This is Beirut 2025-04-19 04:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United States will roughly halve the number of troops it has deployed in Syria to less than 1,000 in the coming months, the Pentagon said Friday. Washington has had troops in Syria for years as part of international efforts against the Islamic State (IS) group, which rose out of the chaos of the country's civil war to seize swaths of ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 80 people, Houthis said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group. Thursday's strikes on Ras Issa aimed to cut off supplies and funds for the Houthis that control large swathes of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, the US military ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 20:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said Friday the United States will "take a pass" on brokering further Ukraine war talks unless there is quick progress from Moscow and Kyiv. Trump was speaking after Secretary of State Marco Rubio commented -- following talks with European allies - that Washington would "move on" if a truce did not seem "doable" within ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited foreign researchers to work in France, in an apparent effort to lure US scientists hit by federal research spending cuts under Donald Trump. "Researchers from the world over, choose France, choose Europe," Macron said on X. Here in France, research is a priority, innovation is a culture, and ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 19:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas met Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Friday, on his first visit to Syria in 16 years. According to a Syrian government source, the pair were expected to discuss reinforcing ties between Syria and the Palestinians, as well as the "threats" faced by both parties. According to the UN agency for ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 19:08 - Reading : less than a minute
Damascus Syria crisis liquidity dollars
In Damascus, lines stretch in front of ATMs. Amid a severe liquidity crisis, Syrians sometimes wait for hours to withdraw the equivalent of 20 dollars a day. This is daily life in a country where 90% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Lyne Sammouri 2025-04-18 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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Christians around the world observed Good Friday with solemn processions, reflecting on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. These symbolic acts of faith brought millions together in remembrance and prayer.
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-04-18 18:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Abu Dhabi Festival Labèque Sisters Piano Music Culture
For the 22nd edition of the Abu Dhabi Festival, at the Red Theater of NYU Abu Dhabi, Katia and Marielle Labèque captivated the audience. Their recital wove a striking dialogue between Glass and Cocteau, with Ravel as a musical bridge. The evening opened with Glass’s La Belle et la Bête, its hypnotic motifs unfolding across two ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump and his administration are studying whether dismissing independent Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell is an option, his top White House economic aide said Friday. "The president and his team will continue to study that matter," National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett told reporters when asked if ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 74 people, Houthis said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group. The strikes on Ras Issa aimed at cutting off supplies and funds for the Houthis that control large swathes of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, the United States ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Iran Russia Diplomacy Nuclear
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday cast doubt over the intentions of the United States, a day before a second round of nuclear talks with Washington. "Although we have serious doubts about the intentions and motivations of the American side, in any case we will participate in tomorrow's negotiations," Araghchi said ...
This is Beirut 2025-04-18 14:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ukraine Russia USA Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Washington could soon exit efforts to reach a Ukraine ceasefire if it decided peace was not "doable", after meeting European and Ukrainian officials in Paris. European powers have been seeking a seat at the table since US President Donald Trump's shock decision to open talks with Russia to end ...