Middle East

Trump Slaps Allies Japan, South Korea with 25% Tariffs

This is Beirut 2025-07-07 20:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday he was slapping 25 percent tariffs on Japan and South Korea in his first letters to trading partners ahead of a deadline to reach a deal with Washington. Trump had said at the weekend that starting from Monday he would send a first batch of up to 15 letters to countries informing them that he would reimpose ...

US Revokes 'Foreign Terrorist Organization' Designation for Syria's HTS

This is Beirut 2025-07-07 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States on Monday announced it was revoking its designation as a "foreign terrorist organization" of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group once linked to Al-Qaeda that toppled Syria's government in December. "In consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I hereby revoke the designation of ...

How Adolescents Today Access and React to the News

Marilyne Jallad 2025-07-07 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At a time when global headlines are shaped by uncertainty, conflict, climate disruption, and political unrest, how are younger generations getting their news? And how do they make sense of the events shaking both their countries and the wider world? The voices of Generation Alpha and Gen Z—aged 11 to 16, living in Lebanon and abroad—offer a ...

BRICS Summit in Rio: A Leaderless Giant in a Fractured World

Sarah Martin 2025-07-07 18:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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They were meant to embody an alternative. In Rio de Janeiro, the expanded BRICS+ group of emerging powers showcased impressive numbers: over 50% of the world’s population and around 40% of global GDP. But the summit on July 6 and 7 mostly highlighted their shortcomings — a striking lack of leadership, an absence of cohesion and a political ...

Erdogan and Pro-Kurdish MPs Meet in 'New Phase' of Rapprochement

This is Beirut 2025-07-07 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish DEM party Monday to discuss the next steps after PKK militants agreed to end their decades-long insurgency. DEM, Turkey's third-biggest party, has played a key role in facilitating an emerging peace deal between the government and jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan, whose ...

Is Iran’s Economy on the Brink?

Christiane Tager 2025-07-07 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The war may be over in Iran, the missiles silenced — but another battle rages on: the economy. After decades under crippling sanctions, battered by soaring inflation and a plunging currency, Tehran is still holding on. But for how long? While the military front has quieted, the economic one remains on high alert. For years, the Islamic Republic ...

Israel President Hosts European Muslim Clerics

This is Beirut 2025-07-07 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he met with a delegation of European Muslim clerics in Jerusalem on Monday to discuss reconciliation and religious coexistence as war rages in Gaza. "This morning at the President's Residence, I hosted important Muslim leaders from across Europe," Herzog said in a post on X. Herzog praised the ...

Victims of London 7/7 Attacks Remembered as King Hails 'Spirit of Unity'

This is Beirut 2025-07-07 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Fifty-two thousand petals fell in St. Paul's Cathedral on Monday to mark the 52 victims of London's July 7 bombings, as King Charles III paid tribute to the spirit of unity shown after the atrocity. To mark the moment the first bomb went off 20 years ago, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and London Mayor Sadiq Khan laid wreaths at the July 7 ...

Netanyahu’s Washington Visit: Navigating Middle East Issues

Mario Chartouni 2025-07-07 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington this Monday for his third meeting at the White House with Donald Trump in just six months. Against the backdrop of a fragile truce with Iran, ongoing conflict in Gaza, and indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha under Qatari mediation, this visit could significantly ...

VideosDesperate Search for the Missing as More Than 80 Dead in Texas Floods

This is Beirut 2025-07-07 15:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Texas Floods

A festive weekend at an all-girls summer camp in South Texas turned tragic due to violent flooding. The death toll has already exceeded 80 and continues to rise. President Donald Trump has called the situation a “century-long catastrophe” and plans to visit the site this Friday.

Environmental Disaster: Wildfires Rage Across Syria and Turkey

This is Beirut 2025-07-07 15:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Massive wildfires have ravaged parts of Syria and Turkey, turning forests to ash and triggering what officials call a “real environmental disaster."

Turkey Says 12 Soldiers Now Dead of Methane Exposure in Iraq

This is Beirut 2025-07-07 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey said on Monday that 12 soldiers had died after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in caves in northern Iraq, increasing its previous toll of eight. The incident comes at a sensitive time, with Turkey in talks to end the conflict with the Kurds after the PKK militant group agreed to halt its decades-long armed ...