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Saudi Hosts World's Business Elite with Eyes on Gigaprojects, AI
Saudi Hosts World's Business Elite with Eyes on Gigaprojects, AI

This is Beirut 2025-10-28 09:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia welcomes heads of state and the global business elite at a major investment conference this week as it seeks support for its sprawling "gigaprojects" and sky-high AI ambitions. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, joined by several ministers and more than 150 business leaders, and Syria's interim president are among the guests at the ...

Hamas to Return Hostage Body as Families Urge Pause to Gaza Truce
Hamas to Return Hostage Body as Families Urge Pause to Gaza Truce

This is Beirut 2025-10-27 23:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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  Hamas handed over the remains of a deceased hostage on Monday as the Palestinian group came under increasing pressure to return its remaining deceased captives as promised under the Gaza ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israeli forces had received a coffin containing what Hamas said was the sixteenth of 28 ...

6.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Western Turkey
6.1-Magnitude Quake Hits Western Turkey

This is Beirut 2025-10-27 22:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Turkey Earthquake

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck western Turkey late on Monday, with tremors felt in Istanbul and other cities, the country's emergencies agency said. The quake struck at 10:48 pm local time (1948 GMT) and was also felt in the tourist hotspot of Izmir, the AFAD agency said. There were no immediate reports of victims. Images of at least one ...

UN probe Finds New Russian Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine
UN probe Finds New Russian Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine

This is Beirut 2025-10-27 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia has committed a crime against humanity in forcing people to flee Ukrainian-held territory through continual drone attacks targeting civilians, a United Nations-backed investigation said Monday. The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine also determined that Russia had committed war crimes in deporting and ...

Erdogan Hails Eurofighter Deal as 'New Symbol' of Strategic Ties with UK 
Erdogan Hails Eurofighter Deal as 'New Symbol' of Strategic Ties with UK 

This is Beirut 2025-10-27 19:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hailed a landmark agreement with London to buy 20 Eurofighter jets, describing the $11-billion deal as a new symbol of defense cooperation with Britain. "We regard this step as a new symbol of the strategic relations between our two close allies," he said after signing the agreement with ...

Trump in Japan as Hopes Grow for China Trade Deal
Trump in Japan as Hopes Grow for China Trade Deal

This is Beirut 2025-10-27 18:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, the next leg of an Asia tour that could see the US president and China's Xi Jinping end their bruising trade war. Speaking on Air Force One, Trump said he was hopeful of a deal when he sees Xi on Thursday in South Korea, while also indicating he was willing to extend his trip in order to meet North Korean ...

German FM Urges 'Fair' Rare Earth, Chip Trade with China
German FM Urges 'Fair' Rare Earth, Chip Trade with China

This is Beirut 2025-10-27 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Monday called for "fair" trade with China in chips and rare earth minerals, amid heightened tensions between China and the European Union. Wadephul, who last week was forced to cancel a planned visit to China, said he plans to speak with Chinese representatives by phone "as soon as possible and ...

Inside Gaza’s Technocratic Committee: What’s at Stake
Inside Gaza’s Technocratic Committee: What’s at Stake

Mario Chartouni 2025-10-27 16:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Following a meeting in Cairo on Friday, the main Palestinian factions, including Hamas, announced that they had agreed to entrust the administration of the Gaza Strip to a temporary Palestinian committee composed of independent technocrats. According to a statement posted on Hamas’s website, the committee will oversee day-to-day affairs and ...

Ten People Go on Trial Over Online Harassment of French First Lady
Ten People Go on Trial Over Online Harassment of French First Lady

This is Beirut 2025-10-27 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ten people went on trial in Paris Monday charged with sexist online harassment of Brigitte Macron, in the latest case linked to unsubstantiated gender claims thrown at the French first lady in France and beyond. The trial comes after she and President Emmanuel Macron filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States at the end of July, in ...

Israel Lifts State of Emergency for Communities Neighbouring Gaza
Israel Lifts State of Emergency for Communities Neighbouring Gaza

This is Beirut 2025-10-27 15:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel has lifted the state of emergency for areas near the border with Gaza for the first time since Hamas's October 2023 attack, Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Monday. "I have decided to adopt the (Israeli military's) recommendation and to lift, for the first time since October 7, the special state on the home front," a statement ...

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