This is Beirut 2025-07-08 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the northern Gaza Strip, Israel's military said on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire. Two of the soldiers "fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip", the Israeli military said in a statement, adding that three others were killed and two severely ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Egypt Cairo Fire Telecom Internet
A major fire erupted at a key telecommunications hub in the Egyptian capital on Monday, the Cairo governorate said in a statement, causing significant phone and internet disruption. The health ministry said in a statement that 14 people had been injured in the fire. The blaze began on the seventh floor of the historic 10-storey telephone ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
EU ministers are set to give the final green light on Tuesday for Bulgaria to adopt the euro on January 1, 2026, when the country would become the single currency area's 21st member. The European Commission said last month that the EU's poorest country had fulfilled the strict conditions to adopt the euro, while the European Central Bank (ECB) ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas rose to more than 100 on Monday, as rescuers continued their grim search for people swept away by torrents of water. Among the dead were at least 27 girls and counselors who were staying at a youth summer camp on a river when disaster struck over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Forecasters ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war by threatening more than a dozen countries with higher tariffs Monday -- but then said he may be flexible on his new August deadline to reach deals. Trump sent letters to trading partners, including key US allies Japan and South Korea, announcing that duties he had suspended in April would snap ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, after Russia claimed new gains in its grinding war against its neighbor. Trump's announcement followed Washington saying last week that it was halting some weapons shipments to Kyiv, leaving Ukrainian officials caught off guard and scrambling for ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-08 04:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam United States Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump hosted Benjamin Netanyahu for dinner at the White House on Monday as he pressed the Israeli prime minister to end the devastating Gaza war. Netanyahu's third visit since Trump's return to power comes at a crucial time, with the US president hoping to capitalize on the momentum from a recent truce between Israel ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-07 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas United States Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to push for an end to the Gaza war, after Israel and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire. Trump has said he believes there is a "good chance" of an agreement this week for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory, hot on ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-07 22:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Syria United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Ahmad al-Sharaa Abu Dhabi
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, welcomed Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to Abu Dhabi on Monday for a working visit. During their meeting at Al Shati Palace, the two leaders discussed the strong ties between their countries and explored ways to enhance cooperation, particularly in economic development, ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-07 21:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Donald Trump Tariffs United States
US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an order Monday postponing a deadline for higher tariffs to take effect on dozens of economies ranging from the EU to Japan, the White House said. The July 9 deadline for steeper levies would be pushed back to August 1, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, adding that Trump would address ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-07 20:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States South Korea Tariffs Japan
US President Donald Trump said Monday he was slapping 25 percent tariffs on Japan and South Korea in his first letters to trading partners ahead of a deadline to reach a deal with Washington. Trump had said at the weekend that starting from Monday he would send a first batch of up to 15 letters to countries informing them that he would reimpose ...
This is Beirut 2025-07-07 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United States on Monday announced it was revoking its designation as a "foreign terrorist organization" of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group once linked to Al-Qaeda that toppled Syria's government in December. "In consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I hereby revoke the designation of ...