This Is Beirut, 2024-01-24 21:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A legal action was initiated in a Washington court on Wednesday, targeting the United Arab Emirates and its influential leader. The lawsuit alleges that the UAE funded a deceptive "dark public relations" campaign, falsely associating an American oil trader with terrorist financing. The United Arab Emirates and its powerful ruler were sued in a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-24 13:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump secured a significant victory in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, claiming 80% of the votes and edging closer to securing the Republican nomination for a White House rematch with Joe Biden. Donald Trump won the key New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, moving him ever closer to locking in the Republican presidential nomination and ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-23 22:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Houthis in Yemen have directed all employees of the United Nations and its affiliated agencies from the United States and the United Kingdom to leave the country within the coming month. This information was conveyed by a UN official to AFP. Houthis in Yemen have instructed all personnel from the United States and the United Kingdom working for ...
2024-01-20 22:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
With repeated Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, the United States carried out new strikes against the group on Saturday. According to the US Central Command, these were "self-defense" strikes. Another series of airstrikes has been carried out by the United States to fend off the Houthis. The United States carried out fresh strikes against the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-20 22:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Al-Asad airbase in western Iraq was hit by at least a dozen missiles. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said it carried out the attack. At least a dozen missiles were fired on Saturday at a military base used by US-led coalition forces in western Iraq, a US defense source and Iraqi police told AFP. "Al-Asad airbase was targeted by 15 rockets" ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-16 18:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US military confirmed on Tuesday that it had seized Iranian-made missile parts from a boat in the Arabian Sea bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen. This operation, conducted last week, resulted in two missing Navy SEALs. The US military said on Tuesday that it seized Iranian-made missile parts en route to the Houthis from a boat in the Arabian ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-16 18:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Greek-owned cargo ship was hit by a missile off Yemen amid Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea, leading some shipping companies to opt for a major detour around southern Africa rather than the usual key route between Asia and Europe. A Greek-owned cargo ship was hit by a missile off Yemen, a maritime risk management company said on Tuesday, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-16 13:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States White House
Donald Trump secured a historic landslide victory in Iowa's caucuses on Monday, solidifying his position as the presumptive Republican candidate against President Joe Biden in November. However, Trump's second trial is set to start just a day after his win. Donald Trump romped to a landslide victory on Monday in Iowa's caucuses, the first vote ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-15 21:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US Republican presidential nomination race begins on Monday, as voters gather for caucuses in freezing Iowa. This marks the initial and crucial test to determine whether Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis stand a chance against the scandal-plagued front-runner, Donald Trump, or if they will need to face the harsh political reality. Voters kick off ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-13 19:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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China has warned Taiwan against any inclination towards independence following the election of pro-independence candidate Lai Ching-te on Saturday, January 13. However, both the European Union and the United States have congratulated the new president. The United States on Saturday congratulated Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te, but ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-13 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States conducted a new strike on a Houthi rebel target in Yemen on Saturday, after warnings from the Iran-backed militants about additional attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on a Houthi rebel target in Yemen, US Central Command said, after the Iran-backed militants warned of further ...
Maxime Pluvinet, 2024-01-12 20:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The recent strikes by the United States and the United Kingdom against the Houthis in Yemen have led to increased tension in the Middle East. An analysis of this regional escalation through the insights of Khalil Helou, a retired general and university professor in geopolitics, and retired General Maroun Hitti. Tensions in the Middle East ...