This is Beirut, 18/06 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Stablecoins -- a form of cryptocurrency backed by traditional assets -- are gaining traction, with the US Senate set to vote Tuesday on a bill to regulate such digital tokens. But as stablecoins move closer to the financial mainstream, experts warn that weak regulation could leave investors and the financial system vulnerable. What are ...
This is Beirut, 18/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A powerful American bunker-busting bomb is the only weapon capable of destroying Iran's deeply buried nuclear facilities, making it President Donald Trump's weapon of choice if he chooses to militarily back Israel. The GBU-57, a 30,000-pound (13,607 kg) warhead capable of penetrating 200 feet (61 meters) underground before exploding, is missing ...
Yara Germany, 17/06 22:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Each time tensions flare in the Middle East, airspace closures thrust airlines, travel agencies and passengers into a frantic race against time. Flights are rerouted, layovers stretch and last-minute decisions become the norm… A behind-the-scenes look at a sky turned unpredictable, where everyone struggles to navigate the chaos. Following last ...
This is Beirut, 17/06 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran accused the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday of siding with Israel in its call for "de-escalation" in their intensifying conflict, now in its fifth day. "The G7 must give up its one-sided rhetoric and tackle the real source of the escalation -- Israel's aggression," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said. "Israel has launched an ...
This is Beirut, 17/06 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US Department of Defense on Monday awarded OpenAI a $200 million contract to put generative artificial intelligence (AI) to work for the military. San Francisco-based OpenAI will "develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains," according to the ...
This is Beirut, 16/06 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Monday said an embassy building in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage from a nearby Iranian missile strike, reporting no injuries to US personnel. Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further ...
This is Beirut, 15/06 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "urgent action" was needed to prevent the Iran-Israel conflict engulfing the Middle East, in a call with US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday. "President Erdogan hailed the recent comments by US President Trump concerning a resolution of the conflict between Israel and Iran... and stressed that urgent ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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France's President Emmanuel Macron urged his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to "quickly" resume negotiations over his country's nuclear programme, in talks Saturday as a conflict between Tehran and Israel escalated. Fresh US-Iranian talks on Tehran's nuclear programme that had been scheduled for Sunday were cancelled after Israel launched ...
This is Beirut, 14/06 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
A sixth round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington planned for this weekend has been cancelled, mediator Oman said Saturday, following waves of Israeli attacks on Iran. "The Iran US-talks scheduled to be held in Muscat this Sunday will not now take place," Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said in a post on X, adding that "diplomacy ...
This is Beirut, 13/06 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The timing of Israel's plan to attack Iran was top secret. But Washington pizza delivery trackers guessed something was up before the first bombs fell. About an hour before Iranian state TV first reported loud explosions in Tehran, pizza orders around the Pentagon went through the roof, according to a viral X account claiming to offer ...
This is Beirut, 13/06 16:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed Mohammad Pakpour as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), replacing Hossein Salami who was killed in targeted Israeli strikes on Friday. The decision underscores Pakpour’s entrenched role within the Iranian military establishment and his alignment with the ...
This is Beirut, 13/06 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli embassies in the United States and the United Kingdom were among several to close around the globe on Friday following deadly Israeli strikes in Iran. "In light of recent developments, Israeli missions around the world will be closed and consular services will not be provided," read a message posted by the country's embassies in the ...