This is Beirut, 01/08 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
USA Drcongo Conflict Rwanda Diplomacy
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have held their first talks after signing a peace deal aimed at ending a resurgent conflict in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the two countries said Friday. Eastern DRC, a region bordering Rwanda with abundant natural resources but plagued by non-state armed groups, has suffered extreme violence for ...
This is Beirut, 01/08 09:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran on Friday rejected accusations by the US and more than a dozen of its allies that Tehran had attempted to kill or kidnap dissidents, journalists and officials in Western countries. In a statement, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei described the claims as "baseless", calling them "an attempt to divert public attention from the ...
This is Beirut, 01/08 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A range of new tariffs due to take effect in one week were announced Thursday on most US trading partners, with separate sector specific duties -- on copper -- also being implemented. President Donald Trump unveiled an array of import levies that ranged as high as 41 percent on Syria and included a hike on Canadian imports from the current 25 ...
This is Beirut, 31/07 21:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, said Thursday that he had agreed with his NASA counterpart during talks in the United States to extend the International Space Station's (ISS) operation until 2028. Space is one of the final areas of US-Russia cooperation amid an almost complete breakdown in relations between Moscow and ...
This is Beirut, 31/07 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Visa Donald Trump
The United States said Thursday it would deny visas to Palestinian Authority officials, accusing the body, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, of seeking to "internationalize" the situation. The organization is "taking actions to internationalize its conflict with Israel, such as through the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
This is Beirut, 31/07 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran on Thursday described as "malicious" fresh US sanctions targeting a shipping empire controlled by the son of a top political advisor to the Islamic republic's supreme leader. The US Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed restrictions on more than 115 individuals, companies, and ships accused of facilitating the sale of Iranian and Russian ...
This is Beirut, 31/07 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Europe European Union USA Border Control
The European Union announced Wednesday that a delayed new border-check system for non-EU nationals, which will do away with passport stamps, will finally launch in October. The so-called Entry/Exit System (EES), was initially supposed to kick in last November but was pushed back at the last minute as several countries were not ready. The EES ...
This is Beirut, 30/07 22:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA Donald Trump Tehran United States Iran
The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a shipping empire controlled by the son of a top political advisor to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Treasury Department said sanctions were being imposed on companies and vessels operated by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani, who has been subject to US ...
This is Beirut, 30/07 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel USA Donald Trump Hamas Witkoff
Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, will visit Israel on Thursday to "discuss next steps" on Gaza, an American official said. Witkoff has been involved in indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza. The discussions broke down last week when Israel ...
This is Beirut, 30/07 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA India Satellite
A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards. Dubbed NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), the pickup truck-sized spacecraft is scheduled to lift off at ...
This is Beirut, 30/07 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations UN Security Council USA Sudan
The African Union said on Wednesday it would not recognize a "so-called parallel government" in Sudan, urging its members to follow suit. A bitter two-year civil war in Sudan has pitted the government against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which announced it was forming a government and appointed a prime minister on Saturday. The AU's Peace and ...
This is Beirut, 30/07 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United States is set to raise tariffs on dozens of trading partners Friday if they fail to reach accords with President Donald Trump to avert the higher rates, and this risks raising prices for consumers. Economists have warned that steeper US tariffs, paid for by importers of foreign products, could add to business costs and trickle down to ...