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EditorialDr. Al-Sharaa, Mr. Al-Jolani: The Metamorphosis Illusion

Marc Saikali 17/07 08:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Lebanon Syria Soueida Al-Jolani Ahmad el-Chareh Hezbollah

For two days, the Israeli Army has bombed Syrian militias now acting as auxiliaries to the regular army. On Wednesday, Israeli jets struck the outskirts of Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus—a clear political and military message: ongoing attacks on Syria’s Druze minority will not be tolerated. Yet on the ground, confusion reigns. ...

Trump Slams Own Supporters as Epstein Row Grows

This is Beirut 17/07 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United States Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein

US President Donald Trump blasted his own supporters and "stupid" Republicans Wednesday as he went on the attack against anyone questioning his administration's handling of the case of dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. Trump took his most combative tone yet to try and shut down the issue, after days of struggling to brush off a conspiracy theory ...

Syrian Forces Begin Withdrawal from Sweida Following Ceasefire

This is Beirut 16/07 23:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria Sweida

The Syrian army began withdrawing from the Druze-majority city of Sweida on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense announced, following the conclusion of a ceasefire aimed at ending deadly intercommunal violence. "The army forces have started to withdraw from the city of Sweida in implementation of the terms of the agreement, following the ...

Salam Calls on the Lebanese to Avoid Any Discord

This is Beirut 16/07 23:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Syria Sweida Nawaf Salam Druzes

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged the Lebanese people, on Wednesday evening, to "avoid discord and prioritize the national interest above all else." In a message posted on his X account, Salam said he had held a series of discussions with the relevant ministers and heads of security agencies, asking them to "take the necessary measures to protect ...

Syria: Agreement Reached to End Violence, Says Rubio

This is Beirut 16/07 23:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Marco Rubio United States Syria

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that an agreement had been reached to restore calm in Syria by the end of the day, describing the current situation as a “misunderstanding” following Israeli strikes on Damascus and southern Syria. “We have agreed on specific measures that will put an end to this troubling and ...

International Community Reacts to Israeli Strikes in Syria

This is Beirut 16/07 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria Tom Barrack United States

The United States' special envoy for Syria on Wednesday called on all parties to step back and engage in dialogue for a lasting ceasefire in Syria following clashes with Druze factions in the south and Israeli strikes in Damascus. "We unequivocally condemn violence against civilians in Sweida... All parties must step back and engage in ...

Russian Strikes Continue in Ukraine Despite Trump’s Ultimatum

This is Beirut 16/07 21:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Russia Ukraine Donald Trump United States

A Russian strike on a commercial area in eastern Ukraine killed at least two people and injured around twenty others on Wednesday, local authorities reported, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Moscow to end the war. On Monday, President Trump gave Russia 50 days to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine or face ...

Trump Says Not Firing Fed Chair, but Not Ruling Out

This is Beirut 16/07 20:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States Donald Trump Federal Reserve Jerome Powell

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was not currently planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell but added that he did not rule it out. Trump's mixed messaging, after months of escalating attacks on the independent central bank chief, sent the yield on the 30-year US Treasury bond surging above five percent. Asked about ...

Israel Strikes Near Syrian Army HQ: State TV

This is Beirut 16/07 19:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Damascus Benjamin Netanyahu Syria

An Israeli strike on Wednesday hit near the Syrian army and defense ministry headquarters in Damascus, the state-run Alekhbariya channel reported on Telegram, after Israel's military said it had struck there. AFP correspondents heard a loud explosion echoing throughout much of the capital shortly after a first air strike had targeted the same ...

Syria: Israeli Strikes Hit Presidential Palace and Syrian Army HQ in Damascus

This is Beirut 16/07 19:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria

Israel bombed the Syrian army's headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the country's Druze minority alone, as authorities announced a ceasefire in the community's southern heartland after deadly sectarian clashes. Syrian government forces entered the majority-Druze city of Sweida on ...

Sweida Caught Between Damascus and Israel

Mario Chartouni 16/07 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Damascus Syria Sweida Druzes

The majority-Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria has been thrust into an unprecedented spiral of violence since Sunday, as fierce clashes between the Syrian army, backed by Bedouin militias, and local Druze armed groups have escalated dramatically. The fighting has been marked by intense combat, summary executions, a deepening humanitarian ...

Astronomers Observe Birth of a Solar System for First Time

This is Beirut 16/07 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Astronomy Solar System Space

Astronomers said Wednesday they had observed the moment when planets start forming around a distant star for the first time, revealing a process that sheds light on the birth of our own solar system. The new planetary system is forming around the baby star HOPS-315, which resembles our own Sun in its youth, 1,300 light years from Earth in the ...