This is Beirut 27/03 09:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Sudan's gold industry has become the lifeblood of its war, with nearly all of the trade channelled through the United Arab Emirates, enriching both the army and paramilitaries, according to official and NGO sources. The two-year conflict has decimated Sudan's economy, yet last month the army-backed government announced record gold production in ...
This is Beirut 27/03 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Europe Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky NATO
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday is to host European leaders including President Volodymyr Zelensky for a summit aimed at boosting Ukrainian security ahead of any potential ceasefire with Russia. The meeting is seeking to set out what security guarantees Europe can offer Ukraine once a ceasefire deal is agreed, including the possible ...
This is Beirut 27/03 05:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States El Salvador Venezuela Immigration Justice
US President Donald Trump's homeland security chief on Wednesday visited the mega-prison in El Salvador where hundreds of Venezuelan migrants have been deported under contested legal grounds. Standing in front of a cell of inmates who were stripped to the waist, revealing their tattooed torsos, Kristi Noem recorded a message telling others ...
This is Beirut 27/03 03:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Immigration Justice Donald Trump
A US appeals court on Wednesday denied a bid by the Trump administration to lift a lower court order barring summary deportations of Venezuelan migrants using an obscure wartime law. A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to temporarily keep in place the ban on deportations carried out under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act ...
This is Beirut 26/03 23:43 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump announced steep tariffs on auto imports Wednesday, in a move set to fuel tensions with trading partners ahead of further promised levies next week. "What we're going to be doing is a 25 percent tariff on all cars that are not made in the United States. If they're made in the United States, there is ...
This is Beirut 26/03 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Khartoum Rapid Support Forces
Sudan's army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arrived at Khartoum's recaptured presidential palace on Wednesday, declaring the capital "free" of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after nearly two years of war. "Khartoum is free; it's done," said Burhan, Sudan's de facto leader, in a broadcast aired by state television, capping a multi-day ...
This is Beirut 26/03 22:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestinians on Wednesday staged protests in the Gaza Strip against the territory's Hamas rulers for the second consecutive day, calling for an end to the war with Israel, witnesses said. Demonstrators carrying banners reading "Hamas does not represent us" were seen marching in Gaza City and the town of Beit Lahia to the north, just over a week ...
This is Beirut 26/03 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Houthi media said late Wednesday that new US strikes had hit the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, after earlier reporting 19 American raids elsewhere in Yemen. "A series of strikes by the US aggression have hit the south and north of the capital," the Al-Masirah channel said, without providing further details. The station had earlier reported 17 raids by ...
This is Beirut 26/03 22:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France Emmanuel Macron Russia Ukraine Military Aid
On Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron announced an additional €2 billion in military aid from France to Ukraine, accusing Russia of demonstrating a "willingness for war." On the eve of a summit he is organizing in Paris with nearly thirty countries ready to contribute, in various ways, to the "security guarantees" that Europeans wish to offer Kyiv in ...
This is Beirut 26/03 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States Marco Rubio Russia Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States will examine Russia's requested conditions for agreements with Ukraine but cautioned that a peace deal would take time. "It won't be simple. It'll take some time, but at least we're on that road and we're talking about these things," Rubio told a news conference in Jamaica. Russia ...
This is Beirut 26/03 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Greenland Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump ramped up his claims to Greenland on Wednesday, saying ahead of a visit by Vice President JD Vance that the United States needed to take control of the Danish island for "international security." Since coming to power in January, Trump has repeatedly insisted that he wants the self-governed territory to be a US ...
This is Beirut 26/03 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Rosalie Cote and her parents vacationed in the US state of Maine every summer for 25 years -- but this year they are staying home, incensed like many Canadians by Donald Trump's threats of annexation and tariffs. The United States was the top destination for Canadian tourists, with 20.4 million visits reported last year by the US Travel ...