US Announces Fresh Iran Sanctions Over Support for Russia

This Is Beirut 22/02 22:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The White House announced, on Thursday, that the United States will soon enact fresh sanctions against Iran due to its support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The United States will soon impose new sanctions on Iran over its backing of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said Thursday. "In response to Iran's ongoing support for ...

Campaigning Begins for Iran’s Parliamentary Elections

This Is Beirut 22/02 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On Thursday, February 22, Iran entered a short campaign for the March 1 legislative elections. According to the few polls published, Iranians remain largely indifferent to the vote, more than a year after the protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Candidates running for seats in Iran's legislature launched their election campaigns on ...

Kremlin Deems Biden's Insults Towards Putin as "Shameful"

This Is Beirut 22/02 13:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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During a meeting with Democratic Party donors on Thursday, US President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB." The Kremlin denounced "shameful" remarks. US President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB" at a public fundraising event Wednesday, which the Kremlin decried as ...

French Defense Minister in Armenia Amid Tensions With Azerbaijan

This Is Beirut 22/02 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French Minister of Defense Sébastien Lecornu is traveling to Yerevan on February 22 and 23 to strengthen the defense relationship between the two countries. France and Armenia have been forging closer ties on security issues since October 2023. French Minister of Defense Sebastien Lecornu is traveling to Armenia on Thursday for a two-day visit ...

US Warning Over Iranian Involvement in Sudan

gdeveloper 21/02 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States expressed apprehension on Wednesday, regarding purported arms deliveries from Iran to Sudan's military. Sudan's army is currently engaged in a lethal conflict with paramilitary groups purportedly backed by the United Arab Emirates and Russia. The United States voiced concern Wednesday at reported arms shipments by adversary Iran ...

European Union to Face Unprecedented Challenges

Rami Rayess 21/02 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Even if the Russian-Ukrainian war has united Europe behind it, this does not mean that the old continent has overcome the many obstacles and issues that at times threaten to disintegrate and fragment it, contrary to what the early Europeans aspired to when they launched the unification project, which has made significant and historic ...

New EU Sanctions Against China, N. Korea Amidst War on Ukraine

This Is Beirut 21/02 15:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The EU on Wednesday agreed to ban exports to three mainland Chinese firms and blacklist North Korea's defense minister in new sanctions for the second anniversary of Russia's war on Ukraine, officials said. The fresh round of measures -- the 13th since Russian President Vladimir Putin's February 2022 invasion -- overall targets some two hundred ...

Navalny’s Mother’s Case to Be Heard in Russian Court

This Is Beirut 21/02 14:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A court in the Russian Far North will next month hear a case brought by the mother of dead russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has been prevented from seeing his body, his allies said Wednesday. Lyudmila Navalnaya has travelled to the remote IK-3 prison where her son died, but since Saturday, when she arrived, she has been prevented ...

Iran Blames Israel for Sabotage on Gas Pipelines

This Is Beirut 21/02 12:11 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran said Wednesday that Israel was behind twin sabotage attacks against gas pipelines that disrupted supplies in at least three provinces last week. Iran's Oil Minister, Javad Owji, accused Israel of sabotaging gas pipelines, citing disruptions in three provinces. "The explosion of the country's gas lines was the work of Israel," he told ...

US Announces Fresh Sanctions Against Russia Over Navalny's Death

This Is Beirut 20/02 23:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States is set to unveil new sanctions against Russia on Friday in response to the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in prison. This action comes as several European governments have called in Russian diplomats amidst the escalating tensions. The United States will announce fresh sanctions on Russia on Friday over the death in ...

Assange Absent at Key Hearing Against Extradition to US

This Is Beirut 20/02 18:18 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was absent from a London court due to illness on Tuesday as his lawyer made a final appeal against extradition to the United States to face trial for publishing secret military and diplomatic files. Washington wants the Australian extradited after he was charged in the United States multiple times between 2018 and ...

Learning from American Diplomacy toward Lebanon

David Hale 20/02 15:41 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

As America and its allies grapple with the conflict in the Middle East, a study of history can help American policymakers learn from their predecessors' successes and failures. Because Lebanon is a microcosm of the Middle East, the past conduct of American diplomacy there offers a wealth of experience to help guide Washington through the current ...