This is Beirut, 06/11 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Nations Ethiopia Eritrea
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of "preparing to wage war", Eritrea retorts that its neighbor's words were fuelling "dangerous conflicts", and analysts fear another war is brewing in the volatile Horn of Africa. What does Ethiopia want? For months, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been demanding access to the sea for his landlocked country ...
This is Beirut, 06/11 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States on Wednesday presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said. US Ambassador Mike Waltz shared the draft with the 10 elected members of the Security Council and ...
This is Beirut, 05/11 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United Nations International Criminal Court Sudan Dead El-Obeid
An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan's central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the UN said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an offensive. The United Nations' humanitarian office did not specify when the attack took place or who was behind it but said that the situation in the Kordofan region was ...
This is Beirut, 04/11 13:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Afghanistan Earthquake
A strong earthquake killed at least 27 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after another deadly tremor that left the country reeling. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck overnight at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles) with the epicenter near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the US Geological Survey. More than ...
This is Beirut, 04/11 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This year's United Nations climate summit promises to be symbolic, marking a decade since the Paris Agreement and taking place in the environmentally vulnerable Amazon. But what is actually on the agenda? The marathon negotiations gather nearly every country to confront a challenge that affects them all, but unlike recent editions, this "COP" has ...
This is Beirut, 03/11 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Saydet al-Jabal Gathering called for direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, urging President Joseph Aoun to personally lead talks to address outstanding issues, including Israel’s withdrawal from five disputed points and the return of prisoners. The group said such a step could move Lebanon from war toward peace and allow it to ...
This is Beirut, 03/11 14:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The prosecutor's office at the International Criminal Court warned Monday that atrocities committed in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher could constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. After 18 months of siege, bombardment and starvation, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized control of the city on October 26, ...
This is Beirut, 03/11 12:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, according to the UN, as the paramilitary warned that its forces were massing along a new front line. In recent weeks, the central Kordofan region has become a new battleground in the two-year war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary ...
Sana Richa Choucair, 02/11 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Nations International Day Journalists AI Crimes
Every year on November 2, the United Nations marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI). Between 2006 and 2024, more than 1,700 journalists were killed worldwide. In nearly 9 out of 10 cases, their killers have never been brought to justice, according to UNESCO’s Observatory of Killed Journalists. This ...
Katia Kahil, 02/11 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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After a spiral of violence that devastated villages and farmland, the scars of war remain visible in Deir Mimas, Khiam, Houla, Blida, and Mays al-Jabal. More than 60,000 olive trees have been destroyed. “This year, we lost everything,” says Rose from Deir Mimas. “The trees are no longer pruned, the olives wither on the branches, and no one ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 01/11 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Warnings mount over Hezbollah’s rearmament. After years of focus on Iranian financial backing, Washington and Tel Aviv are increasingly concerned about how quickly Lebanon’s Shia movement is rebuilding its arsenal. A Wall Street Journal investigation published Thursday found that Hezbollah, far from adhering to the November 2024 ceasefire ...
This is Beirut, 31/10 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Tensions sharply escalated across southern Lebanon on Friday as Israeli drone and warplanes struck target in the Nabatiyeh and Bint Jbeil districts, leaving several casualties. In one incident, an Israeli drone launched a guided missile at a motorcycle in Talat Shukain, in the Nabatieh caza, killing the driver instantly. Ambulances rushed to the ...