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Hamas Accused of Killing Gaza Aid Workers Backed by US and Israel
This is Beirut 2025-06-12 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
A US - and Israeli-backed charity operating in Gaza accused Palestinian militant group Hamas of attacking aid workers en route to a distribution centre on Wednesday, saying at least five people were killed. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said a bus carrying its staff to a distribution site near Khan Younes in the south was "brutally attacked by ...
New Deadly Fire in Iranian Industrial Complex
This is Beirut 2025-06-11 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute
A fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in southern Iran on Wednesday, killing at least three people, state television reported. "Given the scale of the incident, the number of injuries and deaths is likely to increase," the broadcaster added, airing images of smoke rising from the Kaveh Petrochemical Complex in Bushehr province, 1,200 ...
China’s Rare Earth Dominance Takes Center Stage in Trade Negotiations
This is Beirut 2025-06-11 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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China is counting on one crucial advantage as it seeks to grind out a deal to ease its high-stakes trade war with the United States – dominance in rare earths. Used in electric vehicles, hard drives, wind turbines, and missiles, rare earth elements are essential to the modern economy and national defense. AFP takes a look at how rare earths ...
ChatGPT Suffers Major Outage, Service Disrupted for Hours
This is Beirut 2025-06-10 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
ChatGPT OpenAI Artificial Intelligence
Thousands of ChatGPT users nationwide faced difficulties accessing the app on Tuesday morning and turned to social media for answers. OpenAI confirmed the platform was experiencing issues and, after six hours of investigation, stated, “We have identified the root cause of the elevated errors and latency.” OpenAI acknowledged the issue, citing ...
Sheikh Yasser Audi Assaulted in Broad Daylight in Beirut's Southern Suburbs
This is Beirut 2025-06-10 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Audi Assault Beirut Cleric
Sheikh Yasser Audi was physically assaulted on Tuesday in Haret Hreik, a district in the southern suburbs of Beirut known for its political sensitivity. According to a report by An-Nahar, a group of young men carried out the attack in broad daylight, shocking residents who witnessed the incident. The cleric was reportedly beaten severely in a ...
UNIFIL and the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Condemn Attacks on Peacekeepers
This is Beirut 2025-06-10 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Lebanese government expressed strong concern on Tuesday following two separate incidents in southern Lebanon, where civilians believed to be affiliated with Hezbollah targeted patrols from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The attacks have reignited debate over the freedom of movement granted to UN forces under UN Security ...
Trump Deploys Marines as Tensions Rise Over Los Angeles Protests
This is Beirut 2025-06-10 08:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump ordered active-duty US Marines and 2,000 more National Guard troops into Los Angeles on Monday, vowing those protesting immigration arrests would be "hit harder" than ever. Trump's extraordinary mobilization of 700 full-time professional military personnel -- and thousands of National Guard troops -- came on the fourth day ...
When AI Defies Orders… and Won’t Shut Down
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-06-09 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Artficial Intelligence AI OpenAI Anthropic Defiance
In a recent study reported by the Wall Street Journal, OpenAI’s experimental AI model O3 altered its own script to prevent automatic shutdown within a simulated environment. Even more troubling, when explicitly commanded to shut down, the AI refused to comply in 79% of cases. This controlled test aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of safeguards ...
Lebanon, the Unraveling Country
Charles Chartouni 2025-06-09 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon is disintegrating. The country faces a myriad of challenges, including economic collapse, political instability and social unrest, which threaten to unravel the fabric of society and plunge its citizens into further despair. The mere observation of political and security events in Lebanon yields the unequivocal impression of a decaying ...
Syria Monitor Says Five Alawites Found Dead after Detention
This is Beirut 2025-06-04 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Five men from Syria's Alawite minority were found dead in a hospital two days after being detained by security forces, a war monitor said Wednesday, alleging they had been "summarily executed." Since the fall of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, the Alawite community, which he hails from, has been the target of many attacks, including ...
