14:30 - Reading : less than a minute
The Grand Egyptian Museum, located near the pyramids of Giza, is finally opening its doors after more than 20 years of construction. This museum, the largest in the world dedicated to a single civilization, will showcase 100,000 ancient artifacts, including the treasures of Tutankhamun. Delayed multiple times due to political and economic crises ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 07/03 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Story Diary Evie Riski Culture History
In a modest home with wooden planks weathered by Lakota’s harsh winters, a timeworn hand glides across the paper. This daily ritual, repeated consistently for nearly a century, has become as natural to Evie Riski as the act of breathing. Since the first day of the year 1936, this now-centenarian has never missed her appointment with writing, ...
This is Beirut 07/03 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey Syria Latakia Conflict MiddleEast
Turkey on Friday warned against "provocations" in Syria's Latakia province, where recent clashes killed dozens in some of the worst violence since Bashar al-Assad's fall, saying they threatened peace. "Such provocations must not be allowed to become a threat to the peace of Syria and our region," foreign ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli wrote on ...
This is Beirut 07/03 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia welcomed on Friday the planned meeting between the United States and Ukraine, to be held in Jeddah next week, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Ministry underlined the Kingdom's “unrelenting efforts to achieve lasting peace and put an end to the Ukrainian crisis, which have been pursued over the ...
This is Beirut 07/03 12:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Steven Witkoff Middle East Peace
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) convened a high-level gathering in Washington, D.C., bringing together Trump Administration officials, diplomats, and thought leaders to launch the AJC Center for a New Middle East. The event underscored the organization's vision for fostering greater regional cooperation in the wake of the October 7 attacks and ...
This is Beirut 07/03 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syria Bashar al-Assad Human Rights clashes
More than 70 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Syria in fighting between government security forces and militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said Friday. "More than 70 killed and dozens wounded and captured in bloody clashes and ambushes on the Syrian coast between members of the Ministry of Defense and ...
Christiane Tager 07/03 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Shortly after taking office, US President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff increase on Chinese goods, raising the total duties on imports from China to 20%. Trump criticized China for not doing enough “to curb the flow of fentanyl, a potent opioid, into the US,” as stated by the White House on X. In retaliation, the Chinese government ...
Paul Guillot 07/03 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The estimated cost to implement the reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip, which was presented by Egypt and endorsed by the Arab leaders’ summit in Cairo on Tuesday, is $53 billion. This staggering figure – if someone earned $1 million per day, it would take them 145 years to accumulate $53 billion – reflects a comprehensive assessment of ...
This is Beirut 07/03 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russia launched a "massive missile and drone" attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Friday, a Ukrainian minister said, after Washington said talks with Kyiv were back on track to secure a truce in the three-year conflict. The latest air assault came after EU leaders, shaken by the prospect of US disengagement, agreed to boost the European ...
This is Beirut 07/03 08:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Asian stocks tumbled at the open Friday following a tough day on Wall Street as uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's trade policies roiled markets and traders awaited key US jobs data. Bitcoin plunged 5.7 percent after Trump signed an executive order to establish a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" without planning any public purchases of the ...
This is Beirut 07/03 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures -- offering a reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets. Stock markets tumbled after Trump's duties of up to 25 percent took effect Tuesday, as economists warned that ...
This is Beirut 06/03 22:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff announced Thursday that he will meet with a Ukrainian delegation next week in Saudi Arabia to discuss a ceasefire with Russia. "We are coordinating a meeting with the Ukrainians in Riyadh or possibly Jeddah," Witkoff told reporters. "The goal is to establish a framework for a peace agreement and an initial ...