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UK Imposes Travel Permit on Europeans from Wednesday

This is Beirut 31/03 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a shake-up of long-standing travel rules, European nationals heading to the UK will from Wednesday need a mandatory entry permit, which the British government says will strengthen border security. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) can be bought online in the next few days for £10 (12 euros), but the price is rising swiftly from April ...

'Waited for Death': Ex-Detainees Recount Horrors of Sudan's RSF Prisons

This is Beirut 31/03 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For almost two years, Emad Mouawad had been repeatedly shuttled from one Sudanese paramilitary-run detention centre to another, terrified each day would be his last. The 44-year-old Egyptian merchant spent years selling home appliances in neighbouring Sudan before fighters from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) stormed his Khartoum home ...

Israel PM Picks ex-Navy Commander as New Security Chief

This is Beirut 31/03 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu picked former navy commander Eli Sharvit to be the next head of the domestic security agency, his office said Monday, despite the supreme court freezing the dismissal of the incumbent. "After conducting in-depth interviews with seven worthy candidates, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to appoint ...

Venezuela Says US Revoked Transnational oil and gas Company Licenses

This is Beirut 31/03 09:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuela announced Sunday that the United States had revoked several transnational oil and gas companies' licenses to operate in the country, which had been granted despite Washington's sanctions against the South American nation. While Venezuela did not specify which company licenses were revoked, experts had expected that European oil giants ...

Rescue Hopes Fading Three Days after Deadly Myanmar Quake

This is Beirut 31/03 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hopes were fading Monday of finding more survivors in the rubble of Mandalay, where some residents spent a third night sleeping in the open after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand. Rescue efforts were less active in the central Myanmar city of more than 1.7 million people early Monday, but ...

Trump Calls out Both Putin and Zelensky over Ceasefire Talks

This is Beirut 31/03 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at the leaders of both warring parties in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, expressing frustration as efforts to kick-start ceasefire talks remain deadlocked. Trump first criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for questioning the credibility of Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky as a negotiating partner, ...

AnalysisIrresponsibility Is the Name of the Game

Charles Chartouni 31/03 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The repeated truce breakdowns and the rising state of violence at the borders with Syria call into question the ability of the Lebanese state to regain control of its borders and oversee the gradual stabilization of Lebanese territory. The equivocations of the new government betray its inconsistencies and incapacity to come up with an integrated ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Recovered 15 Bodies After Israel Fire on Ambulances

This is Beirut 30/03 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Sunday it had recovered the bodies of 15 rescuers killed a week ago when Israeli forces targeted ambulances in the Gaza Strip. Bodies of eight medics from the Red Crescent, six members of Gaza's civil defence agency and one employee of a UN agency were retrieved, the Red Crescent said in a statement. It said ...

SpotlightWhat We Know About Syria’s New Government

This is Beirut 30/03 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Syria's new government, dominated by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa's inner circle, faces the daunting challenge of gaining the trust of Syrians, as well as that of Western countries to secure sanctions relief. The transitional 23-member cabinet -- without a prime minister -- was announced on Saturday, more than three months after Sharaa's ...

Trump Says ‘Not Joking’ About Possible Third Term as Us President

This is Beirut 30/03 21:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his suggestion that he might seek a third term as US president, NBC News reported, which would defy the two-term limit stipulated in the US constitution. In a Sunday-morning phone call with NBC News, Trump said "I'm not joking," when asked to clarify a remark on seeking another term, adding: "There are methods ...

Macron Urges Israel to Stop the Strikes on Gaza and Respect Ceasefire in Lebanon

This is Beirut 30/03 20:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the strikes on Gaza and respect the ceasefire in Lebanon, in a phone call between the two leaders. Macron's intervention comes at a time when Israel has resumed its bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory following the collapse of a ...

European Orbital Rocket Crashes after Launch

This is Beirut 30/03 19:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy. The Spectrum rocket, developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides, then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion just after launching ...