This is Beirut 10/09 23:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
Qatar's prime minister warned Wednesday that an unprecedented Israeli strike in Doha targeting Hamas killed hope for Gaza hostages, calling for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to be "brought to justice." His comments came a day after deadly strikes targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar, a US ally, a first in the oil-rich Gulf that ...
This is Beirut 10/09 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel warned its enemies Wednesday they were not safe anywhere, a day after strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar, a US ally, drew a rare rebuke from President Donald Trump. Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed that Israel would "act against its enemies anywhere," while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Qatar to expel Hamas officials or ...
This is Beirut 10/09 20:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Yemen Houthi Movement
Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday said Israeli air strikes hit Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, with an AFP journalist reporting the sound of explosions. At least 35 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Israeli strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa and Jawf province on Wednesday, the insurgents said in a statement. "The death toll has ...
This is Beirut 10/09 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Canada said Wednesday it is reassessing its relationship with Israel in the wake of Israel's air strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. "We are evaluating the relationship with Israel," said Foreign Minister Anita Anand to reporters. "The attack yesterday on Qatar was one that was unacceptable. It was a violation of Qatari airspace." AFP
This is Beirut 10/09 19:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Poland gathered its NATO allies for urgent talks Wednesday after Russian drones flew into Polish airspace during an attack on Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, warning that the situation was inching closer to "open conflict." Poland's airspace was violated 19 times, Tusk said, and at least three drones were shot down after ...
This is Beirut 10/09 18:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Qatar United Nations Security Council
An emergency United Nations Security Council meeting in response to Israel's strikes on Qatar has been postponed to Thursday at Doha's request, rotating council president South Korea said. "The Security Council postponed today's emergency briefing on 'the situation in the Middle East' to tomorrow afternoon, at Qatar's request, so that the Prime ...
This is Beirut 10/09 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Cuba Energy Electricity Blackout
Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Wednesday, the fifth on the cash-strapped Caribbean island in under a year, the energy ministry announced. "A total disconnection of the SEN electricity system has occurred, which may be associated with an unexpected shutdown" of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant, the island's biggest, the ...
This is Beirut 10/09 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United Nations Tehran IAEA Nuclear
Iran's new cooperation framework with the UN nuclear watchdog includes "all facilities and installations" in the Islamic republic, the agency's head said Wednesday, though Iran said the agreement itself "does not create access." Iran agreed to a deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday, after ...
Mario Chartouni 10/09 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Qatar Doha
Israel carried out on Tuesday a large-scale airstrike in the Qatari capital, Doha, targeting senior Hamas officials. The attack killed six people and immediately sparked international reactions, including a rare public criticism from US President Donald Trump of his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A Symbolic Target Initial ...
This is Beirut 10/09 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Kyiv Ukraine Russia Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that a violation of Polish airspace by several Russian drones overnight was a major provocation aimed at EU and NATO members. "Last night we experienced a violation of Polish airspace by a significant number of Russian drones," he said, denouncing the "large-scale ...
This is Beirut 10/09 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Thousands of young Nepalis, cut off from their main online platforms, defied curfews to demand jobs, political reform, and greater representation. Government crackdowns left at least 19 dead and hundreds injured, but the movement continues to grow.
This is Beirut 10/09 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
European Union Poland Donald Tusk NATO Article 4
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday that the NATO member had invoked the Western defense alliance's Article 4 for urgent talks after Russian drones violated its airspace. Tusk told parliament that Poland had identified 19 violations of its airspace overnight and shot down at least three drones, adding that no one was harmed in the ...