Élie-Joe Kamel 05/03 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Palestine Gaza Cairo Arab summit
Arab leaders endorsed a plan on Tuesday to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority.
This is Beirut 05/03 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
South Africa on Wednesday denounced Israel's restriction of aid into war-ravaged Gaza since the weekend, saying it amounted to using starvation as a weapon of war. A fragile ceasefire since January saw an influx of humanitarian aid into Gaza, before Israel on Sunday announced it was blocking deliveries until Hamas accepted its terms for an ...
This is Beirut 05/03 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Pope Francis's condition was stable on Wednesday as he neared three weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, a Vatican source said, with celebrations for the Lent religious season starting without him. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church has suffered a worrying series of respiratory attacks since his admission to the Gemelli in Rome on ...
This is Beirut 05/03 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine
New armed forces chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said during his inauguration Wednesday that Israel's mission to defeat Palestinian militant group Hamas was "not accomplished". "I accept command of the (Israeli military) with modesty and humility... Hamas has indeed suffered a severe blow, but it has not yet been defeated. The mission is not ...
This is Beirut 05/03 14:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump USA European Union
French President Emmanuel Macron said he would address the nation on Wednesday regarding the current global uncertainty following the radical shift in U.S. policy on Ukraine under Donald Trump. "My dear compatriots — I will address you tonight at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) at this moment of great uncertainty when the world is facing its greatest ...
Samar El-Kadi 05/03 13:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Middle East Israel Druze Syria Lebanon
The Druze question has reemerged at the forefront of the current regional scene, following the regime change in Syria and Israel’s incursion into Syrian territory through the demilitarized zone in the occupied Golan Heights. All this is compounded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning that Israel would intervene in Syria to ...
Christiane Tager 05/03 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Shortly after assuming office, US President Donald Trump announced in February the imposition of a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada, along with an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, bringing the total to 20%. He criticized Beijing, Ottawa and Mexico for not doing enough to “combat the flow of fentanyl (a potent opioid) into the ...
This is Beirut 05/03 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Kyiv Middle East
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko offered in an interview published on Wednesday to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks that could involve US officials. "Tell (US President Donald) Trump that I expect him here with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin and (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelensky," Lukashenko proposed in a video interview with ...
This is Beirut 05/03 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump US Congress China
China on Wednesday set an annual growth target of around five percent, vowing to make domestic demand its main economic driver as an escalating trade war with the United States hit Beijing's exports. Beijing also announced a rare hike in fiscal funding, allowing its budget deficit to reach four percent this year as it battles stuttering ...
This is Beirut 05/03 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Politics
Donald Trump declared that the "American dream is unstoppable" Tuesday in an address to Congress met with Democratic hostility as he touted radical policies and hailed billionaire adviser Elon Musk. With Musk, the world's richest person, among those attending the primetime televised address, the 78-year-old Republican said after ...
This is Beirut 04/03 23:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Arab League Gaza Israel United Nations Antonio Guterres
Arab leaders endorsed on Tuesday a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority, presenting an alternative to US President Donald Trump's widely condemned proposal to take over the territory and displace its people. The prospect of the Palestinian Authority (PA) governing Gaza remains far from ...
This is Beirut 04/03 20:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Canada Donald Trump Justin Trudeau
Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to raise tariffs on Canadian goods further to match retaliation by Ottawa, hours after slamming 25 percent duties on all products from the United States' northern neighbor. "Please explain to Governor Trudeau, of Canada, that when he puts on a Retaliatory Tariff on the U.S., our Reciprocal Tariff will immediately ...