US Vows Response to Soldiers' Deaths in Jordan

This Is Beirut 29/01 17:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The White House promised, on Monday, significant retaliation for the drone assault on a military base in Jordan, which resulted in the deaths of three American soldiers. President Joe Biden attributed responsibility to Iran-supported insurgents, signaling a forthcoming response. The White House on Monday vowed a "very consequential response" to a ...

Pakistan and Iran Seek Diplomatic Normalization Amid Tensions

This Is Beirut 29/01 16:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Pakistan and Iran committed to enhancing dialogue and exchanging liaison officers, to alleviate tensions following lethal cross-border attacks that jeopardized diplomatic ties between the two nations. Pakistan and Iran pledged on Monday to improve dialogue and swap liaison officers as both nations sought to ease tensions after deadly cross-border ...

Iran Executes Four Men Convicted of Espionage

This Is Beirut 29/01 13:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iran executed four individuals convicted of plotting a sabotage operation linked to Israeli intelligence on Monday, January 29. The executed men, accused of collaborating with Mossad, were arrested in July 2022 and sentenced to death in September 2023. Iran executed four men at dawn on Monday after they were convicted of collaborating with the ...

Several Daesh Fighters Killed by Local Factions in Southern Syria

This Is Beirut 28/01 23:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

At least eight fighters affiliated to Daesh were killed in southern Syria on Sunday, January 28. Local armed factions opposed to the jihadist group were involved. A local leader and seven other members of a jihadist militia in southern Syria affiliated with the Daesh group were killed Sunday in Daraa province, the Syrian Observatory for Human ...

Iran Captures Foreign Vessel Transporting 'Smuggled' Fuel

This Is Beirut 28/01 15:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards captured on Sunday a foreign oil tanker transporting approximately two million liters of "smuggled fuel" near the country's southern coast, leading to the arrest of fourteen crew members. Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized Sunday a foreign oil tanker carrying around two million liters of "smuggled fuel" near the ...

British Conservative Party: A Much Needed Unity

Ali A. Hamadé 28/01 13:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Amidst the political tumult dominating this year's elections in the United Kingdom, the British Conservative Party and the government, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, are grappling with evident challenges, as highlighted by recent polls. These surveys, published respectively by the Daily Telegraph and the Times of London, two media strongholds ...

Deadly Attack Strikes Italian Church in Istanbul

This Is Beirut 28/01 13:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An Italian church in Istanbul was targeted in an armed attack carried out by two masked individuals during a religious ceremony on Sunday, resulting in one fatality. One man died after armed assailants opened fire in an Italian church in Istanbul during Sunday mass in an apparent assassination attempt that was swiftly condemned by Pope ...

Iran's Launch of Three Satellites Sparks Western Criticism

This Is Beirut 28/01 11:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United States

Iran on Sunday announced the simultaneous launch of three satellites into orbit, occurring nearly a week after the Revolutionary Guards' launch of a research satellite received criticism from Western nations. Iran on Sunday said it simultaneously launched three satellites into orbit, nearly a week after the launch of a research satellite by the ...

Gunmen Kill 9 Foreigners Near Iran-Pakistan Border

This Is Beirut 27/01 16:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Gunmen in southeastern Iran near the Pakistan border killed nine foreign nationals Saturday, more than a week after the neighbors exchanged deadly cross-border fire, Iranian news agency Mehr reported. "According to witnesses, unknown armed men killed nine non-Iranians this morning in a house in the Sirkan neighborhood of Saravan city" in ...

Alabama Conducts First Execution With Nitrogen Gas in US

This Is Beirut 26/01 13:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US state of Alabama executed a convicted murderer on Thursday using nitrogen gas, marking the first use of a method criticized by the UN rights chief as potentially constituting torture. The southern US state of Alabama put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas on Thursday, the first time the country has used a method that the UN ...

Questions Arise Over Russia's Plane Crash Narrative

This Is Beirut 26/01 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Uncertainties persisted on Thursday surrounding the military plane crash that Russia claimed resulted in the deaths of numerous captured Ukrainian soldiers ahead of a planned prisoner exchange, with Moscow and Kyiv trading accusations at the UN Security Council. Russia blamed Ukrainian forces for downing the IL-76 transport plane over the ...

US Claims It Warned Iran of IS Bombings

This Is Beirut 25/01 22:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United States

The United States confirmed on Thursday, that it had specifically warned Iran about the threat of an attack before bombings, attributed to the Islamic State group, resulted in the deaths of approximately 90 people in southeastern Kerman. The United States said Thursday it had specifically alerted Iran to the threat of an attack before bombings ...