VideosFrance Celebrates Bastille Day
Rayan Chami 14/07 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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France marks Bastille Day with a show of force, as Macron vows to boost defense spending amid rising global threats.
Middle East
Hamas Says Netanyahu 'Unwilling' to Reach Gaza Truce Deal
This is Beirut 14/07 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of not wanting to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza as talks in Qatar entered their second week. "Netanyahu is skilled at thwarting one round of negotiations after another and is unwilling to reach any agreement," the Palestinian militant group said in a statement on its Telegram ...
Violence Surges in Sweida: Syria Grapples with Sectarian Strife
Mario Chartouni 14/07 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Syria Sweida Druze Violence Bedouins
The Syrian province of Sweida, home to a Druze majority, is once again gripped by sectarian violence. Deadly clashes between members of Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters have left at least 89 people dead since Sunday, according to the latest toll from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Hundreds more have been wounded, including ...
EU Could Target 72 Bn Euros of US Goods If Tariff Talks Fail
This is Beirut 14/07 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States European Commission Europe Trade Tariffs Donald Trump
The European Commission on Monday said it was putting forward a new list of US goods worth 72 billion euros ($84 billion) that could be targeted by EU levies if tariff talks with Washington fail. The bloc's trade chief, Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, announced the proposal, "accounting for some 72 billion euros' worth of US ...
VideosCarnac’s Megaliths Earn Global Spotlight
Rayan Chami 14/07 16:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Megaliths Brittany UNESCO Carnac
Brittany’s iconic stone alignments have been officially inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, marking a historic first for the region.
SOHR: 89 Killed as Clashes Rage in Southern Syria
This is Beirut 14/07 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Syria Druze Sweida
At least 89 people were killed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida as clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters raged for a second day Monday, a monitor said. As the violence escalated, Israel, which had previously warned that it would intervene in Syria to protect the Druze, said it struck "several tanks" in Sweida, without ...
Zelensky Talks Air Defense in 'Productive' Meeting with US Envoy
This is Beirut 14/07 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Kyiv USA Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky met Monday with US special envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv and discussed air defense and sanctions on Russia during a "productive" conversation, the Ukrainian leader said. Kellogg's visit -- more than three years into the Kremlin's invasion -- comes as Russian forces killed three civilians in eastern Ukraine and launched ...
Israel Strikes Tanks in Syria's Sweida, Scene of Bedouin-Druze Clashes
This is Beirut 14/07 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's military said it struck on Monday several tanks in the Sweida province of southern Syria, where dozens have been killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters. The military struck "several tanks a short while ago in the area of Sami village (in the Sweida region) in southern Syria. To be continued," the military's ...
Explosion in Iranian Residential Building Injures Seven
This is Beirut 14/07 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Seven people were injured in an explosion that occurred on Monday in a residential building in the Pardisan neighborhood of Qom, central Iran, according to a report by Iran's semi-official Fars news agency cited by Reuters. The incident caused damage to four housing units. The head of the local fire department said the blast appeared to have been ...
Israeli, Palestinian Foreign Ministers to Attend EU Meeting
This is Beirut 14/07 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli and Palestinian foreign ministers were due at a meeting in Brussels between the EU and its southern neighbors on Monday, but the Palestinian Authority denied the two would meet. It would be the first time since the Gaza war began in October 2023 that Israeli and Palestinian ministers attended a high-level meeting in the same room. The ...
Trump Says US Will Send Ukraine Patriot Air Defense Systems
This is Beirut 14/07 11:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump is hosting the NATO chief in Washington on Monday after teasing a "major statement" on Russia's war in Ukraine, with senior Republicans preparing an arsenal of sanctions against Moscow. Trump, seeking to negotiate an end to the three-year war, has expressed growing impatience with the Kremlin leader, and ...
AnalysisThe Unfinished Wars
Charles Chartouni 14/07 10:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The regional political scene is quite treacherous, as it conveys misleading signals regarding the outcomes of the ongoing wars in the greater Middle East. American diplomacy remains evasive regarding these wars and their prospects. This uncertainty complicates international relations and makes it challenging for global powers to formulate coherent ...