This is Beirut 22/10 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syrian authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested a former military official accused of executing detainees at the infamous Saydnaya prison during the rule of former president Bashar al-Assad. In a statement, the interior ministry said the Damascus province's counter-terrorism branch arrested Major General Akram Salloum al-Abdullah. It said ...
This is Beirut 22/10 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Paramilitary drone attacks targeted Khartoum International Airport for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, a Sudanese military source told AFP, as authorities attempted to reopen the facility for domestic flights for the first time in over two years. The airport has been closed since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the Sudanese ...
This is Beirut 22/10 18:35 - Reading : less than a minute
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The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved on Wednesday the nomination of Joel Rayburn as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Rayburn had been nominated for the position in February by Donald Trump, but the appointment required Senate confirmation. Joel Rayburn is a former U.S. Army colonel, diplomat, and recognized ...
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Is the terrorist group Hamas still capable of inflicting damage on the state of Israel? An investigation by American outlet NBC suggests that it is. Despite being severely weakened after two years of open war, the Islamist movement is believed to still have around 20,000 fighters, hundreds of rockets – including some with long-range ...
This is Beirut 22/10 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Twelve international United Nations employees who had been held by Yemen's Huthis inside their compound flew out of the rebel-held capital on Wednesday, the UN said. The Iran-backed Huthis raided the UN compound in the capital Sanaa last weekend, holding 20 staff including 15 foreigners. Five Yemeni nationals were released on Sunday. The rebels ...
This is Beirut 22/10 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of advancing two bills on annexing the occupied West Bank, an ambition openly promoted by far-right ministers in recent months. The vote came with US Vice President JD Vance visiting Israel to shore up a Gaza ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump, who has made clear he would not back ...
This is Beirut 22/10 16:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Three days after a spectacular theft, the Louvre has reopened its doors, but the Apollo Gallery remains closed. More than 100 investigators are working to recover the stolen jewels, valued at 88 million euros. The Minister of Interior expressed confidence that the perpetrators will be found.
This is Beirut 22/10 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia held planned strategic nuclear drills on Wednesday, a week after NATO began similar annual exercises, as tensions in Europe over the Ukraine war run high. "Today we are conducting planned, I would like to emphasise, planned, nuclear forces training," Russian President Vladimir Putin told generals in a televised meeting. NATO began similar ...
This is Beirut 22/10 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control convened a hearing on Tuesday to examine suspected connections between Hezbollah and Latin American drug trafficking networks, as lawmakers warned of the group’s expanding footprint in the Western Hemisphere. Chaired by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), the bipartisan session focused on ...
This is Beirut 22/10 13:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday of the tough task ahead in disarming Hamas and building a peaceful future for Gaza, as Washington sought to reassure its ally Israel over the next steps in its ambitious ceasefire deal. Vance met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the second day of a trip to Israel, part of a diplomatic blitz in ...
This is Beirut 22/10 12:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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King Charles III leaves for a state visit to the Vatican Wednesday, where he will meet Pope Leo XIV and make history as the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with the pontiff since the schism between the churches 500 years ago. The visit comes at a delicate time for the British king following new revelations about his brother, ...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Oslo on Wednesday for talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Norway's government said. The two leaders met in the military part of Oslo's international airport, television images showed. Zelensky is scheduled to visit Sweden later Wednesday, where Kyiv and Stockholm are to make a ...