28/03 19:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France has announced that it will provide 30 million euros to UNRWA, so long as it "completes its mission ... devoid of any call to hatred or violence." France will provide 30 million euros ($32 million) for the embattled UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA if it commits to neutrality, the foreign ministry said Thursday, without giving a timeline ...
This Is Beirut 28/03 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia claimed, on Thursday, that it has evidence that Ukrainian nationalists were linked to last week's Moscow attack. The US has dismissed these claims as absurd. Russia said Thursday it had evidence the perpetrators of last week's massacre at a concert hall outside Moscow were linked to "Ukrainian nationalists", a claim that the United States ...
This Is Beirut 28/03 16:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French authorities are to deploy members of the security forces in front of all Catholic and Protestant churches for the upcoming Easter weekend, further bolstering security in the aftermath of the Moscow attack, according to a memo seen on Thursday. France has raised its security alert to the highest level after the Moscow concert hall attack ...
This Is Beirut 28/03 13:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
French President Emmanuel Macron concludes a state visit to Brazil on Thursday by addressing differences with his Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva over Ukraine and rejecting the EU-Mercosur trade deal. French President Emmanuel Macron ends his three-day state visit to Brazil on Thursday on a more political note, with the focus on his ...
This Is Beirut 27/03 21:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ukraine Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday urged Ukraine's allies to speed up deliveries of warplanes and air defense systems following a deadly Russian strike on the city of Kharkiv. "Bolstering Ukraine's air defense and expediting the delivery of F-16s to Ukraine are vital tasks. There are no rational explanations for why Patriots, which are ...
Rami Rayess 27/03 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An estimated 64 million Turkish voters will head to the polls on Sunday (March 31) to elect municipal and local councils across 81 provinces. These elections are fraught with political calculations, particularly for the ruling party, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who seeks a decisive victory to solidify his popular legitimacy. In the ...
Aubin Eymard 26/03 22:38 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
The terrorist attack that claimed around 140 lives on Friday, March 22, on the outskirts of Moscow at the Crocus City Hall, has fueled numerous conspiracy theories regarding the involvement of foreign intelligence services. Vladimir Putin continues to hold Ukraine responsible, where the attackers allegedly planned to flee, according to the ...
This Is Beirut 26/03 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
Russia attempted to deflect responsibility for the attack on the Moscow concert hall onto Ukraine and its allies in the West, despite the Islamic State group claiming accountability for the tragedy that claimed the lives of at least 139 individuals. Russia sought to shift blame on Tuesday for the Moscow concert hall attack onto Ukraine and its ...
This Is Beirut 26/03 22:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US Treasury Department sanctioned 11 people and companies on Tuesday it said were involved in illicit financial transfers and drug smuggling in support of the government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. Many of those sanctioned were involved in the trade of the highly addictive amphetamine captagon, which is illegally trafficked ...
This Is Beirut 26/03 22:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Municipal Council of the City of Brussels unanimously voted, on Monday evening, in favor of a motion aimed at prohibiting the purchase of products from Israeli settlements through public procurement, according to Belgian media. The council unanimously adopted the proposal, introduced by member Benoit Hellings, which calls on the local ...
Alissar Boulos 26/03 20:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
A year ago, in March 2023, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, appointed his Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim al-Thani, as Prime Minister. There is very little information available about this political figure on the internet and in open sources. We will attempt to ...
Malo Pinatel 26/03 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The attack that struck Moscow on March 22 highlights the resurgence of the jihadist group Daesh worldwide, spanning from the Middle East to Africa. This time, with the Khorasan cell firmly established in Central Asia leading the charge. The Russian invasion of Ukraine had previously monopolized attention, while the conflict between Israel and ...