Bélinda Ibrahim 04/04 18:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Literature Writers Culture Neuroses
The act of writing is peculiar in that it lies at the crossroads of inspiration and method – between the sudden emergence of words and the mechanics of movement. For some authors, routine becomes a sacred ritual, a meticulously orchestrated sequence of gestures meant to ward off the terror of the blank page. Others find in it a form of ...
This is Beirut 04/04 15:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Tariffs China economic war
China has hit back against US President Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariffs, slapping 34 percent levies on all imports of American goods. AFP looks at how an escalating trade war between the United States and China is playing out—and what impact it might have. Why is China so vulnerable to tariffs? Trade between the world's two largest ...
This is Beirut 04/04 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA China Tariffs
A nonprofit group sued US President Donald Trump and his administration on Thursday over alleged misuse of emergency powers to impose tariffs on all imports from China earlier this year. The lawsuit disputed the legality of Trump's executive order from February 1, not the broader set of tariffs announced on Wednesday that also target a number of ...
This is Beirut 04/04 15:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Hostages Gaza
Israel announced the launch of a new ground offensive in Gaza City on Friday, with rescuers saying military operations had killed at least 30 people across the Palestinian territory since dawn. Israel has pushed since the collapse of a short-lived truce in the war with Hamas to seize territory in Gaza in what it has called a strategy to force the ...
This is Beirut 04/04 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Pope Francis is showing "slight improvements" as he recovers from life-threatening pneumonia, the Vatican said Friday, hinting that the 88-year-old pontiff could appear this weekend for the Angelus prayer. The head of the Catholic Church spent five weeks in Rome's Gemelli hospital before being discharged on March 23 to his home in the Vatican, ...
This is Beirut 04/04 13:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
European Union Central Asia Summit China Moscow
The EU announced a "new era" in ties with Central Asia on Friday at a major summit in Uzbekistan, as Brussels presses its influence in the region in the face of Russian and Chinese competition. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the region's drift from Moscow's orbit, with major powers to both the West and East sensing an opening. The ...
This is Beirut 04/04 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Dancers from the National Ballet of the Central African Republic (RCA) rehearse traditional movements and steps representing the diversity of the country's ethnic groups in the capital, Bangui. Through this practice, they seek to preserve the heritage of a country marked by decades of conflict, instability and extreme poverty.
This is Beirut 04/04 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA National Security Timothy Haugh
The head of the secretive US intelligence body, the National Security Agency (NSA), was fired Thursday, US media reported. The Washington Post cited US officials who said General Timothy Haugh was fired after little over a year in the job. The officials did not give a reason for Haugh's removal, The Post added. Haugh was also serving as head of ...
Amal Chmouny 04/04 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
USA Iran United States Donald Trump
As tensions in the Middle East escalate, US officials are increasingly advocating for a robust response to the dual challenges posed by Iran: its pursuit of nuclear weapons and its sophisticated military capabilities. This strategy emphasizes the urgent need for a comprehensive approach to address these complexities and leverage recent setbacks ...
This is Beirut 04/04 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Gaza Hostages
The Israeli army announced it had launched a new ground offensive east of Gaza City on Friday to expand the security zone it has established inside the Palestinian territory. "Over the past few hours... troops have begun conducting ground activity in the area of Shejaiya in northern Gaza in order to expand the security zone," the ...
This is Beirut 04/04 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol opposition Constitutional Court
South Korea's Constitutional Court on Friday unanimously upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his disastrous martial law declaration, stripping him of office and triggering fresh elections after months of political turmoil. Yoon, 64, was suspended by lawmakers over his December 3 attempt to subvert civilian rule, which saw armed ...
This is Beirut 04/04 05:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Russia Washington Donald Trump Vladimir Putin
The most senior Russian official to visit Washington since the start of the Ukraine war said Thursday he had discussed potential cooperation with the United States in the Arctic and on rare earth metals but acknowledged that "disagreements" remain. Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund and President Vladimir ...