This is Beirut 2025-05-19 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syrian authorities on Monday announced that they had thwarted an attempt to smuggle out four million tablets of captagon, an amphetamine-like narcotic that has flooded the region. The interior ministry said in a statement that authorities seized "over four million captagon tablets that were tightly hidden inside industrial equipment designed for ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 12:30 - Reading : less than a minute
In a secret location in Bavaria, a thick steel door hides a booming business in Germany: the production of cannabis-based medicines, fueled by some of the most liberal legislation in Europe. Wearing surgical caps, masks, gowns and blue medical gloves, employees at the start-up Cantourage transform dried cannabis flowers—sourced from more than ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 12:16 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel will "take control" of the whole of Gaza, as the military pressed a newly intensified campaign in the war-ravaged territory. After Israel announced it would let a "basic amount" of food into the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu said it was necessary to prevent a famine for "diplomatic reasons". In ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 11:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set to seal a deal for closer ties with the European Union at a landmark summit on Monday, opening a new chapter after Britain's acrimonious exit from the bloc five years ago. EU diplomats said on Monday a deal had been reached on resetting ties with the UK after late night talks to resolve differences on key ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV received US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, a day after the new US pontiff's inauguration mass. The Vatican released photographs of Vance and Rubio smiling as they met with the Chicago-born pope, who was elected as head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on May 8. Vance then met ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts in Flores. Residents wait in fear, hoping for evacuation orders—an ever-unpredictable volcano.
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 11:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An air traffic control breakdown at Paris-Orly airport caused the cancelation and delay of hundreds of flights and the aviation aviation authority said the chaos would extend into Monday. The breakdown hit on Sunday and has affected thousands of passengers with some already sat in planes at the French capital's second biggest airport when flights ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 10:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pro-EU Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is set to face nationalist historian Karol Nawrocki in Poland's presidential runoff on June 1, an exit poll showed after the first round, as the far-right made record advances. An overall victory for Trzaskowski would be a boost for the centrist government led by former European Council chief Donald Tusk, ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Portugal's incumbent centre-right party won the most seats in the country's third general election in three years on Sunday but again fell short of a parliamentary majority, while support for the far-right Chega rose. The outcome threatens to extend political instability in the NATO and European Union member state as the bloc faces growing global ...
Amal Chmouny 2025-05-19 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As Lebanon finds itself at a crucial juncture, the implications of recent US diplomatic maneuvers cannot be overstated. As the US focuses more on its relationships with Sunni Gulf states, tensions with Iran are on the rise, changing the complex political dynamics in Lebanon. These changes come at a time when Iran's influence appears to be ...
Charles Chartouni 2025-05-19 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The proactive diplomacy of President Donald Trump is proceeding steadily on multiple fronts. The very fact that he is moving on multiple fronts and breaking the taboos that have hobbled international political life is a good omen. The sanctioning tariffs seem to open up the fray for negotiations on the outside and for renewed investment dynamics ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-19 09:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, and is reviewing treatment options, his office said Sunday. On Friday, the 82-year-old Democrat -- whose son Beau Biden died of cancer in 2015 -- was diagnosed with the disease after he experienced urinary symptoms and a ...