This Is Beirut 2024-04-16 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel launched a "diplomatic offensive" against Iran on Tuesday, calling on 32 countries to impose sanctions against the Revolutionary Guards and their missile program. Late on Saturday, Iran carried out an unprecedented direct attack on Israel, using more than 300 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, in retaliation for a deadly ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-16 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday that Brussels was starting work on expanding sanctions against Iran after Tehran's attack on Israel. Speaking after an emergency online meeting of EU foreign ministers, Borrell said that the bloc would look to toughen measures against Iran's supplies of weaponry – including drones – to ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-04-16 21:40 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for April 16th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-16 18:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The head of an EU force protecting cargo ships from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea on Tuesday said the operation had met its goals, but freight traffic cannot increase without more warships. "The distances that need to be covered are huge," Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis told AFP at EU operation headquarters in the central Greek city of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-16 12:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Gulf states fear that further escalation between Israel and Iran will scupper long-held plans for economic diversification, and risk them being dragged into regional conflict. Gulf states are grappling with the widening Middle East conflict as hostilities between Iran and Israel threaten their security and ambitious plans to reshape their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-16 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The top Chinese diplomat spoke to the Iranian Foreign Minister on Tuesday, following Iran's first ever direct attack on Israel. China's Foreign Minister held phone discussions with his Iranian counterpart, Beijing state media said on Tuesday, reporting that Iran said that it was "willing to exercise restraint" after its first-ever attack on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-15 23:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's Army Chief General Herzi Halevi, addressing troops on Monday at a military base hit in Iran's unprecedented strike, said Israel will respond. "This launch of so many (Iranian) missiles, cruise missiles, and UAVs into the territory of the state of Israel will be met with a response," Halevi said when he visited Nevatim base in the ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-04-15 20:47 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for April 15th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-15 16:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government of leading to a "total loss of Israeli deterrence" in the wake of an unprecedented Iranian attack. In a scathing criticism, former premier Lapid also said that under Netanyahu, "Jewish terrorist violence" against Palestinians in the occupied ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-15 15:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran said on Monday that the Israel-linked ship it seized on the weekend had violated international maritime law and was undergoing "necessary investigations." Iranian authorities had previously offered little information about why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the ship MSC Aries ship near the Strait of Hormuz on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-15 12:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel continued attacks on Gaza, overnight on Monday, vowing, following Iran's attack on Israel, not to be distracted from its goal of rescuing the hostages and destroying Hamas. Israel launched dozens of airstrikes on Gaza overnight, Hamas said Monday, as the army stated it will not be distracted from the war after Iran's unprecedented attack ...
2024-04-15 10:59 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
US forces shot down dozens of drones and missiles when Iran launched the attack on Saturday, in retaliation for the strike on its consulate in Damascus on April 1, making a significant contribution to the defense of Israeli territory. Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles marked the culmination of a tense two ...