Middle East

ExplainerAnxiety and Intelligence: Myth or Scientific Reality?

Bélinda Ibrahim 30/10 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Anxiety Intelligence Myth Reality Science

Long seen purely as a burden, anxiety now intrigues researchers for one unexpected reason: its possible association with higher forms of intelligence. On social media and in some media outlets, one often reads that “anxious people have higher IQs.” But what do scientific studies really say? Should stress and rumination be seen as indicators of ...

FocusTrump Hails Busan Talks with Xi Jinping, Cites Progress on Trade, Rare Earths, and Ukraine

This is Beirut 30/10 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump Ukraine USA Kyiv United States

US President Donald Trump described his talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday as a “major success.” According to Trump, the discussions covered several issues, including potential reductions in tariffs imposed on China over the fentanyl trade and planned cooperation on efforts to end the war in ...

France Arrests Five New Suspects in Louvre Heist Probe

This is Beirut 30/10 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Paris Louvre France Heist Arrest

French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum jewelry robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday. "We had him in our sights," Laure Beccuau said of the main suspect, adding that none of the loot worth an estimated $102 million had been found. DNA evidence linked the main ...

Trump Orders US to Start Nuclear Weapons Testing

This is Beirut 30/10 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Donald Trump USA Ukraine Putin

US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had ordered the Pentagon to start nuclear weapons testing on a level with China and Russia -- just minutes before opening a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow had successfully tested a nuclear-capable, ...

UN Calls for End to Sudan Siege After Mass Hospital Killings

This is Beirut 30/10 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

United Nations United States Sudan El-Facher Darfur

UN chief Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to military escalation in Sudan on Thursday after reports that more than 460 people were shot dead in a maternity hospital by paramilitary forces. Mohammad Hamdan Daglo, the head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries, which recently seized the city of El-Fasher from army forces, has ...

Gold Demand Hit Records as Price Soared

This is Beirut 30/10 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam USA Gold Jewelry Interest

Demand for gold hit a record high in the third quarter as the precious metal's price hit all-time highs on geopolitical unrest, industry data showed Thursday. Total demand grew three percent year-on-year in the July-September period to 1,313 tonnes, the World Gold Council said, as the metal, perceived as a safe haven investment, benefitted from ...

G7 Meets on Countering China's Critical Mineral Dominance

This is Beirut 30/10 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

G7 Donald Trump United States USA Washington

Curbing China's critical mineral dominance will top the agenda at a G7 energy ministers meeting in Canada on Thursday, as industrialized democracies seek more reliable access to the resources that power future technologies. The Group of Seven, including US President Donald Trump's administration, has sounded the alarm over China's stranglehold on ...

Trump Hails Tariff, Rare Earth Deal with Xi

This is Beirut 30/10 09:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States Xi Jinping China

US President Donald Trump called the meeting Thursday with China's Xi Jinping a "great success", after the world's top two economies agreed a deal to trim fentanyl-related tariffs and keep supplies of critical rare earths flowing. There was no immediate comment from the Chinese government after what was the leaders' first ...

From Handshakes to Deals: Trump Reshapes Asia’s Trade World

Christiane Tager 29/10 21:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States China Asia

From Handshakes to Deals: Trump Reshapes Asia’s Trade World Christiane Tager During a visit to Asia, Donald Trump traded speeches for deals. In Gyeongju, South Korea, the former U.S. president sealed a major trade agreement with Seoul, one that extends beyond economics and is already sending shivers through global markets, from gold to the ...

France to Charge Louvre Heist Suspects with Theft and Conspiracy

This is Beirut 29/10 20:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

France Paris Louvre

Two men arrested over the jewel heist at France's Louvre museum this month will be charged with theft and criminal conspiracy, the Paris prosecutor said Wednesday. Dozens of detectives have been on the trail of four thieves who used a cherry-picker truck and cutting gear to break into a first-floor gallery at the world-renowned museum, then fled ...

VideosHurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica, Touches Down in Cuba

This is Beirut 29/10 20:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Jamaica Cuba Hurricane Melissa

Cubans waded through flooded houses Wednesday, and authorities in Haiti reported 20 dead as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean after devastating swaths of Jamaica. The storm made landfall in Cuba overnight, with the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) describing it as "extremely dangerous" even as it started to ...

US Says It Is Not Withdrawing from Europe after Troops Cut

This is Beirut 29/10 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States NATO U.S. Army Donald Trump

The United States said Wednesday it will pull out some troops from NATO's eastern flank but denied the move amounted to an American withdrawal from Europe, as analysts warned it could embolden Russia. Officials were quick to downplay the reduction in personnel, which comes amid a review of US military deployments worldwide that has worried ...