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Syrian Defense Minister Signals Openness to Kurdish Talks but Ready to Use 'Force'

This is Beirut 22/01 16:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria's Defense Minister said on Wednesday that Damascus was open to talks with a Kurdish-led group on its dismantling, but did not rule out the use of force should negotiations fail. "The door to negotiation with the (Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces) SDF is currently open," Murhaf Abu Qasra told reporters including AFP. "If we have to use ...

Trump Ends Secret Service Protection for Ex-Advisor John Bolton

This is Beirut 22/01 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he withdrew Secret Service protection to John Bolton, his former national security advisor and one of his most outspoken critics, because "you can't have that for life." Bolton, 76, who served in the White House during Trump's first term and has been the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot, ...

UN Chief Praises Trump's 'large Contribution' to Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut 22/01 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday hailed Donald Trump's diplomatic efforts to help secure a truce in the Gaza Strip following 15 months of war. "I will praise the United States, Qatar and Turkey for their efforts for months and months and months to obtain the release of hostages, also to obtain the ceasefire," Guterres said at ...

VideosTurkey Hotel Fire Kills 76

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Turkey Bolu Fire

A deadly fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Bolu, Turkey, killed 76 people and injured dozens during peak ski season. Investigations are ongoing as the nation observes a day of mourning.

Deadly Turkey ski Resort Fire: What we Know

This is Beirut 22/01 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A huge fire ripped through a luxury hotel in a popular ski resort in northern Turkey before dawn on Tuesday, killing 76 people and injuring 51 others. Some survivors said no fire alarms went off nor were there any fire escapes at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya which lies 170 kilometres (100 miles) northwest of Ankara. What ...

AnalysisFragile Gaza Ceasefire Fraught with Risks

This is Beirut 22/01 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After months of negotiations, a ceasefire has paused the devastating war in Gaza, but it risks collapsing as a result of deep distrust between Israel and Hamas and the multi-phased nature of the deal. Qatar, which mediated the talks along with the United States and Egypt, has expressed hope the six-week truce and hostage-prisoner exchange will ...

VideosThe Media Glossary: TikTok Ban

Lyne Sammouri 22/01 11:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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As newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump celebrated his return to power, he made a bold announcement to save TikTok. What is the TikTok ban? Why did President Trump choose to “save it”? What are the reasons behind TikTok’s ban?

Netflix Reports Surge in Subscribers, new Price Hikes

This is Beirut 22/01 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers. Company executives credited steady investments in shows and films with helping power growth at the streaming behemoth, while announcing it is increasing prices in Argentina, Canada, Portugal and ...

Panama Complains to UN Over Trump Canal Threat, Starts Audit

This is Beirut 22/01 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the government in Panama City referred to an article of the UN ...

Trump Touts $500 bn AI Project , Faces Criticism from Cathedral Pulpit

This is Beirut 22/01 09:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a major investment to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence led by Japanese giant Softbank, cloud giant Oracle and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The venture, called Stargate, "will invest $500 billion, at least, in AI infrastructure in the United States," Trump said in remarks at the White House. ...

By challenging The Right To Land, Trump Is Destabilising The American Identity

This is Beirut 22/01 05:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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If it succeeds, Donald Trump's overhaul of the right to citizenship by virtue of birth in the country could profoundly reshape the United States, wiping out a founding principle that has been applied for more than 150 years by this world power, according to several experts. Barely inaugurated as the 47th American president, the Republican ...

Israeli Chief Of Staff Resigns After ‘Failure Of 7 October'

This is Beirut 22/01 04:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday, acknowledging his responsibility for the ‘failure’ to prevent a Palestinian Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, on the third day of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Following the entry into force on Sunday of the first phase of the truce, which led to the release of three Israeli hostages and 90 ...