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Trump Reinstates the Houthi Designation as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization"

This is Beirut 23/01 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to once again designate Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis a "foreign terrorist organization," the White House announced Wednesday. When former president Joe Biden took over from Trump in 2021, he removed the designation that Trump had signed near the end of his first term. Biden's move came in ...

MBS Congratulates Trump on His Inauguration and Pledges Massive Investments

This is Beirut 23/01 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House, saying in a call on Thursday that the kingdom would massively expand its investments and trade with the United States. Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler passed on congratulations from his father, King Salman, during the call with Trump, according to a ...

The Head Of US Diplomacy Pledges ‘Unwavering Support’ For Israel

This is Beirut 23/01 05:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The new head of US diplomacy, Marco Rubio, pledged ‘unwavering support’ for Israel in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the State Department said on Wednesday. Rubio spoke with Netanyahu to ‘underscore that continued unwavering US support for Israel is a top priority for President Donald Trump,’ State Department ...

Heavy Gunfire And Explosions On The Second Day Of The Israeli Operation In The West Bank

This is Beirut 23/01 04:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank was under heavy fire and explosions on Wednesday, the second day of Israel's ‘Iron Wall’ operation, launched just after the start of the truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. ‘The situation is very difficult. The occupying army has bulldozed all the roads leading to Jenin camp and the ...

Islamic Jihad Operative Killed by Israeli Military Amid Gaza Truce

This is Beirut 22/01 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Wednesday that it killed an Islamic Jihad militant in southern Gaza, the first such reported death since the start of a ceasefire with Hamas in the Palestinian territory. In a statement, the military said Israeli troops in southern Gaza "identified several armed suspects who posed a threat" and "operated ...

Analysis AIDS: From Medical Dead End to Hope for a Cure

Alain E. Andrea 22/01 21:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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A patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was declared in remission after undergoing an allogeneic bone marrow transplant in 2020, according to a press release from the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), published on Friday, January 17. This case represents the first success of its kind in France and the eighth ...

Iran Arrests 10 Bahai Women in 'Shocking' Raids

This is Beirut 22/01 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian authorities on Wednesday arrested 10 women members of the Bahai community, a representative group said, warning of escalating repression against one of the country's biggest non-Muslim religious minorities. "Security forces arrested ten Bahai women, without arrest warrants or prior notification, in a series of shocking home raids," the ...

Yemen's Houthis Free Detained Ship Crew After Gaza Truce

This is Beirut 22/01 20:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Wednesday that they had released the detained crew of the ship Galaxy Leader, held since November 2023, following the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Weeks after the war in the Gaza Strip broke out, the Houthis began launching attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in what they ...

Iran Claims Oct 7 Attack 'Destroyed' Chance for US Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut 22/01 20:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iranian Vice President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said Wednesday that Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel had "destroyed" an opportunity for talks to revive a landmark nuclear accord. The Palestinian militant group's unprecedented assault triggered a devastating war in Gaza, drawing in Tehran-aligned ...

Trump Tells Putin to Make Ukraine Deal 'Now' or Face Tariffs and Sanctions

This is Beirut 22/01 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to make a deal to end the grinding Ukraine war "now" or face tariff hikes and more sanctions. "If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by ...

Syrian Defense Minister Signals Openness to Kurdish Talks but Ready to Use 'Force'

This is Beirut 22/01 16:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria's Defense Minister said on Wednesday that Damascus was open to talks with a Kurdish-led group on its dismantling, but did not rule out the use of force should negotiations fail. "The door to negotiation with the (Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces) SDF is currently open," Murhaf Abu Qasra told reporters including AFP. "If we have to use ...

Trump Ends Secret Service Protection for Ex-Advisor John Bolton

This is Beirut 22/01 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he withdrew Secret Service protection to John Bolton, his former national security advisor and one of his most outspoken critics, because "you can't have that for life." Bolton, 76, who served in the White House during Trump's first term and has been the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot, ...