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Moscow Calls for Retribution After Ukrainian Strikes

This Is Beirut 2023-12-30 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia warned on Saturday, December 30, that the Ukrainian strikes on Belgorod the same day would not go unpunished. These strikes were carried out by Kyiv in response to the particularly deadly strikes on the previous day. Russia accused Ukraine of targeting the city of Belgorod with missiles and rockets on Saturday, killing at least 14 people ...

Four People Executed in Iran for 'Collaboration' With Israel

This Is Beirut 2023-12-29 10:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities executed four people convicted of colluding with the State of Israel in the north-west of the country on Friday, December 29. Iran is one of the countries that most frequently uses the death penalty. Iran hanged four people on Friday convicted of spying for arch foe Israel, the judiciary said, less than two weeks after ...

Iranian Uranium: Tehran Condemned by Washington, Paris, Berlin and London

This Is Beirut 2023-12-28 23:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany expressed their opposition to the acceleration of Iran's production of highly enriched uranium, considering this measure to be part of the escalation of Iran's nuclear program. The United States, France, the United Kingdom and Germany condemned on Thursday, the acceleration in the ...

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 ...