Christiane Tager 27/03 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Europe Wine Whiskey Taxes
Donald Trump’s economic formula is now well known: an explosive cocktail of customs tariffs! A threat that makes European winemakers and liquor producers shudder – with up to 200% in taxes on wine and spirits. As they might say in Scotland, “That’s a bit more sour than a good whisky without ice!” US President Donald Trump, who never ...
This is Beirut 27/03 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Boualem Sansal Algeria France
As Paris looked for signs of de-escalation from Algiers, the Dar al-Beïda court delivered its ruling. On Thursday, March 27, 2025, French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 500,000 dinars (approximately €3,470). The sentence falls short of the ten-year term requested by the public prosecutor a week ...
This is Beirut 27/03 19:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Muslim worshipers pray at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca to mark Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Destiny, one of the holiest nights during the fasting month of Ramadan.
This is Beirut 27/03 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
South Korea is experiencing the most devastating wildfires in its history. Thousands of hectares have been destroyed, villages are at risk, and firefighters are working around the clock to contain the flames.
This is Beirut 27/03 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Six tourists died on Thursday when a tourist submarine sank off the resort of Hurghada on Egypt's Red Sea coast, state media reported. The website of the state-owned Akhbar Al-Youm newspaper said the deceased were all foreigners, adding that 19 others were injured. Investigations were underway to determine what caused the accident, according to ...
This is Beirut 27/03 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
South Sudan's opposition said on Thursday the arrest overnight of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, had invalidated their 2018 peace deal and risked plunging the country back into war. A convoy of 20 heavily armed vehicles entered Machar's residence in the capital, Juba, late on Wednesday and arrested him, ...
This is Beirut 27/03 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas said an Israeli air strike killed one of its official spokesmen in Gaza on Thursday, the latest high-ranking operative targeted since Israel resumed its bombardment. The group said in a statement it mourned the loss of Abdul Latif al-Qanou who was killed in what it called a "direct" strike on a tent he was in, in the Jabalia area of ...
This is Beirut 27/03 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ukraine European Union France China
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot urged Beijing on Thursday to help bring Russia to talks over ending its war in Ukraine as he met Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. France and China have sought to boost ties in recent years, but Paris has also pressed Beijing on its relations with Moscow, which have strengthened since the invasion of ...
This is Beirut 27/03 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
USA Gulf Israel Palestine Huthi
Yemen's Huthi rebels said on Thursday that two people were killed in overnight air strikes near Sanaa that they blamed on the United States. The Huthis' Al-Masirah TV channel reported nearly 20 strikes on Sanaa governorate, both north and south of the capital. "The American aggression killed two and injured two," the Huthi-run health ministry's ...
This is Beirut 27/03 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syrian state media said Israeli strikes targeted the coastal Latakia province on Thursday, with a war monitor saying munitions depots were hit. "In a number of air strikes, Israeli occupation aircraft targeted the vicinity of the Al-Abyad port and the city of Latakia," state news agency SANA reported. Authorities were working to ensure there ...
This is Beirut 27/03 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute
The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge, and businessmen and tourists are thrilled.
This is Beirut 27/03 09:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Sudan's gold industry has become the lifeblood of its war, with nearly all of the trade channelled through the United Arab Emirates, enriching both the army and paramilitaries, according to official and NGO sources. The two-year conflict has decimated Sudan's economy, yet last month the army-backed government announced record gold production in ...