par This is Beirut, 09/10 18:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Florida residents fled – or defied warnings and tried to take shelter – on Wednesday in the final hours before Hurricane Milton, a lethal Category 4 storm, roars out of the ocean and tears across the state. Milton was downgraded by the US weather service from top-of-the-scale Category 5 to a 4 early in the day. "It's a matter of life and ...
par This is Beirut, 09/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Storm-battered Florida braced for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton which strengthened back to a Category 5 storm Tuesday, as US President Joe Biden begged residents to flee what he warned could be the worst natural disaster to hit the state in a century. As the second huge hurricane in as many weeks rumbled toward Florida's west coast, a sense ...
par Rami Rayess, 09/10 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Some may argue that electing a new president before achieving a ceasefire and ending the Israeli war on Hezbollah is illogical, because it contradicts the natural course of events. How can MPs head to the Parliament and cast their votes under the pressure of Israeli airstrikes, even if those strikes are on the outskirts of the capital and not in ...
par This is Beirut, 08/10 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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CIA Director William Burns said on Monday that there is no evidence that Iran has decided to build a nuclear weapon. He added that if Iran were to make such a decision, the United States and its allies would likely be able to detect it soon after it occurs. Speculation has centered on whether Israel might strike Iranian nuclear sites to prevent ...
par This is Beirut, 07/10 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States imposed fresh sanctions Monday on individuals and a "sham charity" it said were international financial supporters of Hamas, among others, on the anniversary of the group's bloody attack on Israel. On October 7 last year, Hamas militants launched a surprise attack into Israel that resulted in the deaths of 1,206 people according ...
par This is Beirut, 07/10 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris mourned the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel one year ago, while decrying the heavy civilian losses of Palestinians in the subsequent Israeli operations. "Let us bear witness to the unspeakable brutality of the October 7 attacks, but also to the beauty of the lives that ...
par Sana Richa Choucair, 07/10 10:30 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
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On October 7, 2023, Hamas' armed wing launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel, sparking widespread panic and shock on the Israeli side. The Palestinian group carried out an unprecedented assault, firing thousands of rockets and infiltrating border areas between Gaza and Israel. It was a groundbreaking attack in the history of the ...
par This is Beirut, 06/10 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States will not ease its "pressure" on Israel and Arab leaders to reach a deal on hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview released on Sunday. Washington is working with Israel on humanitarian aid and "the need for a deal to be done which would release the hostages and create a ceasefire. And ...
par This Is Beirut, 03/10 04:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday witnessed Hurricane Helene's catastrophic destruction firsthand and Vice President Kamala Harris distributed aid to needy families, as thousands of federal responders joined all-out efforts to rescue residents and care for millions in the disaster. Biden flew into the Carolinas and his deputy headed to Georgia ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/10 18:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets since it went into operation in 2011, providing the country with crucial cover during times of conflict. It has been heavily relied upon to protect military and civilian sites from frequent barrages of rockets fired from Gaza and Lebanon in the ongoing war between Israel ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/10 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran launched a barrage of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday, declaring it a retaliation for the assassinations of its allies, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh. In a move aimed at showcasing defiance, but was reminiscent of the failed one in April, Iran warned its adversaries of the attack before launching, though the ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/10 05:26 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The death toll from a devastating storm that battered the southeastern United States climbed to 118 on Monday, as the disaster became a hot topic in an already bitter election campaign, with the White House angrily refuting claims it had been slow to respond. With hundreds still missing across several southeastern US states and the death toll ...