Soumia Benmerzoug, 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Washington has crossed a red line for Moscow by permitting Ukraine to use long-range "ATACMS" missiles to target strategic sites on Russian soil. This unprecedented support, along with the controversial delivery of "non-persistent" antipersonnel mines, is aimed at slowing the Russian military’s advance in eastern Ukraine. While Kyiv has praised ...
Salam Zaatari, 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
During his US presidential campaigns, Donald Trump frequently expressed concerns about the potential for World War III, often blaming rising global tensions on the foreign policy decisions of the Biden administration. He specifically criticized actions he views as provocative or escalatory, such as the administration's approval of sending ...
This is Beirut, 19/11 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia said on Tuesday that Ukraine's use of long-range ATACMS missiles against its territory marked a "new phase of the Western war" against Moscow, and vowed to react "accordingly." Ukraine used the missiles to target a military facility in Russia's Bryansk border region overnight, Moscow said, just days after Washington gave the green light ...
This is Beirut, 19/11 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A true icon of the Russian artistic scene, Vladimir Shklyarov had, over the course of a brilliant and intense career, established himself as one of the most talented and charismatic dancers of his generation. Appointed "Principal Dancer" of the Mariinsky in 2011, he dazzled audiences in iconic lead roles such as The Nutcracker and Giselle, ...
This is Beirut, 19/11 09:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's foreign ministry Tuesday slammed as unjustified the new sanctions by the European Union and Britain against Tehran over its support for Russia's war on Ukraine. "While the president of Ukraine has admitted that no Iranian ballistic missiles have been exported to Russia, the measures of the European Union and United Kingdom in ...
This is Beirut, 19/11 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia's natural resources minister in Pyongyang, state media said Tuesday, as visiting delegations from Moscow highlighted deepening ties amid the Ukraine war. Kim met Monday with Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Alexander Kozlov, who is leading a delegation focused on ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 21:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russia on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, where a war between two rival generals has been raging since April 2023. A draft of the resolution prepared by Britain and Sierra Leone, which was seen by AFP, had called on both sides to "immediately cease hostilities" and begin talks ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Kremlin accused US President Joe Biden on Monday of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike targets inside Russia. The comments came as Moscow unleashed a second missile attack in as many days on the UNESCO-protected Ukrainian city of Odesa on the Black Sea that left 10 dead ...
This is Beirut, 16/11 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that Kyiv would like to end the war with Russia next year through “diplomatic means” as both countries prepare for Donald Trump's return to the White House. February 2025 would mark the third anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, with Russia's troops gaining ...
This is Beirut, 15/11 20:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks with Ukraine, in the first call between the two leaders in almost two years. In the call, Scholz "condemned Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and called on President Putin to end it and withdraw troops", the chancellor's spokesman ...
This is Beirut, 15/11 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Russia Lebanon Saad Hariri Sergey Lavrov
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri held a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Abu Dhabi on Friday, during which he stressed the urgent need to end the brutal Israeli aggression on Lebanon, which targets civilians, as well as humanitarian and health institutions. “There is an urgent necessity for an immediate ceasefire and the ...
This is Beirut, 12/11 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Tuesday on an emergency trip to Brussels to discuss how to support Ukraine with European allies in the race before Donald Trump takes the White House. The top US diplomat under outgoing President Joe Biden will meet Wednesday "with his NATO and European Union counterparts to discuss support for Ukraine ...