This is Beirut 2024-10-10 12:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A ship was struck and damaged by an "unknown projectile" in the Red Sea, a British maritime agency said on Thursday, following months of attacks by Yemen's Houthis. "The master of the vessel reports being hit by an unknown projectile and the vessel has sustained damage, no fires or casualties reported," said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-10-10 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On October 9, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored Americans David Baker and John Jumper, alongside Briton Demis Hassabis, for their exceptional contributions in the field of proteins. According to the Academy's statement, Baker received half of the prize for his method of "computational protein design," which involves using computer ...
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Members of the United Nations Security council warned Israel on Wednesday against proceeding with a law aimed at curbing the UN's Palestinian refugees agency. Israel has long been at odds with the agency known as UNRWA and alleged that some of its employees were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks that triggered the war in Gaza. The Foreign ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to visit Albania and Serbia this week, where he is expected to boost his country's economic and diplomatic ties with the Balkans. Erdogan is due on Thursday in Albania to inaugurate the Great Mosque of Tirana. The largest mosque in the Balkans, its construction was financed by Turkey. When he ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-10 05:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syrian state media reported an Israeli attack early Thursday on the central provinces of Homs and Hama, after an Israeli strike hit the country's south the previous day. "At around 1:00 am (2200 GMT Wednesday), the Israeli enemy launched an air attack... targeting a car assembly factory in the industrial area of Hassia in Homs ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-10 04:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Donald Trump ruled out a second US presidential debate with rival Kamala Harris on Wednesday, hours after Fox News offered to host a candidate showdown later this month before election day on November 5. The Republican ex-president and Democratic vice president, locked in an excruciatingly close White House battle, have faced off just once, in ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Moscow has been supplying gas to Europe through Ukrainian pipeline infrastructure under a 2019 deal that has generated income for both sides. However, Kyiv has stated that it will not renew the agreement when it expires at the end of 2024. When asked whether Azerbaijani gas could replace Russian gas once the deal ends, the Russian Deputy Prime ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 22:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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United States President Joe Biden held talks over the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, during which they discussed Israel’s military operations in Lebanon and its potential military response to the Iranian missile attack. “Today’s phone call between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 21:54 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 9, 2024.
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 20:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations named ex-ambassador to Lebanon and academic Tom Fletcher as head of its humanitarian agency on Wednesday, as the organization grapples with unprecedented crises and budget pressures. He succeeds Martin Griffiths, who has been suffering from poor health, at the helm of the sprawling organization that has long been headed by a ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 18:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Florida residents fled – or defied warnings and tried to take shelter – on Wednesday in the final hours before Hurricane Milton, a lethal Category 4 storm, roars out of the ocean and tears across the state. Milton was downgraded by the US weather service from top-of-the-scale Category 5 to a 4 early in the day. "It's a matter of life and ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-09 17:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Saudi capital on Wednesday, according to Saudi state media, for what his office said would be talks on efforts to end Israeli military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. The Saudi Al-Ekhbariya channel broadcast footage of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan greeting Araghchi and his ...