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Syrians Mark One Year Since Offensive That Toppled Assad

This is Beirut 28/11 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Demonstrators across multiple Syrian cities condemned on Friday the deadly Israeli attacks on the south of the country during rallies to mark one year since the start of the offensive that toppled former ruler Bashar al-Assad. Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa had called on Thursday for Syrians to "go down to the squares" to commemorate the ...

Israeli Operation in Southern Syria: 13 Killed

This is Beirut 28/11 14:34 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Violent clashes erupted overnight from Thursday to Friday in southern Syria when Israeli soldiers operating in the Beit Jinn area came under fire from armed residents, according to local and military sources. At least one Syrian was reported killed in the first hours of the exchange, which began around 3:15 a.m. local time and lasted several ...

Israel Finds Nine Bodies in Rafah Tunnels as Mediators Discuss Safe Passage for Hamas Fighters

This is Beirut 28/11 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel Gaza Hamas Rafah Tunnels

The Israeli army announced on Friday that it had recovered the bodies of nine Palestinian fighters recently killed during its operations to dismantle the tunnel network in the southern Gaza Strip. During operations in the eastern sector of Rafah, soldiers “located nine additional terrorists who had been eliminated in the underground terrorist ...

Pope Leo XIV and Bartholomew Mark 1,700 Years Since Nicaea in Turkey

This is Beirut 28/11 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Pope Leo XIV Vatican Turkey

Pope Leo XIV will join the leader of the world's Orthodox Christians Friday to celebrate 1,700 years since one of the early Church's most important gatherings, on the second day of his visit to Turkey. The American pope began his four-day visit on Thursday in Ankara, where he urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to embrace Turkey's role as a ...

Syria's Sharaa Recognised 'Legitimate Demands' of Alawite Protesters

This is Beirut 27/11 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Syria Minorities Protest

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday that protesters had "legitimate demands", state media reported, days after thousands took to the streets to denounce violence against the country's Alawite minority. The demonstrations earlier this week in several cities along Syria's coast -- the heartland of the country's Alawites -- were the ...

Jordan Tells Russia to Stop Recruiting its Citizens After Two Killed

This is Beirut 27/11 20:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Jordan on Thursday asked Russia to stop recruiting its citizens for its armed forces after two of them were killed fighting for Moscow. In a statement, the foreign ministry called the recruitment "a violation of Jordanian law and international law" that "exposes citizens to serious danger". Spokesman for the ministry Fuad al-Majali called on ...

SpotlightBasij: Iran's Paramilitary Militia Serving the Regime

This is Beirut 27/11 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Iran Basij milicia Paramilitary Force

Formed in 1980 in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution, the Basij is an Iranian paramilitary militia used by the regime to systematically monitor the population and maintain a constant presence in society. It was initially conceived as a popular volunteer force tasked with defending the Revolution and the nascent regime. Rapidly integrated ...

Negotiations Under Way on Hamas Fighters Trapped in Gaza Tunnels: Sources Close to Talks

This is Beirut 27/11 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Negotiations are under way to ensure safe passage for dozens of Hamas fighters holed up in tunnels in southern Gaza, multiple sources close to the talks told AFP on Thursday. Israeli media has reported that for weeks, between 100 and 200 Hamas militants have remained trapped in a network of tunnels under the city of Rafah, in an area of the Gaza ...

VideosPope Urges Turkey to Embrace Mediator Role on First Overseas Trip

This is Beirut 27/11 18:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV began a four-day visit to Turkey on Thursday, urging Ankara to embrace its role as a mediator in a world gripped by conflict, he said after talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "Mr President, may Turkey be a source of stability and rapprochement between peoples, in service of a just and lasting peace," he said in the capital as ...

Drone Strike Hits Major Kurdistan Gas Facility, Knocking Out 80% of Power Supply

This is Beirut 27/11 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iraq Kurdistan Drone Oil

A drone strike on Wednesday targeted an Emirate-owned gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting the gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities said. "At 11:30 pm (2030 GMT), a drone attacked the Khor Mor gas field facility, cutting off all gas supplies to power plants," the regional natural resources and ...

Australia Lists Iran’s IRGC as State Sponsor of Terrorism

This is Beirut 27/11 09:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Australia on Thursday officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism, following the release of an intelligence assessment linking the group to attacks targeting Jewish communities throughout the country. The assessment by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) ...

Pope Leo XIV Arrives in Turkey on First Foreign Mission of His Papacy

This is Beirut 27/11 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Pope Leo XIV Turkey Vatican

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday for a four-day visit, where he will hold talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and meet Christian leaders on the first overseas trip of his papacy. The trip, which includes a second leg to Lebanon, begins in the Turkish capital, Ankara, where the first American pope landed shortly after ...