This is Beirut 27/08 10:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran Sistan-Baluchistan Revolutionary Guards
Iranian forces have killed 13 militants in a raid in the restive southeast, state media reported Wednesday, adding they were members of a group suspected of a recent deadly attack on police. "So far, 13 terrorists have been killed and a number of others arrested" in Sistan-Baluchistan province, the Revolutionary Guards said in a ...
This is Beirut 27/08 09:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Tehran Nuclear IAEA
The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said a team of its inspectors are "back in Iran," the first to enter since Israeli and US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities this year. Iran suspended cooperation with the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency following a 12-day war with Israel in June, with Tehran pointing to the IAEA's ...
This is Beirut 27/08 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
USA Donald Trump Europe India Tariff
US tariffs of 50 percent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald Trump sought to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil. Trump has raised pressure on India over the energy transactions, a key source of revenue for Moscow's war in Ukraine, as part of a campaign to end the conflict. The latest ...
This is Beirut 27/08 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron European Union Donald Tusk Friedrich Merz Moldova
The leaders of France, Germany and Poland are due in Moldova on Wednesday in a show of support, a day before campaigning starts for next month's tense parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference in the pro-EU nation bordering Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister ...
This is Beirut 27/08 09:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Houthi Palestine
The Israeli military said Wednesday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where Houthi rebels have regularly launched attacks they say are in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF," Israel's ...
This is Beirut 27/08 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States SpaceX Elon Musk Spatial
SpaceX's Starship megarocket roared into the skies Tuesday on its tenth test flight, turning in a strong performance after a series of fiery failures had begun to cast doubt on its future. Towering 403 feet (123 meters), Starship is the most powerful launch vehicle ever built and key to founder Elon Musk's vision of carrying humanity to ...
This is Beirut 26/08 22:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Venezuela United States Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela said Tuesday it was deploying warships and drones to patrol the country's coastline after its arch-foe, the United States, dispatched three destroyers to the region to pressure Venezuela's strongman President Nicolas Maduro. In a video on social media, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino announced a "significant" drone ...
This is Beirut 26/08 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran held talks on Tuesday with European powers, seeking to avert a sanctions snapback, which they have threatened to impose under the moribund 2015 nuclear deal. Kazem Gharibabadi, an Iranian deputy foreign minister who attended the talks with Britain, France and Germany in Geneva, said in a post on X it was "high time" for the ...
This is Beirut 26/08 20:45 - Reading : less than a minute
United States Donald Trump Death Penalty
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would seek the death penalty for murders in Washington as part of a crackdown on what he calls out-of-control crime in the US capital. "If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, DC, we're going to be seeking the death penalty. And it's a very strong preventative and everybody that's heard it ...
This is Beirut 26/08 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Ramallah West Bank
Israeli forces raided the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday, targeting a currency exchange and, according to the Red Crescent, leaving dozens of Palestinians wounded. Israel carries out frequent raids across the West Bank, where tensions have remained high throughout the Gaza war, but incursions into central Ramallah, the seat of the ...
This is Beirut 26/08 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Tariffs Donald Trump Postal Service
At least 25 countries have decided to suspend package deliveries to the United States, as concern grows over the impact of President Donald Trump's looming tariffs, a UN body said Tuesday. The Trump administration said late last month that it will abolish a tax exemption on small packages entering the United States from August 29. The move ...
Tylia El Helou 26/08 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon United States Hezbollah
In a critical moment for Lebanon, the recent visit by U.S. Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus—alongside Senator Lindsey Graham—offered more than just diplomatic formalities. It sent a clear, resounding message: the United States stands firmly with the Lebanese state, its institutions, and its people. Beyond the headlines, Ortagus’s visit marked a ...