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Middle East at 'Most Dangerous Juncture' in Decades

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN's special coordinator for Middle East peace, Tor Wennesland; warned Tuesday that the region was at its "most dangerous juncture" in decades, as the war between Israel and Iran-backed groups risked spiraling into a broader conflict. "We have now entered the second year of this horrific conflict, and the region is on the verge of yet ...

Thousands of Lebanese Seek Refuge in Iraq

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 17:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli bombardments have driven over 22,000 Lebanese to seek refuge in Iraq, leaving behind homes and loved ones. As conditions worsen, the future remains uncertain for these displaced families.

Ex-Trump Advisor Bannon Released from Prison Ahead of US Vote

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Steve Bannon, a prominent right-wing figure and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, was released from prison early Tuesday after spending nearly four months behind bars and just a week ahead of the US election. Bannon left a federal prison in Connecticut where he was serving time for a contempt of Congress conviction, several US media outlets ...

PoliticsBerlin, EU Vow Response After Tehran Executes German-Iranian

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 14:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Germany and the European Union on Tuesday strongly condemned Iran's execution of a 69-year-old German-Iranian dissident after years behind bars and warned they were considering retaliatory measures. Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Jamshid Sharmahd's execution on Monday a "scandal" and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned ...

PoliticsIran Moves to Triple Military Budget Amid Israel Tensions

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's government has proposed to triple its military budget, its spokeswoman said Tuesday, as tensions with arch-rival Israel rise following recent tit-for-tat missile strikes. Government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani outlined the move that would see "a significant increase of more than 200 percent in the country's military budget" at a news ...

Saudi ‘Davos in the Desert’ Opens With Region on War Footing

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Global business leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a glitzy investor forum as conflict shakes the region and scepticism mounts over the Gulf kingdom's most ambitious development projects. The Future Investment Initiative (FII) debuted in 2017 as a showcase for de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's dream of diversifying ...

PoliticsCIA Chief Suggests Gaza 28-Day Ceasefire and Hostage Exchange in Qatar Meeting

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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CIA Director William Burns discussed a potential agreement during a meeting in Doha on Sunday that would entail a 28-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, according to Israeli sources reported by the American media outlet Axios on Tuesday. The proposed ...

WindowThe Seven States that Will Decide the US Presidency

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And in the handful of critical states framing the 2024 race, there is little daylight between the rivals with barely a week before Election Day. Under the US ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Almost 100 People Killed in Israel Air Strike in North

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that an overnight Israeli air strike killed at least 93 people in a residential building in the northern district of Beit Lahia. "More than 55 people have been martyred and dozens more wounded are under the rubble of a five-storey residential building belonging to the Abu Nasr family that was hit ...

VideosHarris Seeks to Seduce in Michigan, Trump Catches Up in Georgia

Rémi Amalvy 2024-10-29 09:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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As Donald Trump campaigns in Georgia on Monday, trying to make up for several controversies sparked last weekend, Kamala Harris is touring Michigan, a key state where she hopes to mobilize a traditionally Democratic voter base.

SpotlightArab-American Community Torn Between Harris and Trump

Tylia El Helou 2024-10-29 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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"This presidential election is unlike any other that has come before it, at least for Michigan," confided Abdallah, a Lebanese taxi driver residing in Dearborn, near Detroit, a city known for its predominantly Arab and North African demographic. "In the last elections, I voted for Joe Biden, but this time I won’t be voting for the Democrats! ...

PoliticsInternational Outcry as Israel Bans UNRWA

This is Beirut 2024-10-29 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the main UN aid agency for the war-devastated Gaza Strip, sparking international outcry. Despite objections from the United States and warnings from the UN Security Council, Israeli lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the bill banning the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, ...