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US Sanctions Against Iranian Entities Financing the Houthis

This Is Beirut 2023-12-28 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated one individual and three entities responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Houthi forces and their destabilizing activities, mainly in the Red Sea. Among those designated on Thursday is the head of the Currency Exchangers Association in Sana’a ...

Sweden NATO Bid Cleared by Turkish Parliament Committee

This Is Beirut 2023-12-26 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Turkish Parliament committee granted approval for Sweden's NATO membership bid, overcoming months of delays. This development marks progress in the Nordic country's accession process, particularly in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year. A key committee in the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday approved Sweden's bid to join NATO after ...

India Investigates Blast Near Israeli Embassy

This Is Beirut 2023-12-26 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Indian authorities initiated on Tuesday an investigation into reports of an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, which fortunately resulted in no casualties. Indian police were investigating reports of a blast near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday that did not cause any casualties. Officers cordoned off the embassy as they ...

Russian Airstrikes Kill Civilian Family in Syria

This Is Beirut 2023-12-26 14:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian air strikes on the last major rebel stronghold in Syria killed five civilians from the same family, including three children, according to rescuers and a war monitor on Tuesday. "On December 25 at 10:00 pm (0700 GMT), Russian warplanes targeted civilian houses," on the outskirts of the town of Armanaz, in Idlib province, said Abdel Halim ...

Kremlin Critic Navalny Moved to Arctic Penal Colony

This Is Beirut 2023-12-25 23:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, currently incarcerated, has been transferred to a penal colony in the Arctic, according to his allies on Monday. This development follows a period of over two weeks during which his location remained undisclosed. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been moved to a penal colony in the ...

Geneva Airport Strike Ends After Reaching an Agreement

This Is Beirut 2023-12-24 14:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A number of flights from Geneva airport were delayed and some cancelled during the holiday rush Sunday, as dozens of ground staff went on strike over a wage dispute before an agreement was reached. The workers began their strike at 4:00 AM (3:00 GMT) to protest against the conditions provided by their employer, the Dubai National Air Travel Agency ...

Swedish Citizen at 'Imminent' Risk of Execution in Iran, Says UN

This Is Beirut 2023-12-23 17:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An Iranian-Swedish citizen was at imminent risk of execution in Iran, according to the United Nations Office for Human Rights on Saturday, December 23. Tried for "enmity against God," Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali may face this fate in reaction to a verdict handed down by Swedish authorities against a former dignitary of the mullahs' regime. The United ...

Turkey Detains 304 Suspected Daesh-Linked Individuals

This Is Beirut 2023-12-22 14:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Turkish authorities have detained 304 people allegedly affiliated with Islamic State jihadists after launching a sweeping operation against the group, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. Police carried out simultaneous raids in 32 cities, including Istanbul, as part of the operation, dubbed HEROES-34. Yerlikaya stated in a social ...

France Concludes Anti-Jihadist Operations in Sahel After Decade

This Is Beirut 2023-12-22 14:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The last French troops have withdrawn from Niger, concluding over a decade of anti-jihadist operations in the Sahel, amid strained relations and regional coups. The last French troops withdrew from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in West Africa's Sahel region, as reported by AFP and ...

14 People Killed in Prague Shooting

This Is Beirut 2023-12-21 18:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A gunman killed 14 people and wounded dozens of others at a Prague university on Thursday, before the police "eliminated" him, authorities said. The violence in the Czech city's historic centre sparked panic, a massive police response and warnings for people to stay indoors. The shooting happened at the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, ...

Iranian Journalist Convicted for 'False' Content

This Is Beirut 2023-12-21 15:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Iranian court has sentenced a journalist to six months in prison and a two-year reporting ban for “publishing false information,” as reported by Iranian media. The charge against Sara Massoumi is related to an online post about Armita Garawand, a teenage girl who died in October after a disputed incident on the Tehran metro, according to ...

Iran Executes 'Child Bride' for Husband's Murder

This Is Beirut 2023-12-20 21:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran executed a woman on Wednesday, who had been found guilty of murdering her husband. She had entered into the marriage as a child, and despite international pleas for leniency, the execution proceeded, according to human rights organizations. Iran hanged a woman on Wednesday convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while she was ...