This Is Beirut 01/03 20:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday visited Turkey which has sought to revive Russia-Ukraine peace talks and ways to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea. Lavrov attended part of the annual diplomatic forum in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya where he met Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. The Russia-Ukraine war was a key ...
This Is Beirut 01/03 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a press release issued on Friday, the European Commission announced that it would pay "50 million euros to UNRWA," and that it would "increase emergency aid to the Palestinians by 68 million euros in 2024." This decision is intended to alleviate the financial crisis hanging over the UN agency assisting millions of Palestinian refugees in five ...
This Is Beirut 01/03 15:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday, surrounded by crowds of defiant mourners who chanted his name and blamed authorities for his death in prison. Outside the cemetery where he was buried, some supporters shouted in grief, while others yelled out slogans against the Kremlin and its offensive in ...
This Is Beirut 01/03 11:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli strike on a villa on Syria's coast Friday killed three people, including an Iranian military adviser, in the third consecutive day of Israeli attacks on Syria. Three violent explosions shook the center of Banias, on the Mediterranean, during the strike at dawn on the villa that sheltered "a group affiliated with Iran", said the ...
This Is Beirut 20/02 23:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States is set to unveil new sanctions against Russia on Friday in response to the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison. This action comes as several European governments have called in Russian diplomats amidst the escalating tensions. The United States will announce fresh sanctions on Russia on Friday over the death in ...
This Is Beirut 20/02 18:18 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was absent from a London court due to illness on Tuesday as his lawyer made a final appeal against extradition to the United States to face trial for publishing secret military and diplomatic files. Washington wants the Australian extradited after he was charged in the United States multiple times between 2018 and ...
David Hale 20/02 15:41 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
As America and its allies grapple with the conflict in the Middle East, a study of history can help American policymakers learn from their predecessors' successes and failures. Because Lebanon is a microcosm of the Middle East, the past conduct of American diplomacy there offers a wealth of experience to help guide Washington through the current ...
This Is Beirut 20/02 13:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Since April 2023, a war is ravaging Sudan. Dozens of thousands have been killed, and millions displaced. In South Sudan, Sudanese refugees wait in overcrowded camps, hoping to go back to their homes one day. A new truck arrives in the South Sudanese town of Renk, packed with dozens of elderly men, women and children, their exhausted faces ...
This Is Beirut 20/02 13:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Russia's FSB security services said on Tuesday it had arrested a US-Russian woman suspected of treason for raising funds for the Ukrainian army. The FSB in the central Urals city of Yekaterinburg said it had "suppressed the illegal activities" of a 33-year-old woman, a resident of Los Angeles with dual citizenship, and taken her into custody. It ...
Philippe Abi-Akl 20/02 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
According to informed Arab circles, significant endeavors are underway to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza prior to the beginning of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan around March 11. Efforts are underway despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unwavering determination to pursue the war until all its goals are fulfilled, and despite ...
This Is Beirut 19/02 15:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The European Union on Monday officially launched a mission to help protect international shipping in the Red Sea from attacks by Yemen's Houthis, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said. "Europe will ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, working alongside our international partners," the European Commission president wrote on X. The Houthis, ...
This Is Beirut 19/02 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemen's Houthis confirmed that they struck a British ship in the Gulf of Aden overnight after maritime security reported the attack. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Monday they struck a British ship in the Gulf of Aden, after a maritime security firm reported overnight an attack on a UK-registered ship. The group targeted "a British ship ...