Israel Says to Block Gaza-Bound Aid Boat Carrying Greta Thunberg
This is Beirut 2025-06-08 17:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel on Sunday ordered the military to stop a humanitarian ship carrying activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, breaking the blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. "I have instructed the military to prevent the Madleen flotilla from reaching Gaza," Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement from ...
Colombian Presidential Contender Has Successful Surgery after Shooting
This is Beirut 2025-06-08 12:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A prominent Colombian right-wing presidential candidate who was shot during a campaign event in Bogota has successfully undergone initial surgery, the city's mayor said Sunday. Thirty-nine-year-old Senator Miguel Uribe was speaking to supporters in the capital when a gunman shot him twice in the head and once in the knee before being ...
South Lebanon: a Shepherd Kidnapped by Israel and Two Injured
This is Beirut 2025-06-07 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Israeli patrol abducted a shepherd (Maher H.) on Saturday from the Ain al-Khokh area on the outskirts of Shebaa and transported him into the occupied territories, according to local sources. The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported that two civilians were injured when an Israeli army drone dropped an explosive device near a group of ...
Parliament Convenes for an Extraordinary Session: What’s At Stake?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-06-07 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon’s Parliament is set to resume its work under an extraordinary session, called by presidential decree, and scheduled to run from June 5 to October 20. The announcement, made official Thursday by the presidency, follows a meeting between President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at Baabda Palace. While such a move may seem ...
Jbeil's Municipality Clarifies Its Summer Beach Rules
This is Beirut 2025-06-06 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Byblos Beach Summer Jbeil
At the start of the summer season, the Municipality of Jbeil (Byblos) has announced a series of measures aimed at ensuring the safety, cleanliness, and comfort of its beachgoers. Elise Merhej, a member of the Jbeil Municipal Council, issued a clarification that explained that these decisions stem from the municipality’s responsibility to ...
Saudis Use AI, Drones and Thousands of Cameras to Keep Hajj Pilgrims Safe
This is Beirut 2025-06-05 12:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Hajj Mecca Islam AI Cameras Drones
In Mecca, a large-scale technological system operates around the clock during the Hajj. With more than 15,000 smart cameras, drones, and AI-powered software, authorities monitor crowd movements and coordinate the transport of 1.6 million pilgrims in real time using over 23,000 buses. The goal is to prevent incidents, avoid human bottlenecks, and ...
US Blocks Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council
This is Beirut 2025-06-04 23:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United States vetoed Wednesday a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access in Gaza, which Washington claimed undermined ongoing diplomacy to resolve the conflict. It was the 15-member body's first vote on the situation since November, when the United States -- a key Israeli ally -- also ...
Syria Monitor Says 13 Alawites Killed by Security Forces
This is Beirut 2025-06-04 23:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syrian forces shot dead eight members of the Alawite minority at a checkpoint on Wednesday, a war monitor said, after reporting that five men were found dead following their detention. Since the fall of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, the Alawite community which the deposed president hails from has been the target of many attacks, ...
Gaza Rescuers say Israeli Forces Kill 25, Including 12 in Shelter for Displaced
This is Beirut 2025-07-03 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed at least 25 people on Thursday, including 12 in a strike on a school sheltering Palestinians displaced by the war nearing its 22nd month. Israel has recently expanded its military operations in the Gaza Strip, where the war since October 2023 has created dire humanitarian conditions and ...
Wave of Condemnations After Armed Parade During Ashura Ceremonies
This is Beirut 2025-07-05 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Beirut Ashura Nawaf Salam
A video circulating on social media showing an armed parade in the streets of Beirut during Ashura commemorations has sparked widespread outrage among political circles and the public. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam strongly condemned the scenes, calling them “unacceptable under any pretext.” He stated that he contacted the Ministers of ...
Israeli Bulldozers Uproot Hundreds of Trees in West Bank Village
This is Beirut 2025-08-24 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli bulldozers uprooted hundreds of trees in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir on Sunday in the presence of the Israeli military, according to AFP journalists who witnessed the scene. Most of the felled vegetation appeared to be olive trees, essential to the economy and culture of the West Bank, while olive groves have also long been a ...
