This is Beirut, 2025-05-08 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that Israel closed three of its schools in annexed East Jerusalem, months after an Israeli ban on its activities took effect. An AFP photographer at the scene reported that a closure notice in Hebrew was left at the entrance of at least one of the schools, and UNRWA said at least one of its ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-08 09:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam began a visit to the Bekaa on Thursday morning to assess security protocols at the border posts with Syria. During his visit, he praised the role of Lebanese armed forces, stating: "The army is the nation's stronghold, embodying sacrifice and loyalty." He also emphasized the importance of "supporting the military ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-08 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel will do to Iran what it has done to Hamas in Gaza, Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Thursday, days after an attack on Ben Gurion Airport by Iran-backed Houthis. "I warn... Iranian leaders who finance, arm, and exploit the Houthi terrorist organization: the proxy system is terminated, and the axis of evil has collapsed," Katz said in a ...
Nicolas Beau, 2025-05-08 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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More than ten key players, including states and militias, have been present for many years on Syrian soil: the Syrian army, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah, Russia, the Turkish and American armies in the northwest of the country, the Kurds of Rojava, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) led by Commander Mazloum Abdi, a former member of ...
Marc Saikali, 2025-05-08 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Houthi Yemen Saudi Arabia
Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, patterns emerge that we pretend to understand, only for them to slip through our fingers. The latest example: repeated missile launches by Yemen’s Houthis targeting Israel. In this absurd drama, the Houthis have spent the past several months directing their attacks at Israel. Why? To support Gaza, ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 22:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ahmed al-Sharaa Syria
President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Wednesday that Syria was holding "indirect talks" with Israel to calm tensions between the two countries, following Israeli strikes and threats against Syria since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. "There are indirect talks (with Israel) taking place through mediators to calm the situation and try to ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Emmanuel Macron Ahmad al-Sharaa Syria France
Emmanuel Macron called on Wednesday for the United States to "rush to lift sanctions" against Syria, "with conditions," and to "maintain" its military operations against the Islamic State in the country. "The interest of everyone, including the Americans, is today (...) to act in support of lifting sanctions against the Syrian people," and "to ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam France Trade Movies Rachida Dati
France's culture minister vowed Wednesday to defend the country's system of promoting domestic film production in the face of threats from US President Donald Trump. France has a complex mix of taxes, quotas and levies on film and TV distributors that helps funnel money into the national film sector, making it Europe's cinema powerhouse. "We ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said the toll from an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Wednesday had risen to at least 33 killed and more than 80 injured, many of them children. The agency's spokesman, Mahmoud Bassal, told AFP that "civil defense crews, paramedics, and volunteers transported at least 33 martyrs and more than 80 injured, about half of ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 20:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday met French leader Emmanuel Macron on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, despite alarm over deadly clashes that have overshadowed the new authorities' first months in power. Ahead of the high-profile talks at the Elysee Palace, Sharaa and his foreign minister ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Disney Abu Dhabi Entertainment Park
The Walt Disney Company announced plans Wednesday for a new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, highlighting the country's growing prominence as a global financial and entertainment hub. The waterfront resort will be located on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island and developed in partnership with local firm Miral. Disney stated that it aims to attract ...
This is Beirut, 2025-05-07 16:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hamas insisted Wednesday on a "comprehensive" agreement to end its war with Israel, as rescuers said Israeli bombardment of Gaza killed at least 26 people amid a growing humanitarian catastrophe. A two-month ceasefire in the war collapsed in March, with Israel resuming intense strikes and imposing a total aid blockade on the Palestinian ...