Charles Chartouni 2024-11-18 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Iran Hezbollah
Lebanon is in a state of open warfare with no signs of abating. Dynamics are multipronged and resourced through coalescing conflicts. The prevalent stasis seems to thrive in the absence of working state institutions, the lack of national consensus, the abiding influence of the Iranian regime, and the ideological enthrallment that dominates the ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-11-18 08:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Travel back in time to 1421. What happened on the North Sea Coast on November 18, 1421? Join us weekly on Time Travel as we explore historical events under a different theme every month. This November, we're exploring natural disasters and the environment!
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
USA Joe Biden Brazil climate change
US President Joe Biden on Sunday touted his administration's "clean energy revolution" during a visit to the Amazon in Brazil, adding, in reference to President-elect Donald Trump, that "nobody can reverse it." "It's true—some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America. But nobody—nobody—can reverse ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 19:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine United Nations Gaza
Gaza's civil defense agency said 34 people were killed on Sunday, including children, and dozens were missing after an Israeli air strike hit a building in the Palestinian territory's north. Israel's army told AFP that it had conducted overnight strikes and hit "terrorist targets" in the area. After the strike early ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 19:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Biden Amazon Brazil
US President Joe Biden began an historic trip to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday to promote his record on fighting climate change amid fears that Donald Trump will roll back his green policies. Biden landed in the Brazilian city of Manaus, in the heart of the world's largest jungle, on the last leg of a valedictory South American before ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Benny Gantz Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli police said on Sunday three suspects were arrested after two flares landed near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in the central town of Caesarea. "Three suspects were arrested overnight for their involvement in the incident" on Saturday evening, the police said in a statement, adding that the suspects would be interrogated ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Turkey Azerbaijan COP29
Israeli President Isaac Herzog canceled his visit to Azerbaijan due to Turkey's ban on overflying its airspace, according to Azerbaijani media outlet Caliber. Herzog was scheduled to attend COP29 alongside other global leaders. Israeli media had initially reported that the cancellation of the trip was due to security concerns. In May, Herzog ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 15:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gulf Middle East Saudi Arabia executions
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase, which one rights group described as unprecedented. The latest execution, reported on Saturday in the southwestern region of Najran, was of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs into the Gulf kingdom, according to the ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Pope Francis genocide Gaza
Pope Francis for the first time tackled claims of Israel's ongoing "genocide" of Palestinians in Gaza in a forthcoming book, urging further investigation into whether Israel's actions meet the definition. Titled "Hope Never Disappoints. Pilgrims Towards a Better World", the book includes his latest and most forthright ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kyiv Ukraine USA Vladimir Putin Volodymyr Zelensky White House
Russia on Sunday pummelled Ukraine with a "massive" aerial barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people across the country in the largest attack in months that Kyiv called "hellish." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow launched 120 missiles and almost 100 drones, targeting Kyiv as well as ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 11:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Palestine United States Brazil
The G20 summit will be a diplomatic test for veteran President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who has boosted Brazil's global standing since returning to power but drawn fire for his positions on Ukraine and Gaza. "Brazil is back!" Lula announced triumphantly two years ago after he unseated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, who had turned his ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-17 05:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday he was ready to work with Donald Trump's new administration for a "smooth transition" in bilateral ties, as he met outgoing President Joe Biden for the last time. The leaders of the world's two largest economies met on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in Lima overshadowed by ...