This is Beirut, 30/09 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Trump and Netanyahu unveil a Gaza peace plan, calling for a ceasefire and Hamas disarmament, while uncertainty lingers on the ground.
This is Beirut, 05/09 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image. While the department's official name is set in law, Trump in an executive order is authorizing use of the new label as a "secondary title" by his ...
This is Beirut, 28/08 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine Russia War Strike Kyiv
Russian forces launched a "massive" attack on Kyiv on Thursday, hitting the Ukrainian capital with strikes that killed at least fourteen people and wounded around 30 others, Ukrainian officials said. The attack came as Moscow and Kyiv traded blame over an impasse in diplomatic efforts towards a peace deal spearheaded by US President ...
This is Beirut, 21/08 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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In the streets of Khartoum, workers and residents are busy bringing life back to a capital devastated by war. Rubble, destroyed power stations, gutted buildings… reconstruction will take years, but hope is returning.
This is Beirut, 21/08 07:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
South Lebanon Strikes Israel War drone
Tensions continued to escalate Thursday morning in southern Lebanon, where an Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle in the town of Deir Sirian, killing at least one person, according to preliminary reports. The raid followed several hours of heightened security tensions in southern Lebanon. Airstrikes struck the villages of Ain Baal and ...
This is Beirut, 18/08 21:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Donald Trump, praising his efforts to halt the war and exploring a potential three-way summit with Vladimir Putin, while the US pledged continued support.
This is Beirut, 14/08 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus United Nations Alawites War
A UN commission investigating sectarian bloodshed in Syria's Alawite heartland documented systematic violence at the hands of government forces and allied groups, warning Thursday that some of the acts could constitute war crimes. The violence in March unfolded along Syria's predominantly Alawite Mediterranean coast, where security personnel ...
This is Beirut, 07/08 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hundreds of demonstrators including Israelis released from captivity in Gaza rallied on Thursday in Jerusalem as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his cabinet to review new plans for the war. Waving Israeli flags and holding portraits of hostages still held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, the protesters gathered outside Netanyahu's ...
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Hundreds of Sudanese families are leaving Cairo on a free train journey back to their homeland, torn by two years of war.
This is Beirut, 19/07 17:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced that the Army “carried out an airstrike earlier on Saturday, eliminating a member of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force who was involved in efforts to rebuild infrastructure in the Khiam area in southern Lebanon.” He added on the X platform (formerly Twitter): "The operative’s ...
This is Beirut, 16/07 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States has in recent years sought to curb exports of cutting-edge semiconductors to China, with Nvidia and other US chip companies lobbying against its tough restrictions. As Nvidia says it will resume sales of a less powerful AI semiconductor model to China, here is a run-down of the microchip conflict: August 2022: Biden's Chips ...
This is Beirut, 11/07 08:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russian air defense systems intercepted 155 Ukrainian drones in an overnight barrage, the defense ministry said Friday, with local officials saying at least two people were killed by drones. From 11:00 pm (2000 GMT) Thursday to 7:00 am Friday, "air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 155 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the ...