This is Beirut 29/10 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that an overnight Israeli air strike killed at least 93 people in a residential building in the northern district of Beit Lahia. "More than 55 people have been martyred and dozens more wounded are under the rubble of a five-storey residential building belonging to the Abu Nasr family that was hit ...
Rémi Amalvy 29/10 09:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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As Donald Trump campaigns in Georgia on Monday, trying to make up for several controversies sparked last weekend, Kamala Harris is touring Michigan, a key state where she hopes to mobilize a traditionally Democratic voter base.
Tylia El Helou 29/10 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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"This presidential election is unlike any other that has come before it, at least for Michigan," confided Abdallah, a Lebanese taxi driver residing in Dearborn, near Detroit, a city known for its predominantly Arab and North African demographic. "In the last elections, I voted for Joe Biden, but this time I won’t be voting for the Democrats! ...
This is Beirut 29/10 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the main UN aid agency for the war-devastated Gaza Strip, sparking international outcry. Despite objections from the United States and warnings from the UN Security Council, Israeli lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the bill banning the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, ...
This is Beirut 29/10 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to train in Russia and likely fight Ukraine in weeks, Washington said, as Seoul warned Tuesday that the accelerating deployment posed a "significant security threat." Seoul has long accused the nuclear-armed North of sending weapons to help Moscow fight Kyiv, and after Kim Jong Un signed a mutual ...
This is Beirut 29/10 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Donald Trump told supporters Monday he is "not a Nazi," using a rally in the final week of a bitter White House race to refute accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former top aide who branded him a fascist. As he and rival Kamala Harris, the current vice president, entered the final stretch of one of the closest US elections in ...
Tylia El Helou 28/10 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are redoubling their efforts with voters in the “swing states” eight days before the eagerly awaited election. Following Trump's visit to Michigan on Saturday, it's Harris' turn to head there in a bid to win over Arab-American voters. As for the former president, he's off to Georgia to ...
This is Beirut 28/10 19:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iranian authorities on Monday executed German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd, who had been detained since 2020, the judiciary's Mizan website said. "After going through the judicial process and the final approval of the court decision by the Supreme Court, the death sentence of Jamshid Sharmahd... was carried out this morning," the website said, ...
This is Beirut 28/10 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel said on Monday the head of the Mossad agency had returned from talks in Doha with his CIA counterpart and the Qatari premier, where they discussed a new "framework" for a Gaza hostage release deal. "The three parties discussed a new unified framework that integrates previous proposals and also takes into account the main ...
This is Beirut 28/10 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday signaled a firm stance on Israel’s military objectives, pledging to fight “until victory” against those who “seek to destroy” Israel, underscoring the complexity of ongoing negotiations around a possible ceasefire, while leaving the door open for talks regarding the ...
This is Beirut 28/10 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The social media network X on Monday suspended an account that published Hebrew-language messages on behalf of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, just days after it was opened. The account had a short notice reading "X suspends accounts which violate the X Rules," though the Elon Musk-owned platform did not specify which rule had been ...
This is Beirut 28/10 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's Defense ministry said on Monday it has earmarked $530 million to accelerate development of the laser air defense system known as "Iron Beam". "The Ministry of Defense has signed a major deal worth approximately 2 billion shekels to significantly expand procurement of the laser interception systems, 'Iron Beam,'," a statement said. The ...