Indian Filmmakers Rush to Cash In on Cross-Border Conflict
This is Beirut 2025-08-03 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cinema India FIlms Pakistan Culture Art
Indian filmmakers are locking up the rights to movie titles that can profit from the patriotism fanned by a four-day conflict with Pakistan, which killed more than 70 people. The nuclear-armed rivals exchanged artillery, drone, and air strikes in May, after India blamed Pakistan for an armed attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir. The ...
Tariff: A Price on Everything?
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-08-10 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Since his return to the White House in January 2025, Donald Trump has revived the rhetoric of trade wars, invoking the word “tariff” at every turn. Whether announcing new import taxes on European goods or boasting of protecting American jobs, he treats tariffs not just as economic levers but as symbols of strength. Yet beneath this hardline ...
Wadi Zebqin Blast: Accident or Deliberate Attack?
Bassam Abou Zeid 2025-08-09 23:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army explosion
Six Lebanese Army soldiers were killed in an explosion at a Hezbollah ammunition depot in Wadi Zebqin, in the Tyre region south of the Litani River. Four of the victims belonged to the Fifth Infantry Brigade, while two were members of the Engineering Regiment. The incident occurred amid an ongoing campaign targeting the Lebanese Army and senior ...
Needle Attacks: Between Collective Rumor and Stalled Investigations
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-08-07 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Needle Attacks Concerts World Investigations
Concerts, festivals, nightclubs and crowded subway carriages – these lively, bustling venues have, in recent years, become the alleged sites of a phenomenon as disturbing as it is elusive. Since autumn 2021, hundreds of people across France have reported sudden needle pricks in their legs, arms or backs, followed by nausea, dizziness, fainting ...
Active Shooter Sparks Lockdown at US Military Base
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 21:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States US Military Shooting Incident Fort Stewart
A shooter opened fire at a US military base in the southern state of Georgia on Wednesday, wounding five soldiers before being apprehended. Fort Stewart, a large army base that is home to thousands of soldiers and families, went into lockdown as emergency teams raced to respond to the "active shooter" situation. A statement on the ...
Brazil: Why Lightning (Almost) Always Spares Christ the Redeemer
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-08-06 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Brazil Christ the Redeemer Lightning Science Rio de Janeiro
Standing 38 meters tall, arms outstretched atop Mount Corcovado, Christ the Redeemer watches over Rio de Janeiro. But this stone guardian, national symbol of Brazil, is also a prime target for lightning strikes. At nearly 710 meters above sea level and perched in isolation, the statue is struck an average of four to six times per year. During ...
Gaza Civil Defence Says 20 Killed by Overturned Aid Truck
This is Beirut 2025-08-06 09:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine Conflict Aid Gaza
Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that 20 people were killed when an aid truck overturned on a crowd of aid seekers in the central Gaza Strip. "Twenty people were killed and dozens injured around midnight last night in a truck carrying aid overturned... while hundreds of civilians were waiting for aid," the agency's spokesperson Mahmud ...
Renewed Sectarian Clashes in South Syria Kill Four
This is Beirut 2025-08-03 17:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Renewed sectarian clashes in southern Syria's Druze-majority Sweida province killed at least four people on Sunday, a war monitor said, in the first deadly incident since a ceasefire last month. The province witnessed deadly clashes between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouins in July that drew the intervention of government forces and tribal ...
Lebanon Launches First National Campaign to Prevent Drowning
This is Beirut 2025-08-01 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Drowning prevention awareness safety health
Lebanon launched its first National Drowning Prevention Awareness Campaign on Friday, aiming to address a leading yet preventable public health issue. The campaign was motivated by the statistics related to drownings in Lebanon. A recent study by Dr. Samar El Hajj from the American University of Beirut, using data from the Internal Security ...