This Is Beirut 2024-01-27 16:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gunmen in southeastern Iran near the Pakistan border killed nine foreign nationals Saturday, more than a week after the neighbors exchanged deadly cross-border fire, Iranian news agency Mehr reported. "According to witnesses, unknown armed men killed nine non-Iranians this morning in a house in the Sirkan neighborhood of Saravan city" in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-26 13:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US state of Alabama executed a convicted murderer on Thursday using nitrogen gas, marking the first use of a method criticized by the UN rights chief as potentially constituting torture. The southern US state of Alabama put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas on Thursday, the first time the country has used a method that the UN ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-26 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Uncertainties persisted on Thursday surrounding the military plane crash that Russia claimed resulted in the deaths of numerous captured Ukrainian soldiers ahead of a planned prisoner exchange, with Moscow and Kyiv trading accusations at the UN Security Council. Russia blamed Ukrainian forces for downing the IL-76 transport plane over the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-25 22:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States confirmed on Thursday, that it had specifically warned Iran about the threat of an attack before bombings, attributed to the Islamic State group, resulted in the deaths of approximately 90 people in southeastern Kerman. The United States said Thursday it had specifically alerted Iran to the threat of an attack before bombings ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-25 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq stated, on Thursday, that talks would begin between Washington and Baghdad over the gradual pull-out of US-led coalition troops. The Iraqi government hoped that these discussions would result in a timeline for the gradual reduction of the troops fighting the Islamic State group. Washington and Baghdad will begin discussions expected to lead ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-25 08:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Indirect negotiations in Oman on the nuclear issue between Iran and the United States have reportedly been suspended. One might claim they were suspended by mutual agreement, but it would be more accurate to say that it was due to considerations linked to the interests of each of the two countries. Tehran is stalling and does not seem to want to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 21:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates United States
A legal action was initiated in a Washington court on Wednesday, targeting the United Arab Emirates and its influential leader. The lawsuit alleges that the UAE funded a deceptive "dark public relations" campaign, falsely associating an American oil trader with terrorist financing. The United Arab Emirates and its powerful ruler were sued in a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 19:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia is reportedly implementing a significant shift in its alcohol policies by permitting sales to non-Muslim diplomats, according to information from two sources familiar with the matter, shared with AFP on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia plans to allow alcohol sales to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 14:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US forces targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah Brigades' sites in Iraq on Wednesday, killing two people. Iraq denounced an another "flagrant violation of Iraq's sovereignty." Iraq accused the United States of contributing to a "reckless escalation" of violence in the region after American airstrikes targeted Iran-backed groups in the country on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 14:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia announced on Wednesday the crash of a military plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Belgorod region, resulting in the fatalities of all individuals on board. Russia said on Wednesday that an IL-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed in the western Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine. ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 13:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump secured a significant victory in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, claiming 80% of the votes and edging closer to securing the Republican nomination for a White House rematch with Joe Biden. Donald Trump won the key New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, moving him ever closer to locking in the Republican presidential nomination and ...
2024-01-24 11:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Bahrain Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
The prospects for a new Abraham Accord between Saudi Arabia and Israel seem open today. While the Wahhabi Kingdom quietly nurtured relations with Tel Aviv for several years, particularly in the intelligence realm, it is true that the officialization of their rapprochement is vital for both countries. For this purpose, specific conditions are ...