Russia Strikes Historic Ukrainian City, Inflicting Dozens of Casualties

This Is Beirut 17/04 19:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian missiles struck Chernigiv on Wednesday, a historic city in Ukraine, inflicting many casualties. Ukrainian authorities have been urgently appealing to western allies, namely the United States, for additional military support, as the US Congress is set to discuss the aid bill to Ukraine on  Saturday. Three Russian missiles crashed into ...

Record Rains Cause Transport Chaos in Dubai

This Is Beirut 17/04 15:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financial center reeled from record rains. Huge tailbacks snaked along six-lane expressways after up to 254 millimetres of rain – about two years' worth – fell on the desert United Arab Emirates on ...

Editorial—Saturday Night’s Attack: What's at Stake for the Pasdaran?

Michel Touma 17/04 11:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

  It started with a small-scale war of attrition through its proxies and ended with a direct confrontation... The massive attack, using drones and missiles, launched Saturday night by the Pasdaran from Iranian territory against Israel has unmistakably plunged the Middle East into a new phase. It is still too early to gauge the full ...

Turkey and Iran: No to Regional War

Rami Rayess 17/04 08:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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  Some are putting forward the fact that both Iran and Turkey are wary of any escalation in the Gaza conflict that could spiral into a full-blown regional war, given its potential international fallouts. Despite their divergent interests, these key regional stakeholders are on the same page regarding preventing such an escalation. As Turkey ...

Azerbaijan has "Completed Ethnic Cleansing", Says Armenia at ICJ

This Is Beirut 16/04 22:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Azerbaijan has "completed ethnic cleansing", says Armenia to the ICJ on Tuesday, in the latest legal clash over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia accused bitter rival Azerbaijan of having "completed ethnic cleansing" in the former breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, but told the UN's top court Tuesday it was committed to seeking peace with ...

Heavy Floods Hit Dubai as Oman Death Toll Rises

This Is Beirut 16/04 20:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Torrential rain flooded roads, homes and malls and briefly halted operations at Dubai's airport as storms lashed the Gulf on Tuesday, after leaving at least 18 dead in Oman. Dubai, the Middle East's financial center, was paralyzed by the heavy storms that caused widespread flooding around the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Flagship shopping ...

Heavy Storms Hit the Gulf, as Oman Death Toll Reaches 18

This Is Beirut 16/04 15:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Torrential rains and high winds lashed parts of the Gulf on Tuesday as the death toll from storms in Oman rose to 18, many of them children. Flights were cancelled in Dubai, the region's financial hub, while schools were shut in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Flooding hit many areas of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, and cut off ...

Cholera Spreading in Houthi-Controlled Yemen, UN Worried

This Is Beirut 16/04 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Cholera is spreading in Houthi-controlled Yemen, which is worrying UN authorities whose humanitarian response fund has struggled to attract donors. The United Nations expressed concern on Monday about the uptick in cholera cases in Yemen, especially in areas of the war-ravaged country controlled by the Houthis, where 75 people have died since ...

Scholz Seeks Role for China in Ukraine Peace

This Is Beirut 16/04 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

German Chancellor Scholz is in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss China's role in "a just peace in Ukraine." Meeting with Xi at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Tuesday, Scholz told the Chinese leader that he hoped to discuss "how we can contribute more to a just peace in Ukraine." While China says that it is a neutral party in the Ukraine ...

US and Iraq Agree to Discuss US Coalition Withdrawal

This Is Beirut 16/04 10:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The US President and Iraqi Prime Minister agreed on Monday to work toward the withdrawal of the US-led coalition in Iraq. US President Joe Biden and Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday that they would keep working towards the withdrawal of a US-led anti-jihadist coalition in the country. Their meeting at the White House ...

Four Wounded in Sydney Church Attack, 15-Year-Old Arrested

This Is Beirut 15/04 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

A knife attack at a live-streamed church service in Australia wounded four people on Monday and sparked clashes between riot police and outraged members of the local community. A bishop and the 15-year-old suspect were among those being treated for "non-life threatening injuries" after the attack at an Assyrian Christian church in the west of ...

Azerbaijan Accuses Armenia of ‘Media Campaign’ at ICJ

This Is Beirut 15/04 11:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Armenia and Azerbaijan are facing each other at the ICJ on Monday over mutual "ethnic cleansing" claims, as tensions increase between the long-running enemies. Azerbaijan and Armenia again crossed swords before the United Nation's top court on Monday, with Baku accusing Yerevan of using the high profile hearings to wage a "public media campaign" ...