This is Beirut 2025-06-30 22:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people on Monday, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grew for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The swift resolution of Israel's 12-day war with Iran has revived hopes for a halt to the fighting in Gaza, where more than 20 months of ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 18:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Rescuers in Turkey have evacuated more than 50,000 people, mostly from the western province of Izmir, as firefighters battled a string of wildfires, the AFAD disaster agency said Monday. The worst blaze began Sunday in Seferihisar, a forested area 50 kilometers (30 miles) southwest of the resort city of Izmir, spreading rapidly with winds of up ...
Rayan Chami 2025-06-30 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria Golan Heights Shebaa Farms
For over 50 years, the Golan Heights and the Shebaa Farms have remained flashpoints in the border tensions between Israel, Syria and Lebanon. However, recent signs of Israeli-Syrian reconciliation hint at the possibility of a comprehensive agreement.
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
European Union Europe Ukraine Trade
The European Union said Monday it had agreed to a new long-term trade deal with Ukraine, covering imports of food products from the war-torn country that have angered EU farmers. "With this modernized agreement, we are securing trade flows from Ukraine to Europe and global markets," European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 17:31 - Reading : less than a minute
Jeff Bezos Lauren Sánchez Venice No Space for Bezos
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s €50 million, star-studded wedding in Venice ignited protests as activists decried overtourism, gentrification and environmental harm.
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Rafael Grossi France IAEA nuclear
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, that Tehran halted cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog due to what he called the agency chief's "destructive" behavior towards the Islamic republic, his office said Monday. "The action taken by parliament members... is a natural response to the unjustified, ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Armenia European Union Kaja Kallas Russia
The EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged Armenia to protect its democratic values amid "hybrid threats" from Russia on a visit to Yerevan on Monday. Ties between Armenia and its traditional ally Russia have been strained since Azerbaijan's 2023 offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh, in which Moscow did not intervene. Russia has for years been the main ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Settlers West Bank
Israeli civilians assaulted security forces and vandalized military vehicles and a security installation outside an army base overnight in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Monday. According to Israeli media, settlers targeted the commander of the Binyamin Regional Brigade base in the central West Bank, calling him a "traitor." The ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 13:07 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Gideon Saar Syria
Israel is "interested" in striking "peace and normalization" agreements with its neighbors Lebanon and Syria, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. "Israel is interested in expanding the Abraham Accord circle of peace and normalization," Saar said at a news conference, referring to US-sponsored agreements signed in 2020 by Israel with the ...
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Thousands of Buddhists gather around the Dalai Lama at his exile lair in McLeod Ganj, northern India, to launch several days of celebrations marking his 90th birthday with a prayer.
This is Beirut 2025-06-30 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Meta Artificial intelligence Talent Race
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions of dollars for top talent to make up ground in the generative artificial intelligence race, sparking doubt about the wisdom of the spree. OpenAI boss Sam Altman recently lamented that Meta has offered $100 million bonuses to engineers who jump to Zuckerberg's ship, where hefty salaries await. A few ...
Amal Chmouny 2025-06-30 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Syria United States
As the United States escalates its initiatives aimed at the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Lebanese government finds itself at a critical juncture, facing a multitude of internal and external challenges. A recent statement from Tom Barrack, the US Ambassador to Turkey, the Presidential Envoy to Syria, and the "de facto envoy" to Lebanon, ...