This Is Beirut 2024-09-11 04:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Crowds of protesters invaded Mexico's Senate on Tuesday, forcing lawmakers to suspend a debate on controversial proposals by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to allow voters to elect judges. The judicial reform plan, which experts say would make Mexico the world's only country to elect all judges, has sparked mass demonstrations, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 22:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
At least 18 people, including three foreigners, died in floods caused by torrential rains in southern Morocco over the weekend – a rare occurrence in these normally arid regions. The search for four missing people in the province of Tata is ongoing, according to a new report from the Ministry of the Interior released on Monday evening. From ...
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-09-10 21:41 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Since the passing of Queen Elizabeth II two years ago, the British monarchy has faced particularly trying times. From family feuds to health concerns within the royal family, the past two years have been tumultuous. However, King Charles III has managed to embody monarchical continuity with dignity, proving that, although it is difficult to match ...
Marilyne Jallad 2024-09-10 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Just a few hours before the first televised debate between the two US presidential candidates, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump are preparing like champions about to step into the ring. Highly anticipated by Americans, this first presidential debate between the two rivals is organized by ABC ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 19:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States on Tuesday unveiled fresh sanctions against more than a dozen firms and individuals in Russia and Iran in response to what it called Iran's "escalatory" decision to send ballistic missiles to Russia. The sanctions targeted 10 people and six companies for their involvement in supporting Iran's defense sector, and identified four ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 19:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Kingdom said on Tuesday that it has started terminating "all direct air services between the UK and Iran," as part of new sanctions on Tehran for supplying Russia with missiles to use in Ukraine. London said it was acting alongside international partners to "cancel its bilateral air services arrangements with Iran," which would ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 19:07 - Reading : less than a minute
Sony said on Tuesday that it would launch an upgraded version of its flagship games console PlayStation 5 Pro, with enhanced graphics and AI capabilities, on November 7. "Simply put, it's the most powerful console we've ever built and a worthy addition to the PS5 family," Mark Cerny, PlayStation's lead architect, said in a video announcement. A ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 18:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who has been convicted of rape by a Geneva appeals court and sentenced to prison, will contest the verdict before Switzerland's highest court, his lawyers said on Tuesday. After being acquitted last year, a Geneva appeals court said on Tuesday it had found the 62-year-old former Oxford University professor "guilty ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany, France and Britain on Tuesday condemned what they said was Iran's delivery of ballistic missiles to Russia for use in the Ukraine war and declared new sanctions targeting air transport. "We will be taking immediate steps to cancel bilateral air services agreements with Iran," the three European countries said in a joint statement, adding ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 15:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Iran on Tuesday for reportedly arresting, threatening and harassing the family members of dozens of people executed and imprisoned during protests. HRW alleged that "two years after the outbreak of the 2022 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protests, Iranian authorities continue to silence and punish family members ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 04:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Kamala Harris touched down in Philadelphia on Monday on the eve of her first -- and possibly only -- presidential debate with Donald Trump before the knife-edge 2024 US election. With less than two months until polling day, the face-off could be a turning point in a bitter contest between the Democratic vice president and Republican former ...
2024-09-09 12:22 - Reading : less than a minute
Turkey said on Monday it had bombed Kurdish militant bases in the mountains of northern Iraq. The Defense Ministry said it had destroyed on Monday "21 targets" in Metina, Gara, Hakurk and Qandil believed to house senior members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), listed as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies. The Turkish army, ...