2024-03-23 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN chief Antonio Guterres, on a visit to the doorstep of Gaza, on Saturday said the world has seen enough of the war's horrors and appealed for a ceasefire to allow in more aid. "Palestinians in Gaza -- children, women, men -- remain stuck in a non-stop nightmare," he said on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing where truckloads of aid trickle ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 15:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called the attack on a concert hall that killed more than 130 on Friday, a "barbaric terrorist act" and vowed harsh retribution to all those involved. In a televised address, Putin said all four gunmen had been arrested before they had a chance to cross the border into Ukraine. "I am speaking to you ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 12:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
World leaders denounced the deadly attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall on Friday that killed at least 93 people and wounded over 100. Ukraine, which has been facing a Russian military offensive for the past two years, was quick to deny any involvement in the attack. “We had nothing to do" with it, presidential aide Mykhailo Podolyak said ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 11:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hours after a terrorist attack on a concert hall near Moscow, Russia said on Saturday that it had arrested 11 people, including four assailants, and reported a new death toll of 93, which it warned could rise. Friday evening's attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State, is the deadliest in Moscow for at least a decade. The Kremlin said the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 20:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The death toll rises in Moscow following the shootout that resulted in a huge fire on Friday evening in a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, where several gunmen broke in. The Jihadist group, Islamic State (Daesh) claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly gun attack on a Moscow ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 20:28 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Friday announced that she has cancer and is in the early stages of chemotherapy, asking for "time, space and privacy" as she completes her treatment. Kate, as she is widely known, said the discovery of cancer, after successful abdominal surgery in January, was "a huge shock" but she was "well and getting stronger ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 11:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia launched a devastating offensive in Ukraine on Friday, targeting critical infrastructure, including power plants and residential areas. #Russia Targets Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure in Deadly Attackhttps://t.co/ONUBpHv65Z pic.twitter.com/VbUKoKuTdA — This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) #Russia Targets Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 23:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A senior White House official in Kyiv stated on Wednesday that they were unable to foresee when the US Congress would approve a delayed $60-billion military aid package for Ukraine. A top White House official in Kyiv on Wednesday said he could not predict when the US Congress would pass a stalled $60-billion military aid package for Ukraine. The ...
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-03-20 21:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
"Where has our Princess of Wales disappeared to?" is undoubtedly the most asked question by British people lately. With Kate Middleton's admission to the hospital on January 16 for an abdominal operation, and especially after the publication of a doctored image on the occasion of British Mother's Day on March 10, conspiracy theories are gaining ...
Rami Rayess 2024-03-20 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In recent decades, the fluctuating Turkish-Syrian relations served as a poignant reminder that in politics, there are no permanent enemies or friends, only ever-changing calculations and interests. However, the extent to which these calculations align with the people’s best interests requires a deeper examination, as the population and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-20 10:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An air strike targeting pro-Iranian armed groups in the town of Al-Mayadeen in the Deir Ezzor countryside in eastern Syria has killed five people, including a senior Hezbollah commander, Al-Hadath reported, citing special sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said explosions had sounded in the town of al-Mayadeen in rural Deir Ezzor, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-18 15:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several countries criticized Iran's widespread human rights abuses in a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on Monday. Several countries condemned on Monday the extent of human rights violations in Iran during a UN meeting, denouncing the sharp increase in death sentences and executions. A handful of nations, including Russia, China and Cuba, ...