This is Beirut 01/02 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States military conducted airstrikes on Islamic State group targets in Somalia on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced. "This morning, I ordered precision military airstrikes on the senior ISIS attack planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia," Trump said on Truth Social. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said ...
This is Beirut 01/02 19:59 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Hamas freed three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for more than 180 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli custody, marking the fourth such swap under a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the war in Gaza. Hostages Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas were paraded on stage by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in the ...
This is Beirut 01/02 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Saturday that the world was relying on him 'to reach a permanent and historic peace agreement' to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Saturday's phone call marked the first between the two leaders since Trump repeatedly floated a plan to relocate Palestinians from ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 01/02 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Marianne Faithfull, a 1960s rock icon and muse to the Rolling Stones, has passed away at the age of 78. Her tumultuous journey as an exceptional artist, who navigated through decades of hardship while constantly reinventing herself, is a testament to her resilience. The daughter of aristocrats, Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull was born on ...
This is Beirut 01/02 17:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lisbon's streets came alive as members of the Chinese community celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Wood Snake with dazzling dragon dances and vibrant festivities. The annual celebration, which blends ancient traditions with modern excitement, brought together locals and visitors alike to experience the rich culture ...
This is Beirut 01/02 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight and early Saturday, killing 15 people, Kyiv said. Ukraine and Russia also traded blame for a strike on a boarding school sheltering civilians in the Ukrainian-occupied town of Sudzha in Moscow's Kursk region, where Kyiv launched a major cross-border assault last August. The ...
This is Beirut 01/02 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Top diplomats from Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar rejected any forcible displacement of Palestinians during a meeting in Cairo on Saturday, according to a joint statement. The meeting came after US President Donald Trump floated an idea to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan. The foreign ...
This is Beirut 01/02 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Former German President and former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Horst Köhler, passed away on Saturday at the age of 81. The Christian Democratic economist "passed away early this morning in Berlin... after a short and severe illness, surrounded by his family," according to a statement from the German ...
This is Beirut 01/02 15:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Sudanese paramilitary shelling of a market in Omdurman, part of greater Khartoum, killed 54 people on Saturday, a medical source told AFP. Requesting anonymity for their safety, the source at Al-Nao Hospital said the wounded were "still being brought to the hospital" following the attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Since April 2023, the ...
This is Beirut 01/02 14:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The health ministry in Gaza said 50 Palestinian patients went through the Rafah crossing to Egypt on Saturday, as the key gateway reopened as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Egyptian state-linked channel Al-Qahera News showed footage of the first of 50 evacuees and 53 companions, including a child with an autoimmune disease, crossing the ...
This is Beirut 01/02 14:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of a ceasefire deal arrived in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younes on Saturday, an AFP correspondent reported. The prisoners, many wearing gray prison uniforms, were greeted by hundreds of Gazans who gathered around the buses as they approached the city's European ...
This is Beirut 01/02 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The collision between a commercial airliner and a military helicopter in Washington on Wednesday night has brought long-standing U.S. air traffic control (ATC) staffing shortages into the spotlight. The incident also underscored concerns over outdated and sometimes obsolete equipment. Air traffic controllers' unions have repeatedly raised alarms ...