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Restoring the health system in the Gaza Strip will be ‘a complex and difficult task’ after more than 15 months of war, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Sunday. ‘Meeting the enormous health needs and restoring the health system in Gaza will be a complex and ...
This is Beirut 19/01 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President-elect Donald Trump laid a wreath Sunday in a symbolic trip to the most hallowed place for America's war dead, before holding a huge victory rally on the eve of his return to power. Already involved in negotiations to restore the TikTok app at home and in peace efforts in the Middle East, Trump finds himself embroiled in world ...
This is Beirut 19/01 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States military on Sunday dismissed claims by Houthis that they had attacked an American aircraft carrier, saying Washington would not engage in the Iran-backed group' "disinformation campaign." The denial from US Central Command (CENTCOM) came after the Houthis said they had carried out the attack earlier Sunday and ...
This is Beirut 19/01 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Iranian court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, local media reported on Sunday. "The Supreme Court accepted the prosecutor's objection" to a previous five-year jail term on offences including blasphemy, reformist newspaper Etemad reported online. It ...
This is Beirut 19/01 20:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli military said on Sunday that the three released hostages had crossed into Israeli territory accompanied by its troops. "A short while ago, accompanied by IDF (military) and ISA (security agency) forces, the released hostages crossed the border into Israeli territory. The released hostages are currently on their way to an initial ...
This is Beirut 19/01 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The UN's World Food Programme said Sunday it was moving full throttle to get food to as many Gazans as possible after border crossings reopened as part of a long-awaited ceasefire deal. "We're trying to reach a million people within the shortest possible time," the WFP's Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau told AFP, as the Rome-based UN agency's ...
This is Beirut 19/01 19:45 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Gaza Hostage Reactions Ceasefire
As a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Sunday morning, and the first exchange of prisoners took place by late afternoon, here are the first reactions at local and international level: United States US President Joe Biden on Sunday welcomed the fact that the Middle East is a “fundamentally transformed region” ...
This is Beirut 19/01 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump's top national security advisor said flatly Sunday that Hamas militants will never again govern Gaza. "They cannot be a terrorist organization any longer, and they will never govern Gaza. Period," Mike Waltz said on CNN's "State of the Union." Waltz, a former member of Congress and veteran of two combat ...
This is Beirut 19/01 16:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned on Sunday that the Middle East would remain unstable if the Palestinian militant group Hamas remained in power in the Gaza Strip. "If (Hamas) stays in power, the regional instability it causes might continue," Saar said at a press conference. Speaking as a ceasefire went into effect in Gaza, ...
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Pope Francis called Sunday for a ceasefire in Gaza to be "immediately respected," as he thanked mediators and urged a boost in humanitarian aid as well as the return of hostages. "I express gratitude to all the mediators," the Argentine pontiff said shortly after the start of a truce between Israel and Hamas ...
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A trade war with the United States “is very likely” under the presidency of Donald Trump, with negative consequences for activity and prices, warned a senior official of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Sunday. Tariffs have played “a central role in the communication of Donald Trump," who will be inaugurated president on ...
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Millions of TikTok users were blocked from accessing the popular app in the United States as a national ban came into effect Sunday, with incoming president Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. TikTok, removed from prominent app stores hours before the ban, said in a message to users attempting to log on that a "law banning ...