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Malala Yousafzai Attends Muslim Girls' Education Conference Snubbed by Taliban

This is Beirut 11/01 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan on Saturday, as the prime minister launched a global summit on girls' education in the Islamic world. The summit has brought together education leaders from Muslim-majority countries, but has been snubbed by Pakistan's neighbor Afghanistan, ...

Turkey Raps France, Says US Only Counterpart in Northeast Syria

This is Beirut 10/01 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United States which has sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters there. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan accused Paris of turning a blind eye to Turkey's security concerns, and called on France to take back ...

Iran TV Shows Missile Base After Paramilitary March Against ‘Threats'

This is Beirut 10/01 22:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian state TV on Friday showed the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps touring an underground missile base used in an attack against Israel, hours after fighters marched through Tehran. The footage of the missile base at an undisclosed location "in the mountains" and the parade by paramilitary Basij volunteers come after the ...

Supreme Court Looks Poised to Uphold TikTok Ban

This is Beirut 10/01 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Friday to uphold a law that would force TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the wildly popular online video-sharing platform or shut it down. A majority of the conservative and liberal justices on the nine-member bench appeared skeptical of arguments by a lawyer for TikTok that forcing a sale was a ...

Israel Strikes Yemen Houthis, Warns It Will 'Hunt' Leaders

This is Beirut 10/01 21:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to missile and drone launches, as it warned it would hunt down the group's leaders. Since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023, the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group has fired dozens of missiles and drones at Israel in what it says is a ...

US and UK Unveil Widespread Sanctions Against Russia's Energy Sector

This is Beirut 10/01 18:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States and Britain on Friday announced sanctions against Russia's energy sector, including oil giant Gazprom Neft, just days before outgoing President Joe Biden leaves office. The US Treasury Department said it was designating more than 180 ships and Russian oil majors Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas, fulfilling "the G7 ...

US Judge Spares Trump Jail, Fine for Hush Money Conviction

This is Beirut 10/01 18:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A judge sentenced Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US president-elect's last-ditch efforts to avoid becoming the first felon in the White House. New York judge Juan Merchan handed down no jail time or fine, but the discharge upholds the jury's guilty verdict ...

Canada PM Trudeau's Party to Name New Leader on March 9

This is Beirut 10/01 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's party has set March 9 as the date his successor will be chosen, after the outgoing leader bowed to mounting pressure to resign before national elections. The Liberal Party, in a statement released late Thursday night, said a nationwide leadership vote "will conclude on March 9, 2025, at which ...

Iran Again Closes Schools and Offices to Conserve Power

This is Beirut 10/01 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran has ordered schools and public buildings in a third of the country's provinces, including Tehran, to close on Saturday, as several power plants remain shut down by fuel shortages. Despite Iran's huge oil and gas reserves, the country hit by years of international sanctions has been forced to ration electricity in recent months as ...

Thousands of IRGC Militiamen in Iran March Against 'Threats'

This is Beirut 10/01 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Thousands of fighters linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps paraded with heavy weapons and vehicles through the streets of Tehran on Friday showing their readiness to face "threats". The parade by paramilitary Basij volunteers comes after the weakening of Iran's allies Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, during wars ...

SpotlightIran Population Ageing Fast, Bucking Government Efforts

This is Beirut 10/01 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran's once-youthful population is aging fast, fuelling economic fears as cash-strapped couples resist a government push for more children. Driven by rising life expectancy and dramatically declining birth rates, Iran's demographic makeup has shifted over the years, mirroring trends across much of the world. The National Population ...

Damascus National Museum Opens Its Doors Again

Vanessa Kallas 10/01 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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On Friday, the National Museum of Damascus opened its doors for the first time since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.