This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 11:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two ships were damaged in separate attacks off Yemen on Tuesday, a British maritime agency said, as regional tensions soared during Israel's offensive on Lebanon. One ship was hit by a sea drone, puncturing a ballast tank, and a second vessel was damaged by a missile less than three hours later, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US vice presidential contenders J.D. Vance and Tim Walz face off in what could be an unusually important undercard debate Tuesday as they compete for the decisive votes of the American heartland. The debate between Democrat Walz, the Minnesota governor chosen by Kamala Harris, and Republican Vance, the Ohio senator who is Donald Trump's running ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The death toll from a devastating storm that battered the southeastern United States climbed to 118 on Monday, as the disaster became a hot topic in an already bitter election campaign, with the White House angrily refuting claims it had been slow to respond. With hundreds still missing across several southeastern US states and the death toll ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 04:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
As Israel announced its ground incursion on Lebanon, Syria's official news agency SANA said the country's air defense systems were intercepting "hostile targets" in the Damascus area. Syrian state media said three civilians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Damascus early Tuesday and nine others were wounded, citing a military source. "The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 20:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Pentagon announced on Monday that the United States is preparing to send "few thousand" additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if needed. The increased presence will come from multiple fighter jet squadrons, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters. The additional personnel would ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 19:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the world is safer after Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, describing the Hezbollah chief as a "brutal terrorist" while insisting diplomacy was the Middle East's best chance at stability. "The region and the world are safer without him," Blinken, speaking in Washington, said of the deceased ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an English video message to the Iranian people on Monday that there was “no place in the Middle East” that could not be reached by Israel. At a time his country's army is pounding Iranian-backed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, Netanyahu declared his support to the Iranian people while condemning ...
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-09-30 14:48 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nearly a year after the onset of the Gaza war and the opening of the Lebanese front, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is enjoying his highest approval rating since taking office. A year later, it is evident that this conflict shows no signs of resolution. In recent months, tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 12:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The death toll from powerful storm Helene jumped to at least 93 on Sunday, with one county in North Carolina alone reporting 30 deaths, authorities said, as rescuers battled to reach people in need across the southeastern United States. The storm response took on a political tinge after President Joe Biden and the two candidates vying to replace ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US vice presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz will face off Tuesday in a debate that promises to be a feisty battle to win over voters in middle America, who could decide the cliffhanger 2024 election. The combative Vance, 40, shares former president Donald Trump's gift for courting controversy, whether by smearing Democrats as ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-29 19:14 - Reading : less than a minute
Russia announced Sunday that Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Monday. The announcement came as Russia condemned Israel's "political murder" of Iran-backed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Mishustin will hold talks with Pezeshkian and First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-29 11:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
China said on Sunday it was “deeply concerned” about the situation in the Middle East, following the death in Lebanon of Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement, in Israeli bombardments. Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite group allied with Palestinian Hamas at war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, confirmed on Saturday the death ...