Middle East

Israeli FM Rejects International Pressure for Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut 2025-07-29 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's foreign minister rejected on Tuesday what he called a "distorted campaign" of international pressure for a ceasefire in the Gaza war and recognition of a Palestinian state. Gideon Saar told reporters that if Israel was to halt the conflict while Hamas is still in power in Gaza and still holding hostages it would be a "tragedy for both ...

Russian Space Chief to Meet NASA Head for First Time in Eight Years

This is Beirut 2025-07-29 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos arrived in the United States on Tuesday to meet with his NASA counterpart in the first such meeting in eight years, Roscosmos said. Space has been one of the few areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States after Moscow's offensive on Ukraine brought relations between the two space pioneer ...

Iran Denies Trump Claim it Gave Hamas 'Orders' in Gaza Talks

This is Beirut 2025-07-29 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Tuesday it had not interfered in negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, after US President Donald Trump claimed Tehran had issued "orders" to Palestinian group Hamas. Trump, speaking to reporters on Monday during a visit to Scotland, said the Iranians had "interjected themselves in this last negotiation" between Israel and ...

Netherlands Bars two Hardline Israeli Ministers

This is Beirut 2025-07-29 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Netherlands has declared two hardline Israeli ministers, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, as persona non grata, the government said. "They repeatedly incited settler violence against Palestinians, promoted illegal settlement expansion, and called for ethnic cleansing in Gaza," Dutch Foreign ...

Gaza Civil Defense says Israeli Strikes Kill 30

This is Beirut 2025-07-29 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Tuesday that Israeli air strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians, including women and children, in the central Nuseirat district. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal said the strikes were carried out overnight and into the morning and "targeted a number of citizens' homes" in the Nuseirat refugee camp. The ...

Forceful Pleas at UN For Two-State Solution for Israel, Palestinians

This is Beirut 2025-07-29 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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There is no alternative to a two-state solution between Israelis and the Palestinians, France told a UN conference co-chaired with Saudi Arabia Monday that was boycotted by Israel and branded a stunt by Washington. "Only a political, two-state solution will help respond to the legitimate aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians to live in peace ...

Liver Cancer to Double Worldwide, Most of it Preventable

This is Beirut 2025-07-29 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The number of people with liver cancer will nearly double worldwide by 2050 unless more is done to address preventable causes such as obesity, alcohol consumption and hepatitis, a study warned Tuesday. New cases of liver cancer -- the sixth most common form of the disease -- will rise to 1.52 million a year from 870,000 if current trends ...

Palantir, the AI Giant That Preaches US Dominance

This is Beirut 2025-07-29 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Palantir, an American data analysis and artificial intelligence company, has emerged as Silicon Valley's latest tech darling -- one that makes no secret of its macho, America-first ethos now ascendant in Trump-era tech culture. The company's reach spans the global economy, with banks, hospitals, the US government, and the Israeli military among ...

Op-edReplacing Iran with Turkey Is a Recipe for Disaster in Syria

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-07-29 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Syrian revolution was not an uprising for liberty, freedom, or democracy. It was a manifestation of Sunni Islamists, backed by Turkey and Qatar, venting their rage against the rule of Assad, supported by Shia Islamist Iran. Syria’s Sunni Islamists did not care that Assad was a brutal dictator; they sought to replace him with their own ...

Five Dead Including Gunman in New York Office Shooting Spree

This is Beirut 2025-07-29 08:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Four people including a police officer were killed Monday after a gunman walked into a skyscraper in central Manhattan and opened fire in broad daylight, officials said. A fifth victim was also in critical condition after being shot, while the gunman apparently took his own life, Mayor Eric Adams told a late-night briefing at a hospital near the ...

Trump Slashes Russia Ultimatum to '10 or 12 Days'

This is Beirut 2025-07-28 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump issued on Monday a dramatic new ultimatum to Russia to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland. Saying he was not very interested in talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin anymore, the US leader also shifted his tone on Gaza, acknowledging there were signs of "real ...

US Dismisses UN Israel-Palestinian Conference as 'Publicity Stunt'

This is Beirut 2025-07-28 21:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States on Monday dismissed a French-Saudi-sponsored conference at the United Nations on promoting a two-state solution to the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis as a "stunt." The US State Department labeled the three-day event "unproductive and ill-timed," as well as a "publicity stunt" that would ...