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Netanyahu Tentatively 'Approves' Lebanon Ceasefire Deal

This is Beirut, 25/11 16:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his tentative approval to a proposed ceasefire deal with Hezbollah during a security meeting with Israeli officials on Sunday night, according to a source familiar with the discussions and quoted by CNN. According to a Sky News report, the negotiated agreement stipulates a gradual Israeli withdrawal ...

US Deployments Planned Near Taiwan

This is Beirut, 25/11 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States is drawing up contingency plans for military deployments in Japan and the Philippines in case of an emergency over Taiwan, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. They will be incorporated in a first joint operation plan to be formulated in December, Kyodo reported late Sunday, citing sources familiar with Japan-US relations. A US ...

Time Travel: Storm of the Century

Chelsea Al Arif, 25/11 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Travel back in time to 1950. What happened in the United States on November 25, 1950? Join us weekly on Time Travel as we explore historical events under a different theme every month. This November, we're exploring natural disasters and the environment!

New Strikes in Beirut's Southern Suburbs and the South After Progress in Negotiations

This is Beirut, 25/11 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On Monday morning, Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut. This follows recent evacuation orders issued to residents of the Haret Hreik neighborhood. The airstrikes are the latest in a series of strikes aimed at Beirut and its southern suburbs, as the Israeli army intensifies operations across ...

Israel Names Netanyahu Ally and Biden Critic as US Ambassador

This is Beirut, 24/11 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli government said Sunday it had approved the nomination of Yechiel Leiter, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the country's ambassador to the United States. The announcement comes after US President-elect Donald Trump named hard-line conservative Mike Huckabee as his choice for US ambassador to Israel under his ...

Western Powers Voice 'Serious Concern' at Iran Centrifuge Plan

This is Beirut, 23/11 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States, Britain, France, and Germany expressed on Saturday "serious concern" over Iran's plans to launch a series of new centrifuges for its nuclear program, urging Tehran to reengage with the UN nuclear watchdog. Iran's announcement came after the four Western powers brought a censure motion targeting the Islamic republic at the ...

Trump Names Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary

This is Beirut, 23/11 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, choosing the hedge fund manager to help execute an agenda promising tax cuts and tariffs. Bessent, who is chief executive officer of Key Square Group, has called for an extension of tax cuts from Trump's first term, wants to reassert American ...

COP29 Scramble for New Deal After Poor Nations Reject Offer

This is Beirut, 23/11 09:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Fierce bargaining at UN climate talks in Azerbaijan dragged into Saturday after a $250 billion a year offer from rich nations was flatly refused by developing countries hardest hit by Earth's rapid warming. Negotiators from nearly 200 nations spent another harried and sleepless night in a sports stadium trying to land a compromise figure for ...

Iran Guards Chief Says Netanyahu ICC Warrant ‘Political Death’ of Israel

This is Beirut, 22/11 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Friday described the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a former defence minister as the "end and political death" of Israel, in a speech. "This means the end and political death of the Zionist regime, a regime ...

Iran to Launch ‘Advanced Centrifuges’ in Response to IAEA Censure

This is Beirut, 22/11 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Friday it would launch a series of "new and advanced" centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the IAEA that censures Tehran for what the agency called lack of cooperation. "The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran issued an order to take effective measures, including launching a significant series of new and ...

Russia Could Strike Western Countries, Putin Warns

This is Beirut, 22/11 04:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a "global" war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries. The Kremlin strongman spoke out after a day of frayed nerves, with Russia test-firing a new generation intermediate-range missile at Ukraine -- which Putin hinted was capable of ...

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