This is Beirut 16/06 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's judiciary said Monday it hanged a man arrested in 2023 and convicted of being a spy for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, as fighting raged between the two foes. "Esmaeil Fekri, a Mossad agent convicted of the capital offenses of 'corruption on Earth' and 'moharebeh' (waging war against God) was hanged after going through the full ...
This is Beirut 16/06 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Monday said an embassy building in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage from a nearby Iranian missile strike, reporting no injuries to US personnel. Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further ...
Michel Touma 16/06 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Sooner or later, it was bound to happen. The leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran had pushed too far — driven by a hunger for power, unchecked authoritarianism, and a deadly strategy of regional expansion. The late Qassem Soleimani, once the emblematic commander of the Quds Force — the elite branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...
This is Beirut 16/06 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations on Monday said it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans due to the "deepest funding cuts ever". The UN's humanitarian agency said in a statement that it was seeking $29 billion in funding compared to $44 billion requested in December, in a "hyper-prioritized" appeal. Under President Donald Trump, who ...
This is Beirut 16/06 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. The three-day gathering in the mountain town of Kananaskis marks the return to the international diplomatic calendar for ...
This is Beirut 16/06 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday warned that Tehran's residents would "pay the price" for Iranian strikes on Israeli civilians, after overnight missile attacks killed several. "The boastful dictator from Tehran has turned into a cowardly murderer, deliberately firing at Israel's civilian home front in an attempt to deter the ...
Charles Chartouni 16/06 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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The launched Israeli war is the latest stage of the strategy that aimed at the progressive dismantling of the “integrated operational platforms” instrumentalized by the Iranian regime. The performance and the audacity of the undertaking raise several questions about the future geopolitical and geostrategic evolutions after the earthquake ...
This is Beirut 16/06 07:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The conflict between Iran and Israel entered its fourth day on Monday, with continued missile exchanges, mounting civilian casualties, and growing international concern as G7 leaders convene in Canada to address the crisis. In the early hours of Monday morning, a new wave of Iranian missiles targeted multiple locations across Israel, triggering ...
This is Beirut 16/06 04:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A new wave of missiles launched from Iran targeted multiple locations across Israel, triggering nationwide air raid sirens, in the early hours of Monday morning. Red alerts were issued for several major cities, including Tel Aviv and Haifa, where missiles, reportedly fired from Isfahan, struck urban areas. Loud explosions were heard over both ...
This is Beirut 16/06 02:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Iran and Israel -- who are locked in an exchange of military strikes -- to "make a deal," but suggested they might need to "fight it out" first. "I think it's time for a deal," Trump told reporters, as Israel and Iran exchanged a fresh barrage of missile strikes and threatened more devastation in a ...
This is Beirut 15/06 23:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Mediators Qatar and Oman were told by Iran that Tehran "will not negotiate while under attack", an official briefed on the talks said Sunday, amid an massive exchange of strikes between Israel and the Islamic republic. "The Iranians informed Qatari and Omani mediators that they will only pursue serious negotiations once Iran has completed its ...
This is Beirut 15/06 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The European Union’s top diplomat has convened a special meeting of the 27 foreign ministers for Tuesday, focused on the conflict between Israel and Iran, “given the gravity of the situation,” a senior official from her office announced on Sunday. The videoconference “will allow for an exchange of views, coordination on diplomatic actions ...