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WHO Reviewing 'Priorities' Ahead of US Withdrawal

This is Beirut 24/01 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The World Health Organization said Friday it was reviewing its priorities ahead of the withdrawal of its largest donor the United States, noting the agency provides vital services to protect against health threats. The agency was "freezing recruitment, except in the most critical areas", and was dramatically cutting back on travel expenditures, ...

Iran Arrests Two Young Women for Dancing in Cemetery

This is Beirut 24/01 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iranian police arrested two young women after publication of a video in which they danced in a Tehran cemetery without adhering to the country's strict dress code, local media reported Friday. "Not long ago, two people, in the cemetery of martyrs in Tehran, disregarding the sacred site, recorded a video clip with inappropriate clothing and ...

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Stage Military Exercises in Gulf Waters

This is Beirut 24/01 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards conducted naval drills on Friday in the Gulf and strategic Strait of Hormuz as part of a series of nationwide military exercises, state media reported. The drills -- which involved fast boats, shore-to-sea missiles and surface-to-surface missiles -- as featured by state TV, are part of a string of exercises, dubbed ...

Trump: POTUS Again

Tylia El Helou 24/01 14:08 - Reading : less than a minute

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Join us on @thisisbeirutnews on Monday, January 20th, at 7:00 PM for a special coverage of @realdonaldtrump ’s second presidential inauguration! @suzyhaidamous @achmouny

ReportReturn or Remain ? The Dilemma of Syrian Refugees in Turkey

This is Beirut 24/01 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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More than 50,000 Syrian refugees have left Turkey to return home since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. But for many others living in the country, the thought raises a host of worrying questions. After the civil war began in 2011, Syria's second city, Aleppo, was badly scarred by fighting between the rebels and Russian-backed regime forces. Even so, ...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship

This is Beirut 24/01 12:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A federal judge blocked Donald Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the United States on Thursday as liberal states scored their first victory against the new president's hardline agenda. The ruling imposes a 14-day stay on the enforcement of one of the most controversial executive orders Trump signed in the hours after he was ...

West Bank: Hundreds Flee Jenin Amid Israeli Raid, Says Palestinian Official

This is Beirut 24/01 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in a flashpoint area of the West Bank on Thursday as Israeli forces pressed a deadly operation there. The Israeli military this week launched a raid in the Jenin area, a hotbed of Palestinian militancy, days into a ceasefire in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israeli ...

Saudi Crown Prince Promises $600 Billion Boost in Trade and Investment to Trump

This is Beirut 23/01 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised on Thursday to invest $600 billion into US trade and investments as he congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House. Prince Mohammed, the de facto leader of the world’s largest oil exporter, made the pledge during a phone call following Trump's inauguration on Monday, according to ...

Trump to Davos Elites: Produce in the US or Pay Tariffs

This is Beirut 23/01 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning to global elites in a video message to the World Economic Forum on Thursday: Make your products in the United States or face tariffs. Broadcast on a giant screen in the Swiss Alpine village of Davos, Trump received a loud round of applause from political and business A-listers who had eagerly ...

VideosFighting Continues in Syria as Turkish-Backed Forces Seek to Dislodge Kurds

This is Beirut 23/01 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Fighting continues in north-eastern Syria as Turkish-backed forces intensify pressure on Kurdish forces, while al-Sharaa seeks to centralize military control.

ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leaders over Persecution of Women

This is Beirut 23/01 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Thursday said he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity. Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to suspect that Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani "bear ...

Germany's Crisis-Hit Economy Casts Shadow Over Election

This is Beirut 23/01 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Auto industry jobs have long been the lifeblood of the German town of Luedenscheid but now, a trade union official says, the sector's woes have sparked fears it will turn into an "open-air industrial museum". Insolvencies and layoffs have cast doubt on the town's future prosperity, echoing wider anxieties in Europe's biggest economy as it heads ...