This is Beirut 03/06 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Tuesday, with a series of explosions heard over Jerusalem. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the military said. Yemen's Houthis have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at ...
This is Beirut 03/06 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States Syria Tom Barrack
The United States has begun reducing its military presence in Syria with a view to eventually closing all but one of its bases there, the US envoy for the country has said in an interview. Six months after the ouster of longtime Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, the United States is steadily drawing down its presence as part of Operation Inherent ...
This is Beirut 03/06 21:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump NATO The Hague United States
US President Donald Trump will attend a NATO summit in The Hague later in June where his demands to ramp up defense spending will dominate the agenda, the White House said Tuesday. Trump has long criticized NATO partners for not paying their fair share and had not previously confirmed he would attend the meeting, his first with the transatlantic ...
This is Beirut 03/06 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Iran Nuclear Program Uranium Enrichment United States
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that a US proposal for a new nuclear agreement submitted through mediator Oman has "many ambiguities and questions." "The written proposal we received from the US contains many ambiguities and questions. Many issues in this proposal are not clear," Araghchi said while on a visit to Lebanon. On ...
This is Beirut 03/06 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia on Tuesday said it was wrong to expect a quick breakthrough in Ukraine talks, a day after Moscow rejected Kyiv's call for an unconditional ceasefire at negotiations in Istanbul. The sides agreed on a large-scale swap of captured soldiers and exchanged their roadmaps to peace, or so-called "memorandums," at the discussions, which lasted ...
This is Beirut 03/06 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky NATO The Hague
Ukraine has been invited to a NATO summit later in June, President Volodymyr Zelensky and the alliance said, after earlier warning it would be a "victory" for Russia if it was not there. The heads of NATO states will gather in The Hague, Netherlands, from June 24-26, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and US President Donald Trump's calls for ...
This is Beirut 03/06 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Damascus stock exchange stock market Syria
Six months of silence come to an end as the stock exchange officially reopens. A sign of hope for Syria, but challenges lie ahead. Watch our full video for all the details.
This is Beirut 03/06 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Afghanistan Iran International Organization for Migration
The UN migration agency on Tuesday voiced concern over a surge in Afghan families deported from Iran, recording a more than two-fold increase in May from the previous month. There was a "sharp rise in the forced return of Afghan nationals" from Iran in May, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement. "Particularly ...
This is Beirut 03/06 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Russia on Tuesday said Ukraine was behind rail bridge blasts in its western border regions that derailed a passenger train, killing seven people and wounding dozens more on Sunday. "The terrorists, acting on the orders of the Kyiv regime, planned everything with maximum precision so that hundreds of innocent civilians would come under their ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 03/06 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Syria US Uyghurs China Jihadists Syrian army
A major strategic shift is underway in Ahmad al-Chareh’s Syria. In a controversial move, the United States has approved the integration of approximately 3,500 former foreign jihadist fighters – mostly Uyghurs – into the 84th Division of the Syrian Army. While the decision is reportedly conditional on full transparency during the integration ...
This is Beirut 03/06 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A German court on Tuesday convicted a Syrian man of crimes against humanity and jailed him for life over offences committed during his time fighting for former President Bashar al-Assad. The court in the city of Stuttgart found the former militiaman guilty of crimes including murder and torture after a trial which involved testimony from 30 ...
This is Beirut 03/06 12:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Near a sprawling tent city outside Mecca, Saudi hospital staff are preparing for a flood of heat-related cases as Muslim pilgrims begin hajj this week in sweltering summer temperatures. The Mina Emergency Hospital is one of 15 such facilities operating just a few weeks a year around the annual pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites, which in 2024 ...