This is Beirut 02/11 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tehran United States Ali Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday to retaliate against attacks by Israel and its ally the United States targeting Tehran and groups it supports in the region. "The enemies, both the USA and the Zionist regime, should know that they will definitely receive a tooth-breaking response to what they are doing ...
This is Beirut 02/11 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Democrats Donald Trump Republicans USA Washington White House
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump enter the final weekend of the most tense US presidential campaign of modern times with a flurry of swing-state rallies that will test their stamina –- and ability to persuade the country's last undecided voters. Harris, bidding to become the country's first woman president, will use rallies in ...
This is Beirut 02/11 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestine US Presidential Elections West Bank
As Palestinian-American entrepreneur Jamal Zaglul stood by his olive press at the end of harvest season in the occupied West Bank, his mind was far away on next week's US election. Like other US passport holders living in Turmus Aya -- where they form the majority -- he was sceptical the ballot would bring change to the region. "Here we have ...
This is Beirut 02/11 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Combat drones, sea surveillance drones, seabed drones: used in current conflicts, they'll be all over the stands at next week's Euronaval international defense show near Paris. The biennial exhibition will host 500 exhibitors from November 4 to 7 in Villepinte, north of the French capital, amid a tense geopolitical climate where the industry is ...
Mario Chartouni 02/11 11:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Middle East United States Iran Threats
Listening to the reverberating rhetoric between the key players in the Middle Eastern conflict feels akin to witnessing a trivial quarrel. However, when words become the currency of fools, how can we gauge the credibility of the threats exchanged between Iran and Israel? A Volatile Rhetoric In the aftermath of the attack launched by Israel last ...
This is Beirut 02/11 10:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Travel back in time to 1997. What happened in the USA on November 2, 1977? Join us weekly on Time Travel as we explore historical events under a different theme every month. This November, we're exploring natural disasters and the environment!
This is Beirut 02/11 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Ukraine United States election
Ukrainians are nervously following the final days of the US presidential election campaign, some fearing a victory for Donald Trump could halt Washington's vital aid. Tuesday's US vote will take place as the war with Russia grinds through its third year, with the outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian army on the back foot against Russia's advancing ...
This is Beirut 01/11 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Gaza Hamas Izz al-Din Kassab Khan Younes
The Israeli army and Shin Bet announced on Friday the killing of Izz al-Din Kassab, a key figure in Hamas' political bureau and head of its national relations, in an airstrike on Khan Younes. As the head of national relations, Kassab coordinated connections between Hamas and other militant organizations in Gaza, wielding influence over the ...
This is Beirut 01/11 18:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran Kamal Kharrazi Iran Nuclear Program
Kamal Kharrazi, chairman of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations and adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, told the Al-Mayadeen news agency, which is close to Hezbollah, that Tehran is likely to increase the range of its ballistic missiles. He added that Iran currently has the ability to produce nuclear weapons. “We now have the technical ...
This is Beirut 01/11 17:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Hamas official said Friday the group received a proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar for a short-term truce in Gaza and rejected it for not including a lasting ceasefire. "The proposals do not include a permanent cessation of aggression, nor do they entail the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip or the return of displaced ...
This is Beirut 01/11 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza Bezalel Smotrich Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's cabinet on Friday approved a 2025 national budget, a wartime financial package that far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said supported the country's ongoing wars and encouraged economic growth. For more than a year, Israel has been locked in a war with Hamas in Gaza, and since September it has been fighting Hezbollah in ...
This is Beirut 01/11 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States 2024 US Presidential Elections Labor Market
US job growth slowed drastically in October, hit temporarily by hurricanes and labor strikes, in a final major economic snapshot at the end of a razor-edge presidential election campaign where cost-of-living worries dominated voter concerns. The world's biggest economy added 12,000 jobs last month, far below expectations and down from a ...