This Is Beirut 15/04 11:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A former Syrian general's trial for war crimes will begin on Monday in a Swedish court, the highest ranking official prosecuted in Europe for his role in Syria's civil war. The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe will appear in a Stockholm court on Monday for his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 during ...
15/04 10:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese are just as divided regarding Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel. While some see it as a sham, others perceive it as a victory. The latter viewpoint is echoed by many supporters of the Axis of Resistance. From a military standpoint, the arsenal used by the Iranians was extensive, amounting to 300 drones, cruise missiles and ...
15/04 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The dynamics of violence that were unleashed after the 7th of October in South Israel have mutated into a major strategic turnaround that questions the extant geopolitics in the Near East. The Hamas murderous undertaking turned out to be a major disaster, which led to the destruction of Gaza and its transformation into a graveyard. What’s ...
This Is Beirut 15/04 02:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy. "The mask is off. Iran, the number one global sponsor of terror, has exposed its true face as the destabilizer of the region and the world," Israel's ...
Michel Touma 14/04 18:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Listen to the article [audio mp3="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/We-are-currently-witnessing-a-new-kind-of-warfare-in-the-Middle-East.-Alongside-meticulously.mp3"][/audio] We are currently witnessing a new kind of warfare in the Middle East. Alongside meticulously targeted aerial strikes, broader belligerent intentions ...
14/04 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As Iranians claim victory, Israelis and Western officials, on the other hand, characterize the operation dubbed “Honest Promise” as a failure. Of the 300 or so drones and ballistic and cruise missiles fired by Iran towards Israel on Saturday night, 99% were intercepted, according to Israeli army figures. This raises the question: Was Iran's ...
This Is Beirut 14/04 13:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Australian police have identified a 40-year-old man as the perpetrator of a shopping centre stabbing rampage that killed six people and left several more in a critical condition. New South Wales police Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke said Sunday the man had come from the northeast state of Queensland and was known to law enforcement. "There ...
14/04 12:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Israel on Sunday and warned against a regional "conflagration." The German government condemned the Iranian strikes against Israel on Sunday, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressing concern about the risk of "conflagration" in the region, which could ...
This Is Beirut 14/04 05:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A few thousand people gathered in Iran's main cities to welcome and support the unprecedented attack launched on Saturday night against Israel, the Islamic Republic's nemesis for the past 45 years. Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Iran early Sunday in a show of support for the unprecedented drone and missile attack under way against ...
This Is Beirut 13/04 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany will send an additional Patriot air defense system to Ukraine to bolster its hard-pressed military and help it fend off increased Russian aerial attacks, Berlin said Saturday. "Russian terror against Ukrainian cities and the country's infrastructure is causing immeasurable suffering," said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, ...
This Is Beirut 13/04 16:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Iranian police announced on Saturday that they had stepped up checks on the compulsory wearing of veils by women in the street, lamenting the fact that they are increasingly disregarded. "The police in Tehran, as in other provinces, will intervene against individuals who promote (...) not wearing the veil," warned the capital's police chief, ...
This Is Beirut 13/04 13:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tel Aviv has warned Iran of the consequences of any escalation in the region, following the seizure by a Pasdaran commando of a ship linked to Israel. Iranian Revolutionary Guards took control of the Portuguese ship MSC ARIES in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. The ship is currently sailing in the Persian Gulf, according to ship-tracking website ...