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Xi Tells Iran President China Opposes 'Use of Force... to Resolve Differences'

This is Beirut 02/09 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

President Xi Jinping told his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday that China supported Iran's right to civilian nuclear energy and opposed the use of force to resolve differences, state media reported. "The use of force is not the right way to resolve differences. Communication and dialogue are the right path to achieving lasting ...

Zelensky to Talk Security Guarantees with Key Allies in Paris

This is Beirut 02/09 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet European leaders in Paris on Thursday to discuss security guarantees to prevent Russian attacks if a peace deal with Moscow is reached, his office said. The Ukrainian leader was set to meet EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, NATO chief Mark Rutte, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister ...

VideosAfghanistan Earthquake: Survivors Search Through the Rubble

This is Beirut 02/09 13:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Afghanistan Earthquake Survivor Rubble

In Afghanistan’s Kunar province, which was struck on Monday by a magnitude-6 earthquake, survivors are sifting through the rubble of their homes and organizing funerals for the victims, whose bodies were carried by helicopter from the hospital.

SpotlightPost-Berri Speech: Would Iran Use Hezbollah’s Weapons in Nuke Negotiations?

Philippe Abi-Akl 02/09 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Without ceremony or pomp, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri buried the American proposal brought to Lebanon by envoy Tom Barrack, a plan already endorsed by the Lebanese government. In a televised address marking the 47th anniversary of Imam Musa al-Sadr’s disappearance with his two companions, Berri declared, “We are open to ...

Spotlight'Fortress' on Wheels: Kim Jong Un's Bulletproof Train

This is Beirut 02/09 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An olive-green North Korean train, emblazoned with a gold stripe, carried leader Kim Jong Un into China on Tuesday for a grand military parade that President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will also attend. Since taking power in 2011, Kim has now made nine international trips and crossed the border into South Korea twice, using his ...

Landslide Flattens Sudan Village, Kills More than 1,000

This is Beirut 02/09 10:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A massive landslide in Sudan's western Darfur region has flattened an entire mountain village and killed more than 1,000 people, a rebel group said, leaving only one survivor. The disaster struck Sunday after days of heavy rain, devastating the village of Tarasin in the Jebel Marra area, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), led by ...

Putin tells Xi China-Russia Ties are at 'Unprecedented Level'

This is Beirut 02/09 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday that their countries' ties were at an "unprecedented level", during talks in Beijing ahead of a massive military parade. Wednesday's showcase of China's might has been seized by world leaders as an opportunity to hold rare face-to-face talks, ...

Op-edWhat if Israel Was Right and the Arabs Were Wrong?

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 02/09 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For over five decades, many Arab leaders have blamed Israel’s alleged intransigence, belligerence, and unfulfilled promises for the persistent failure to achieve Arab-Israeli peace. Yet, Lebanon’s handling of the November 2024 Cessation of Hostilities agreement with Israel tells a different story—one where Lebanese leaders, particularly ...

Search for Survivors After Afghan Earthquake Kills 800

This is Beirut 02/09 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Afghan Earthquake Survivor

Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people. The 6.0-magnitude earthquake, followed by at least five aftershocks, hit remote areas in mountainous provinces near the border with Pakistan around midnight Sunday. The head of the ...

Israeli Strikes Kill 13 People Near Gaza City

This is Beirut 02/09 05:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes on an apartment and a residential building killed 13 people overnight. Spokesman Mahmud Bassal said in a statement to AFP that Israeli warplanes hit the top floor of a residential building in southwestern Gaza City, killing 10 people. Bassal said Israeli helicopters also struck ...

Abbas Determined to Withdraw All Palestinian Weapons from Lebanon

This is Beirut 01/09 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that his leadership is determined to withdraw all Palestinian weapons from Lebanon, calling the step essential to the country’s security and sovereignty. In an interview with Al-Arabiya, Abbas confirmed that he had reached an understanding with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on carrying out the ...

Maduro: 8 US Ships 'with 1,200 Missiles' Threatening Venezuela

This is Beirut 01/09 20:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed Monday that eight US military vessels "with 1,200 missiles" were threatening his country, denouncing an "absolutely criminal, bloody threat." The United States, which accuses Maduro of leading a drug cartel, has announced a deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean in an ...