This is Beirut 2025-09-26 14:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Rosatom Russia Energy Nuclear
Iran and Russia signed a $25 billion deal to build nuclear power plants in the Islamic republic, Iranian state media reported Friday, just hours ahead of the likely return of sweeping UN sanctions on Iran. "A deal for the construction of four nuclear power plants with a value of $25 billion in Sirik, Hormozgan, was signed between the Iran ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu United States United Nations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to deliver a defiant message to the UN on Friday against a Palestinian state, but faces rare pressure from US President Donald Trump, who seeks a deal on Gaza. Netanyahu will address the United Nations General Assembly days after France, Britain, and several other Western powers took the ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study said Friday. The findings are based on a reconstruction of a crushed skull discovered in China in 1990, and have the potential to resolve the longstanding "Muddle in ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abbaz Araghchi Iran Nuclear Sanctions
Sweeping UN sanctions look likely to return on Iran despite a last-ditch effort on Friday by China and Russia for a delay to allow further talks, diplomats say. European powers were urging Iran to reverse a series of steps it took after Israel and the United States bombed its nuclear sites in June. Complaining that Iran has not complied with a ...
Rayan Chami 2025-09-26 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute
iPhone 17 iPhone Air iPhone 17 Pro Max Apple Samsung
Apple has unveiled the iPhone 17. Light, thin, powerful... it's already creating buzz, but some users are quick to criticize. And as with every launch, Samsung didn’t waste any time throwing jabs. Here's the breakdown.
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Danemark Drones Russie Aalborg
A sighting of a suspected drone briefly shuttered a Danish airport on Friday for the second time in a few hours, after the country's prime minister said the flights were part of "hybrid attacks" that may be linked to Russia. Drones have been seen flying over several Danish airports since Wednesday, causing one of them to close for ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey United States Recep Tayyip Erdogan Donald Trump
Turkish Airlines announced on Friday a deal to buy up to 225 Boeing jets, one day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first White House visit since 2019. The order includes 150 confirmed aircraft to be delivered between 2029 and 2034, with an option for 75 more, the company said in a statement, without giving a figure of the ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Canada has signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Indonesia, which aims to eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 95 percent of Ottawa's exports to its largest market in Southeast Asia. Several experts told AFP the strategic agreement is being made in the context of global economic turmoil, exacerbated by the protectionist policies of the ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-26 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Tariffs
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday punishing tariffs on pharmaceuticals, big-rig trucks, home renovation fixtures and furniture, reviving his global trade war. The late evening announcement is the harshest trade policy by the president since last April's shock unveiling of reciprocal tariffs on virtually every US trading partner ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-25 23:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Saudi Arabia Banks Donald Trump Palestine United States
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan announced Thursday the launch of an international coalition to finance the Palestinian Authority, stressing that Saudi Arabia will contribute $90 million. At a press conference, he noted that the Kingdom is actively engaged with the United States to end the war in Gaza. The minister also said that Arab and ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-25 22:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu shin beit
An Israeli panel confirmed on Thursday the nomination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pick for the next head of the Shin Bet domestic security service, a government statement said. Netanyahu named David Zini as his pick to lead the Shin Bet in May, after months of legal and political wrangling over his bid to dismiss the agency's ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-25 22:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Houthi strike Yemen
Israeli air strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa killed at least eight people and wounded 142 others on Thursday, the Houthis said, a day after a drone attack hit an Israeli resort. Israeli forces struck several Houthi-linked targets in the capital, Israeli officials said, warning of more attacks to come. AFP correspondents in Sanaa heard ...