This is Beirut 21/08 13:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Sudan Reconstruction war khartoum
In the streets of Khartoum, workers and residents are busy bringing life back to a capital devastated by war. Rubble, destroyed power stations, gutted buildings… reconstruction will take years, but hope is returning.
This is Beirut 21/08 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Russia Putin Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but only after his allies agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine that would deter future Russian attacks once the fighting stops. In comments released Thursday, he also warned both sides were preparing for further fighting, with Russia building up ...
This is Beirut 21/08 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump Kyiv USA
Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles against Ukraine overnight in the biggest barrage since mid-July, killing one person and wounding many others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said several missiles were aimed at a US-owned business in western Ukraine "producing everyday items like coffee machines". Fifteen people ...
This is Beirut 21/08 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine Hamas United Nations Gaza
Israel struck Gaza City and its outskirts overnight, residents said Thursday, after the defense ministry approved an expanded offensive to target the remaining Hamas strongholds in the strip. The newly approved plan authorizes the call-up of roughly 60,000 reservists, deepening fears the campaign will worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian ...
Salam El Zaatari 21/08 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Russia Ukraine Europe United States Donald Trump
On August 18, 2025, the White House became the stage for a meeting that may be remembered as a turning point in modern geopolitics. US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a cadre of European leaders gathered to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war. Europe’s top leaders crammed into the Oval Office, listening in silence ...
This is Beirut 21/08 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Republicans USA Donald Trump Democrats Texas Gerrymandering
The Texas legislature's lower chamber passed a contentious new electoral map on Wednesday that aims to help Donald Trump's Republican Party retain its razor-thin US House majority in the 2026 midterm elections. The vote had been delayed by two weeks after Democratic legislators fled the southern state to halt the aggressive redistricting drive, ...
This is Beirut 21/08 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam West Bank Hamas Palestine
Israel approved a major settlement project on Wednesday in an area of the West Bank that the international community has warned threatens the viability of a future Palestinian state. Israel has long had ambitions to build on the roughly 12-square-kilometre (five-square-mile) parcel known as E1 just east of Jerusalem, but the plan had been ...
This is Beirut 21/08 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Kyiv Republicans
Donald Trump's newfound if vague willingness to entertain security guarantees for Ukraine could be a game-changer, but the US president's right-wing base is already warning him not to go too far. After a campaign last year spent bashing predecessor Joe Biden over billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, and Trump's public upbraiding of Ukrainian ...
This is Beirut 21/08 04:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Politique
President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the US central bank Wednesday with a call for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to step down, as he repeatedly criticizes Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates. "Cook must resign, now!!!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, sharing a Bloomberg news report on how the ...
This is Beirut 20/08 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
India said Wednesday it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile, which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China. The Agni-5 missile was successfully launched in India's eastern Odisha state, with authorities saying it "validated all operational and technical ...
This is Beirut 20/08 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abbas Araghchi Iran Europe Sanctions
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday said European powers had no right to trigger snapback sanctions under a moribund 2015 nuclear deal or extend the October deadline to trigger them. His remarks came after Iranian diplomats met in July with counterparts from Germany, France, and Britain, the first such talks since Israel's attack ...
Soumia Benmerzoug 20/08 20:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Washington Paris syria
Syria and Israel resumed direct dialogue on Tuesday in Paris. Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Chaibani met with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer to explore ways to stabilize southern Syria, which has been rocked by violent clashes in recent weeks. This marks the second direct meeting between the two countries in less than a ...