This Is Beirut 24/06 09:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gunmen attacked churches and synagogues in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan on Sunday, killing at least 15 police and national guard officers and a priest, officials said. The unidentified gunmen launched simultaneous attacks in Dagestan's largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal city of Derbent. Russia's Investigative Committee ...
24/06 08:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The G7 summit is a manifest success. The Western powers and their circumstantial partners have demonstrated their ability to engage crucial strategic and security issues, outmaneuver the emerging monolithic blocs, and confront the rising totalitarianism and its incipient power architecture. The invitation of Pope Francis, as a religious leader, a ...
This Is Beirut 23/06 22:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amid promises of "change," Emmanuel Macron and his team assured on Sunday that governance will be more collaborative in case of victory, while the New Popular Front is mired in leadership battles for the prime minister's seat. Despite his camp struggling in the polls, Macron vowed to "act until May 2027," countering suggestions from some ...
23/06 17:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday that he was “concerned” about the prospect of a victory for the far-right in France's upcoming parliamentary elections. President Emmanuel Macron's party is trailing badly with less than two weeks to go before the first round of the snap elections he called in response to the far-right drubbing his ...
This Is Beirut 23/06 11:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Two people were killed and around fifty injured in Russian strikes in Kharkiv on Saturday. Two other people died and twenty-two were injured in Ukrainian missile attack in Crimea the same day. Russian strikes left two people dead and around 50 injured on Saturday in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city and a regular target of bombardment, ...
This Is Beirut 23/06 09:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A merchant ship was damaged by a drone attack in the Red Sea near Yemen early Sunday morning, though no injuries were reported, according to a British maritime security agency.Vessels in and around the Red Sea have come under repeated attack for months by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen who say they are acting in support of Palestinians during ...
This Is Beirut 22/06 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A war monitor on Saturday said three pro-Iran fighters, including at least two Iraqis, were killed in an overnight air strike in eastern Syria near the Iraq border. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strike occurred in Deir Ezzor province. Iran wields significant influence in the area, which is regularly targeted by Israel, ...
This Is Beirut 22/06 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Taiwan's defense ministry said Saturday it had detected 41 Chinese military aircraft around the island in a 24-hour window, a day after Beijing said "diehard" advocates of Taiwan's independence could face the death penalty. China claims self-ruled democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has said it would never renounce the use of force to ...
This Is Beirut 22/06 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine on Saturday said Russia had launched a "massive" overnight attack on energy infrastructure in the west and south, adding that at least seven people died from Moscow strikes elsewhere. Russia launched 16 cruise missiles from land, sea and air as well as 13 attack drones, aiming at energy infrastructure in several regions, Ukraine's ...
This Is Beirut 21/06 22:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Restrictions on women's rights continue to prevent Afghanistan's "reintegration" into the international community, a senior UN official said Friday, noting the Taliban's participation in upcoming talks in Doha is not legitimization of the isolated government. Since their 2021 return to power, Taliban authorities have not been formally recognized ...
This Is Beirut 21/06 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
With just a week remaining before a presidential election, Iranians are divided over whether voting will address pressing economic issues and mandatory hijab laws. Iranians head to the polls on June 28 to choose from six candidates—five conservatives and a relative reformist—to succeed Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last ...
Ali A. Hamadé 21/06 16:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
With just 15 days until the snap general elections in the United Kingdom, the ruling Conservative Party has never been this weakened. The party is now fighting for its survival. Alarming polls predict not only a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party but also the implosion of the Conservatives, who are projected to secure an ...