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Attack on a Ship Off the Coast of Yemen

par This Is Beirut, 15/02 21:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An explosion was reported near a vessel off the coast of Yemen, two maritime security agencies said Thursday, the latest in a series of incidents that have disrupted global shipping. On Thursday, a ship reported "an explosion in close proximity to the vessel" east of Yemen's Aden, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said, adding the ...

Ukraine Reinforces Embattled Avdiivka Amid ‘Fierce’ Fighting

par This Is Beirut, 16/02 16:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ukraine said on Friday that it was sending more reinforcements to the frontline city of Avdiivka, a main target for Moscow, ahead of the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. Facing a shortage of ammunition and being outnumbered on the battlefield, Ukraine may be forced to withdraw from the eastern town, which has become a symbol of ...

Alexei Navalny's Death: Accusing Finger Pointed at Russian Regime

par This Is Beirut, 16/02 19:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia said the Kremlin's most prominent critic, Alexei Navalny died on Friday in an Arctic prison, drawing intense criticism from opposition and Western officials. Here are some of the key reactions: 'Murder' "Alexei's death is a murder. Organised by (Vladimir) Putin," Exiled Russian opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov said. "Even if Alexei died ...

Three Killed in Shelling in Russian-Held East Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 17/02 10:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Three people, including a girl, were killed and four others injured after Ukraine shelled the Russian-occupied region of Donetsk on Saturday, a Moscow-installed local official said. Both Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of a sharp escalation in attacks targeting civilian areas over the past three months, amid intense fighting on the ...

DRC Army Says Rwanda Behind Airport Bombing

par This Is Beirut, 17/02 16:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The airport in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, was targeted in an explosives attack on Saturday, February 17th. The DRC army accuses Rwanda of orchestrating the attack. DR Congo's army on Saturday accused Rwanda of staging a "drone attack" at night that damaged civilian aircraft at the airport in the strategic eastern city of Goma. Fighting ...

Navalny's Relatives Accuse Kremlin of Concealing the Truth

par This Is Beirut, 18/02 12:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Relatives of Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Putin's foremost opponent, have still not been able to recover the body of the fierce Kremlin critic who died in an Arctic prison on Friday, February 16. They accuse Putin of concealing the truth about Navalny's cause of death. Alexei Navalny's supporters accused Russian authorities on Saturday of being ...

Houthis Claim Attack on Lebanese-Operated Ship, Downing US Drone

par This Is Beirut, 19/02 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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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 ...

EU Launches its Military 'Protection' Mission in the Red Sea

par This Is Beirut, 19/02 15:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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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, ...

Russia Arrests US-Russia Woman for 'Treason'

par 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 ...

In South Sudan, Sudanese Refugees Wait in Overcrowded Camps

par This Is Beirut, 20/02 13:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

New Israeli Strikes on Baniyas, Syria

par This Is Beirut, 01/03 11:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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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 ...

The Crowd at Navalny's Funerals: "We Will not Forgive!"

par This Is Beirut, 01/03 15:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...

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