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US Envoy to Discuss Finalizing Gaza Aid 'Corridor': State Dept

This is Beirut 22/07 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States said Tuesday that it was sending an envoy to the Middle East for talks that aim to finalize a "corridor" for aid to war-ravaged Gaza, where authorities said people are dying of starvation. Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's globe-trotting negotiator, is traveling to the region for new talks, State Department spokeswoman ...

Top Palestinian Official Meets US Ambassador to Israel in Ramallah

This is Beirut 22/07 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hussein al-Sheikh, vice president of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), on Tuesday said he met the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, in the occupied West Bank. Sheikh, a close aide to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and seen as a potential successor, said the meeting took place in his office. The meeting was Huckabee's first ...

Israeli Far Right Discusses Gaza 'Riviera' Plans

This is Beirut 22/07 20:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Some Israeli far-right leaders held a public meeting on Tuesday to discuss redeveloping the Gaza Strip into a tourist-friendly "riviera", as Palestinians face a worsening humanitarian crisis in the devastated territory. The meeting, titled "The Riviera in Gaza: From Vision to Reality", was held in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, under the ...

Videos Adolfo 'Fito' Macias: Ecuador’s Most Feared Drug Lord

Lyne Sammouri 22/07 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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He ruled from behind bars, escaped without a trace, and turned Ecuador into a cocaine corridor. Now, “Fito” faces justice in the US. From taxi driver to narco kingpin, what’s the story behind Ecuador’s most feared criminal?

France's Top Diplomat Calls for Foreign Press Access to Gaza

This is Beirut 22/07 18:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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France's foreign minister urged Israel on Tuesday to allow international journalists into the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza to "bear witness" to the situation after 21 months of war. The United Nations and human rights groups say Gaza and its population of more than two million people face famine-like conditions, with near-daily deaths ...

UN Chief Urges AI Companies to Focus on Renewable Energy

This is Beirut 22/07 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of the United Nations called Tuesday on the surging artificial intelligence sector to prioritize sustainable energy for running power-hungry data centers. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said a typical AI data center—sites where data is processed—uses the same amount of electricity as 100,000 regular homes. With AI development ...

Coca-Cola Plans US Cane Sugar Alternative After Trump Push

This is Beirut 22/07 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Coca-Cola on Tuesday said it would release a version of Coke in the United States made with US-grown real cane sugar, a move requested by President Donald Trump. "We're going to be bringing a Coke sweetened with US cane sugar into the market this fall, and I think that will be an enduring option for consumers," said CEO James Quincey on a call ...

Gaza: UN, EU Denounce Killing Civilians seeking Food Aid

This is Beirut 22/07 16:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Nations and the European Union expressed outrage at the Israeli army’s daily targeting of civilians seeking food aid in Gaza, condemning the act as 'indefensible.' The UN on Tuesday said Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 Palestinians trying to get food aid in Gaza since the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation ...

US Announces Leaving UN Cultural Body UNESCO

This is Beirut 22/07 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States on Tuesday announced it has left UNESCO, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel and promotes "divisive" causes. "Continued involvement in UNESCO is not in the national interest of the United States," the State Department ...

Syria Identifies 298 Suspects in Alawite Heartland Killings

This is Beirut 22/07 15:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Syrian committee investigating sectarian violence in the country's Alawite heartland said Tuesday it identified 298 suspects implicated in serious violations that left at least 1,426 Alawites dead in March. The violence unfolded over three days in early March on Syria's predominantly Alawite coast, where government forces and allied ...

Op-edWhy No States for the Druze or the Kurds?

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 22/07 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Self-determination in the Middle East is inconsistent. For Muslim Palestinians, statehood is seen as an unfulfilled destiny. Yet for religious minorities like the Druze or ethnic groups like the Kurds, pursuing sovereignty is branded as betrayal or capitulation to imperialism. There’s no clear logic to why Israel should be divided into two ...

Gaza Civil Defense says Israeli Strikes Kill 15 Amid Torrent of Criticism

This is Beirut 22/07 13:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes killed 15 people in the Palestinian territory Tuesday, just hours after the World Health Organization said Israel attacked its facilities amid expanding ground operations. The civil defense agency has accused Israeli forces of killing Gaza residents on a daily basis during the gruelling 21-month ...