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ExclusiveIsrael Announces End of Strikes Against Military Compounds in Iran

This is Beirut 2024-10-26 15:49 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday, the Israeli army announced the end of its nightly air strike against Iran. The attack lasted almost three hours and was carried out in three waves, during which Iranian military sites were targeted - 20 according to the New York Times. For the time being, it is not possible to comment on the impact or damage ...

International Reactions to Israel's Strikes on Iran

This is Beirut 2024-10-26 15:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The US, Britain and the European Union called for "de-escalation" after Israel on Saturday hit military targets across Iran in deadly retaliatory strikes as Muslim countries and Russia blamed Israel for exacerbating the conflict. Israeli planes hit military bases, missile sites, and other systems in several Iranian regions in ...

Eight Killed in Western Pakistan Suicide Bombing

This is Beirut 2024-10-26 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in western Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding five more, officials said. The bomber set off the blast from the back of a motorcycle rickshaw near the town of Mir Ali in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. Four police officers were ...

At Least Ten Killed in Suspected Terror Attack on Iranian Police in Sistan-Baluchistan Region

This is Beirut 2024-10-26 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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At least ten people were killed on Saturday in southeastern Iran in a “terrorist attack” in a tense area of Sistan-Baluchistan, bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, local media reported. “Ten people were killed in a terrorist attack on police cars in Taftan county,” local news agencies Mehr and Tasnim reported, without specifying the ...

ReportAnxious Iranians Fear Regional Escalation

This is Beirut 2024-10-26 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Residents of Tehran awoke and went about their business as planned on Saturday after their sleep was troubled by Israeli strikes that triggered blasts that echoed across the city. The night skies had been criss-crossed by light trails from air defence weapons, but by mid-morning the capital had resumed its usual rhythm and buses wove through the ...

Israel Strikes Syrian Military Positions Amid Rising Tensions With Iran

This is Beirut 2024-10-26 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syrian state news agency SANA said Israel conducted an air attack on Saturday from the occupied Golan Heights and Lebanon, targeting military positions in Syria. Citing an unnamed military source, the agency said the attack at around 2:00 am (2300 GMT) had targeted positions in central and southern Syria. The attack prompted Syria to activate ...

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Blinken Vows to Work With "Urgency" on Diplomatic Solution in Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-10-25 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Friday to work with "real urgency" for a diplomatic resolution to end Israel's offensive in Lebanon but said it was first critical to reach understandings on disarmament of Hezbollah. Shortly after meeting Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati in London, Blinken also pleaded for protection of civilians ...

"Darkest Moment" of Gaza Conflict Unfolding, UN say

This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Friday the "darkest moment" of the conflict in Gaza was unfolding in the north of the territory, warning that Israel's actions could amount to "atrocity crimes". Turk pointed out that already "more than 150,000 people are reportedly dead, wounded or missing in Gaza" since ...

Blinken Ends Latest Round of Shuttle Diplomacy Without Resolution

This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday ended his eleventh round of the Middle East shuttle diplomacy without achieving a Gaza ceasefire. But after persistent disappointment, Blinken this time is trying a new approach that starts by figuring out what happens after the war ends. When he last visited Israel in August, Blinken publicly said ...

Hundreds of Patients and Doctors Detained in North Gaza's Last Hospital

This is Beirut 2024-10-25 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's Health ministry said Friday hundreds of patients and staff were detained in northern Gaza's last functioning hospital, after the Israeli army said it was on the ground in the area. "Israeli forces have stormed and are present inside Kamal Adwan Hospital" in the city of Jabalia, the ministry said in a statement. "They are detaining ...

ExplainerPolio: The Aborted Eradication of a Preventable Disease

Alain E. Andrea 2024-10-25 15:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a viral disease caused by the poliovirus, which invades the nervous system and spreads primarily through contaminated water or food. Highly contagious, it affects mainly unvaccinated children under five, with symptoms ranging from mild fevers to irreversible paralysis and death. Despite extensive global efforts, polio ...

EU Says 'Race Against Time' to Avoid Lebanon 'Conflagration'

This is Beirut 2024-10-25 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Josep Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief, stated on Friday that the international community must accelerate efforts to find a political solution to end the fighting in Lebanon and prevent a potential "conflagration." In a statement released following a conference on aid for Lebanon in France, Borrell emphasized that the first necessary step is ...