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Germany to Start Deliveries of Two Patriot Systems to Ukraine

This is Beirut 01/08 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Germany said on Friday it will soon start delivering two more US-made Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, as Kyiv faces a growing number of Russian drone and missile attacks. After reaching an agreement with the United States, the German military will deliver additional Patriot launchers in the coming days, and will supply further components ...

DR Congo, Rwanda Hold First Talks After Peace Deal

This is Beirut 01/08 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

USA Drcongo Conflict Rwanda Diplomacy

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have held their first talks after signing a peace deal aimed at ending a resurgent conflict in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the two countries said Friday. Eastern DRC, a region bordering Rwanda with abundant natural resources but plagued by non-state armed groups, has suffered extreme violence for ...

HighlightWhat are All These Microplastics Doing to Our Brains?

This is Beirut 01/08 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Health Microplastics Brains

Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains, but there is not yet enough evidence to say whether this is doing us harm, experts have said. These mostly invisible pieces of plastic have been found everywhere, from the top of mountains to the bottom of oceans, in the air we breathe and the food we ...

Iran Rejects Western Accusations of Overseas Plots as 'Baseless'

This is Beirut 01/08 09:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Tehran USA West Accusations

Iran on Friday rejected accusations by the US and more than a dozen of its allies that Tehran had attempted to kill or kidnap dissidents, journalists and officials in Western countries. In a statement, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei described the claims as "baseless", calling them "an attempt to divert public attention from the ...

HighlightTrump's Tariffs: What Has Changed and Who is Affected

This is Beirut 01/08 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump USA Trade Tariff

A range of new tariffs due to take effect in one week were announced Thursday on most US trading partners, with separate sector specific duties -- on copper -- also being implemented. President Donald Trump unveiled an array of import levies that ranged as high as 41 percent on Syria and included a hike on Canadian imports from the current 25 ...

Trump Orders Tariffs on Dozens of Countries in Push To Reshape Global Trade

This is Beirut 01/08 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States Tariffs

President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs Thursday on nearly 70 countries -- including a blistering 35 percent on neighbor Canada -- as he seeks to reshape global trade to benefit the US economy. However, in a minor reprieve that opens the door to further negotiations, the White House said the measures will take effect in a week for most ...

Trump Expresses “Discontent” Over Plans To Recognize a Palestinian State

This is Beirut 31/07 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Donald Trump Hamas Israel Palestine

Donald Trump “expressed his discontent and disagreement with the leaders of France, the United Kingdom and Canada” over their plans to recognize a Palestinian state, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Thursday. The U.S. president has thus somewhat hardened his stance on the matter. While he had already sharply criticized ...

Syria Forms Committee to Investigate Violence in Druze Heartland

This is Beirut 31/07 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel Sweida Syria Druze Commmittee

Syria's justice ministry announced on Thursday the formation of a committee to investigate deadly violence in the southern Druze-majority province of Sweida. The week-long clashes which began on July 13 killed more than 1,400 people, many of them Druze civilians, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor. In a decree issued ...

Russian Space Chief Says Agreed With NASA on ISS Cooperation Until 2028

This is Beirut 31/07 21:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, said Thursday that he had agreed with his NASA counterpart during talks in the United States to extend the International Space Station's (ISS) operation until 2028. Space is one of the final areas of US-Russia cooperation amid an almost complete breakdown in relations between Moscow and ...

Azerbaijan: The Triumph of Pragmatism over Religious Identity

Mario Chartouni 31/07 19:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In the heart of the Caucasus, Azerbaijan stands out for its unconventional geopolitical alignments. Though predominantly Shia in religious composition, this secular post-Soviet republic has positioned itself as one of Israel’s closest allies and a strategic partner to the West, all while maintaining a strained relationship with neighboring ...

US To Refuse Visas to Palestinian Authority Officials

This is Beirut 31/07 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States said Thursday it would deny visas to Palestinian Authority officials, accusing the body, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, of seeking to "internationalize" the situation. The organization is "taking actions to internationalize its conflict with Israel, such as through the International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

Trump's Envoy in Israel as Gaza Criticism Mounts

This is Beirut 31/07 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Palestine Israel Steve Witkoff

US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff held talks in Israel on Thursday on ways to end the crisis in Gaza, where nearly 22 months of grinding war and dire shortages of food have drawn mounting international criticism. Witkoff, who has been involved in months of stalled negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal, met Prime ...