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UNIFIL: “We urge the Israeli army to halt any aggressive actions targeting our forces”

This is Beirut, 16/11 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a statement saying that, this morning, an Israeli army Merkava tank opened fire on UNIFIL peacekeepers near a site that Israel has established inside Lebanese territory. According to the statement, heavy machine-gun fire struck near the peacekeepers, landing about five meters away, as ...

“Accident”: When Chance Collides With the Road

Sana Richa Choucair, 16/11 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Around 1.19 million people die in road traffic accidents every year worldwide. Each November 16, as part of the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims – established by the UN in 2005 – the world pauses to acknowledge that a seemingly ordinary word hides devastating human realities. The term “accident”, often used as a synonym ...

Aoun calls for Urgent UN Complaint Against Israel

This is Beirut, 15/11 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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President Joseph Aoun has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Youssef Raji, to instruct Lebanon’s permanent mission to the United Nations to file an urgent complaint with the Security Council against Israel, which has begun building a concrete wall along Lebanon’s southern border that extends beyond the Blue Line drawn after ...

In Lebanon, Power Flows… at a High Price

Liliane Mokbel, 15/11 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to World Population Review, the cost of electricity in Lebanon stands at $0.137 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). This makes the country the most expensive in the region and ranks it 74th worldwide out of 146 countries analyzed. In the region, Morocco follows with $0.121/kWh (86th), Jordan with $0.090/kWh (99th), the United Arab Emirates with ...

UN Security Council to Vote Monday on Trump Gaza Plan

This is Beirut, 15/11 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, diplomats said. Last week the Americans officially launched negotiations within the 15-member Security Council on a text that would follow up on a ceasefire in the two-year war between Israel and Hamas and endorse Trump's plan. A draft ...

US and Several Arab States Urge 'Swift Adoption' of UN Gaza Resolution

This is Beirut, 14/11 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States and several Arab and Muslim-majority nations, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, called Friday for the UN Security Council to quickly adopt a US resolution endorsing Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. "The United States, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, ...

Indigenous Protest Blocks Entrance to UN Climate Summit

This is Beirut, 14/11 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Dozens of Indigenous protesters, some holding babies, peacefully blocked the entrance to the UN climate summit in Brazil on Friday to demand a meeting with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and discuss their plight in the Amazon. The human barrier of around 60 men and women, most in traditional garb and headdresses, lasted about two hours and ...

Sudan War: The Origins of a “Nightmare of Violence”

Giorgio Tawil, 14/11 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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“The horrifying crisis in Sudan is spiraling out of control,” warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the second World Summit for Social Development in Doha on November 4. He called on the warring parties to “come to the negotiating table” and put an end to what he described as a “nightmare of violence.” His warning followed ...

UN Rights Council Orders Probe of Abuses in Sudan's El-Fasher

This is Beirut, 14/11 14:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The UN Human Rights Council on Friday ordered investigators to seek to identify all those behind alleged atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher to help ensure they are brought to justice. The United Nations' top rights body adopted a resolution ordering the UN's independent fact-finding mission on Sudan to urgently investigate violations of ...

Diabetes: The Heavy Cost of Delays

Makram Haddad, 14/11 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The massive presence of a silent disease Diabetes is no longer a diffuse threat: it is a massive reality. Around the world, about 589 million people currently live with diabetes, including nearly 85 million in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region; by 2050, the region could have 163 million. In Lebanon, the International Diabetes ...

Israel Says Key Crossing to North Gaza Opens for Humanitarian Aid

This is Beirut, 12/11 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel said it had opened a key crossing into northern Gaza on Wednesday to allow the entry of humanitarian aid supplied by the United Nations and other international organizations. "Today, the Zikim crossing has been opened for the entry of humanitarian aid trucks into the Gaza Strip," COGAT, the Israeli defense ministry body that ...

Mali Slides into Chaos Following French Withdrawal

Mario Chartouni, 11/11 16:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At the end of October, the United States issued an unequivocal warning to its citizens in Mali. In a statement released on October 28, the U.S. Embassy in Bamako urged American nationals to leave the country “immediately,” as the capital struggles with a severe fuel shortage imposed by armed groups linked to al-Qaeda. Since September, ...