Pezeshkian Condemns U.S. Pressure as Iran Marks 46 Years of Revolution

This is Beirut 10/02 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused his US counterpart Donald Trump of seeking to bring Iran "to its knees" on Monday as the country marked the 46th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Starting in the morning, Iranians began gathering in public spaces across the country, accompanied by pop songs and patriotic ballads, to celebrate the ...

Government Chiefs and Tech Leaders Gather in Paris for AI Summit

This is Beirut 10/02 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on a technology with the potential to upset global business and society. Co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the gathering's stated aims include ...

Trump Tells US Treasury to Stop Minting New Pennies

This is Beirut 10/02 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had told the Treasury to stop producing penny coins, presenting it as an effort to cut down on government spending. "For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents. This is so wasteful!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "I have instructed my ...

Israeli Military Fires on Civilian Palestinians Amid Ceasefire, Killing Three

This is Beirut 09/02 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces shot dead three civilians Sunday, as the military said it fired "warning shots" and hit Palestinians who had approached troops in the territory. The incident occurred in Gaza City amid a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in effect since January 19. During the truce, five ...

Trump Claims Musk Will Uncover "Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Fraud"

This is Beirut 09/02 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that Elon Musk, who is presiding over a purge of US government jobs, will help find "hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud" in federal agencies. Speaking in a Fox News interview set to air before the Super Bowl football championship, Trump said the American people "want me to find" waste ...

ExplainerFive Years On: How Has Brexit Impacted the UK?

Ali A. Hamadé 09/02 15:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Five years after the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, the repercussions of Brexit remain tangible, with significant effects on several key sectors of the British economy. While some had anticipated a swift recovery, the country still seems to struggle with the challenges that have emerged since this historic turning point. The ...

Egypt Calls for Urgent Arab Summit on Trump's Plan for Gaza

This is Beirut 09/02 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of Egyptian diplomacy, Badr Abdelatty, left for Washington on Sunday, where he is set to meet with senior officials from the Trump administration and members of Congress, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo. The visit aims to "strengthen bilateral relations and the strategic partnership between Egypt and the United ...

Netanyahu Defends Trump's Plan for Gaza and Says Israel Will "Do the Job"

This is Beirut 09/02 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed US President Donald Trump's widely criticized plan to move Palestinians out of the war-battered Gaza Strip, saying Israel is willing to "do the job". In a Fox News interview aired late Saturday as the premier was wrapping up a visit to Washington, Netanyahu defended Trump's proposal, which has ...

Gaza: Israeli Withdrawal From the Netzarim Corridor

This is Beirut 09/02 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Hamas official said Israeli troops on Sunday completed their withdrawal from a strategic road bisecting the Gaza Strip, part of a fragile truce deal that Israel said it was implementing. "Israeli forces have dismantled their positions and military posts and completely withdrawn their tanks from the Netzarim Corridor on Salaheddin Road, ...

VideosSudanese Teen Raps of Resilience and Hope Amid War's Devastation

Maria Chami 09/02 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute

In a makeshift shelter set up in a schoolyard in eastern Sudan, 14-year-old Hanim Mohamed uses rap music to bring comfort to families displaced by the ongoing war.

Turkey spy chief in Tehran for talks on 'terror threats'

This is Beirut 09/02 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey's spy chief, Ibrahim Kalin, has held talks in Tehran with his Iranian counterpart to discuss the fight against "terror" groups and the situation in Syria, state news agency Anadolu reported. Kalin met with Iran's Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib as well as security chief Ali Akbar Ahmadian, secretary of the Supreme ...

Iran Open to Negotiations but Rejects U.S. "Maximum Pressure" Policy

This is Beirut 08/02 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran is ready to negotiate with the United States but not under President Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" policy, the Iranian foreign minister said on Saturday. "Lifting sanctions requires negotiations, but not within the framework of a 'maximum pressure' policy, as that would no longer be a negotiation but rather a form of capitulation," Abbas ...