Middle East

Sudan Army Chief Declares Capital 'Free' from Inside Presidential Palace

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 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 ...

Anti-Hamas Slogans Chanted at Protest in Gaza

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 22:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Gaza

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 ...

Houthi Media Reports New US Strikes in Capital after Wave of Attacks

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Yemen Houthi Movement Yemen

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 ...

Ukraine: Macron Announces New €2 Billion French Military Aid

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 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 ...

Rubio Says US to Examine Russia Conditions, Peace to 'Take Time'

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 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 ...

Trump Declares 'We Have to Have' Greenland, Ahead of Vance Trip

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 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 ...

Vacation Buzzkill: Canadians Cancel Summer Trips to Trump's America

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

United States Canada Tourism

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 ...

Israel PM Threatens to Seize Gaza Territory Unless Hostages Freed

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened on Wednesday to seize areas of Gaza if Hamas does not release hostages, with the Palestinian Islamist movement warning that their lives are at risk following the resumption of Israeli bombardments. The Israeli military also announced that two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, one ...

Turkey Protesters Defiant Despite Mass Arrests

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Turkey Protests

Protesters were defiant Wednesday despite a growing crackdown and nearly 1,500 arrests as they marked a week since the start of Turkey's biggest street demonstrations against the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan since 2013. The protests erupted on March 19 after the arrest of Istanbul opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a graft and ...

Netanyahu Accuses Opposition of Fueling Anarchy Amid Ongoing Protests

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Palestine

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the opposition on Wednesday of fueling "anarchy" in Israel following mass anti-government protests in recent days. In a speech to parliament, Netanyahu addressed the opposition, stating: "You recycle the same worn-out and ridiculous slogans about 'the end of democracy.’ Well, once and for all: Democracy ...

Sudan Army Retakes Khartoum Airport from Paramilitaries

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 13:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Sudan Khartoum

The Sudanese army on Wednesday recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces, an army source told AFP, while troops surrounded the paramilitaries' last major holdout position south of the city. The army, battling the RSF since April 2023, "fully secured" the airport in central Khartoum from RSF fighters stationed inside, the source ...

Armenia Parliament Votes for Starting EU Accession Bid

This is Beirut 2025-03-26 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

European Union Russia Armenia

Armenia's parliament passed a bill Wednesday launching Yerevan's bid for European Union membership, as the historically Russia-allied country drifts further away from Moscow's orbit. The landlocked Caucasus nation has grown increasingly close to the West, frustrated by what it says was Moscow's failure to protect it from arch-foe ...