This Is Beirut, 2024-03-03 15:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Sunday, British Minister of Finance Jeremy Hunt talked down the likelihood of tax cuts in this week's budget, pledging "prudent and responsible" measures "for long-term growth." The Chancellor of the Exchequer had been widely expected to cut taxes in Wednesday's budget, in a move seen as a way of closing the gap with the main opposition Labor ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-27 19:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States and Britain declared new sanctions on Tuesday, targeting a deputy commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and a member of the Houthi movement. The United States and Britain announced fresh sanctions on Tuesday against an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deputy commander, alongside a Houthi ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-26 19:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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British financier Jacob Rothschild, a prominent member of the Rothschild banking empire and philanthropist, has died at the age of 87, his family announced Monday. Rothschild was born in Berkshire, west of London, in 1936, the eldest son of Victor Rothschild, a British scientist, intelligence officer and oil executive who advised both ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-26 11:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Houthis reported the first civilian death in US and British airstrikes after the latest round of joint raids over the weekend. "The American-British aggression on the district of Maqbana in the governorate of Taiz has left one civilian dead and eight wounded," the Houthis' official news agency Saba said. The Houthis made the statement a day ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-05 21:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, just a week after he was discharged from hospital for prostate surgery. Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer. The discovery was made during a recent treatment for an enlarged ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-04 10:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemen's Houthis said Sunday US and British air strikes "will not deter us" and vowed a response after dozens of targets were hit in retaliation for the Iran-backed rebels' repeated Red Sea attacks. The joint air raids in Yemen late Saturday followed a separate wave of unilateral American strikes against Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-23 22:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Houthis in Yemen have directed all employees of the United Nations and its affiliated agencies from the United States and the United Kingdom to leave the country within the coming month. This information was conveyed by a UN official to AFP. Houthis in Yemen have instructed all personnel from the United States and the United Kingdom working for ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-16 18:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Greek-owned cargo ship was hit by a missile off Yemen amid Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea, leading some shipping companies to opt for a major detour around southern Africa rather than the usual key route between Asia and Europe. A Greek-owned cargo ship was hit by a missile off Yemen, a maritime risk management company said on Tuesday, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-13 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States conducted a new strike on a Houthi rebel target in Yemen on Saturday, after warnings from the Iran-backed militants about additional attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Houthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further ...
Maxime Pluvinet, 2024-01-12 20:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The recent strikes by the United States and the United Kingdom against the Houthis in Yemen have led to increased tension in the Middle East. An analysis of this regional escalation through the insights of Khalil Helou, a retired general and university professor in geopolitics, and retired General Maroun Hitti. Tensions in the Middle East ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-12 20:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced from Kyiv on Friday, January 12, the signing of a new security agreement between his country and Ukraine. This declaration comes at a time of declining Western support for Ukraine because of the Israel-Hamas war. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Friday a new multibillion-dollar aid ...
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At least 10 migrants died off the northern French coast on Tuesday trying to cross the Channel to England, with a major rescue operation underway after the deadliest such disaster this year. AFP correspondents on site said they saw six body bags on the coast off the northern port of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Emergency services were out in force and ...