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SpotlightDown Syndrome: Japanese Breakthrough Erases the Extra Chromosome

Bélinda Ibrahim 18/09 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Down Syndrome Japan Chromosome Research Science

It is a milestone in the history of Down syndrome research. A team from Mie University in Japan has shown that it is possible, through CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, to erase the supernumerary chromosome that causes the condition, at least in cells grown in labs. The announcement, published in the scientific journal PNAS Nexus, made headlines, as it ...

Upcoming Diplomatic Developments: Ortagus in Beirut, President Aoun in New York

This is Beirut 18/09 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus is expected to arrive in Beirut on Sunday to attend a meeting of the Ceasefire Oversight Committee. According to information obtained by Nidaa Al-Watan, her visit will focus mainly on technical and military aspects, rather than political ones, while the President of the Republic is due to fly to New York to attend ...

US Faces Pressure in UN Security Council Vote on Gaza

This is Beirut 18/09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Security Council is slated to vote Thursday on the latest call for a ceasefire and increased humanitarian access to Gaza, a move supported by a majority seeking to act despite repeated US vetoes. The 10 non-permanent members initiated discussions on the current draft resolution in late August, in response to the UN's ...

EditorialDonald Trump, Waging Battles… for Peace

Marc Saikali 18/09 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Warning: the following lines may upset the delicate. Like it or not, Donald Trump keeps rewriting the script. While much of the mainstream media dedicates entire columns to tearing him down, the American president is busy bending global diplomacy to his own rhythm. A single post on X is enough to send foreign ministries into overdrive, forcing ...

Jimmy Kimmel Show off Air ‘Indefinitely’ After His Kirk Comments

This is Beirut 18/09 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Jimmy Kimmel's late-night television show has been taken off the air "indefinitely" after the host was criticized for comments about the motives behind the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, US network ABC said Wednesday. The stunning decision to suspend one of the United States' most popular and influential ...

$Al-Sharaa: Syrian Security Talks with Israel Could Yield Results \$

Al-Sharaa: Syrian Security Talks with Israel Could Yield Results "in Few Days"

This is Beirut 17/09 23:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Wednesday that ongoing security talks with Israel could produce results “in the coming days,” describing a security agreement as a “necessity.” Al-Sharaa added that if the security deal succeeds, it could pave the way for “other agreements,” but emphasized that “peace and normalization” with ...

King Charles Hails Trump's 'Personal Commitment' to Peace

This is Beirut 17/09 23:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. president Donald Trump was treated to a sumptuous royal state banquet in Windsor Castle, rounding off the US president's first full day of a historic second state visit to Britain. Before some 160 guests at the start of the lavish event, designed to play into the mercurial American leader's love of pomp and pageantry, King Charles ...

With Eye on US Threat and Venezuela Holds Caribbean Military Exercises

This is Beirut 17/09 23:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuela said Wednesday it had begun military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila in response to US military activity in the region. Forces deployed for what Washington called an anti-drug operation have destroyed at least two Venezuelan boats carrying a combined 14 people allegedly transporting drugs across the Caribbean this month, ...

Research Links Thousands of Deaths in Europe This Summer to Climate Change

This is Beirut 17/09 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Climate Change Europe

More than 15,000 deaths this summer in major European cities could be attributed to climate change, according to researchers in a preliminary study that has already been welcomed by other scientists. “Focusing on 854 European cities, this study concludes that climate change is behind 68% of the 24,400 deaths estimated to be linked to heat this ...

Hamas Official Ghazi Hamad Appears on Al Jazeera after Israel Strike on Doha

This is Beirut 17/09 21:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Ghazi Hamad Hamas Al Jazeera Qatar

Ghazi Hamad, a top official in Hamas, appeared Wednesday in a live interview broadcast by Qatari channel Al Jazeera, in the first appearance of a Hamas leader since the Israeli attack on Doha on September 9. The attack occurred "less than an hour after we began studying the proposal" for a ceasefire in Gaza, he said, referring to a meeting of ...

Palestinians Flee Gaza City Amid Israeli Offensive

This is Beirut 17/09 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas

On foot, by bike, or in vehicles, Palestinians are fleeing Gaza City in large numbers, targeted by a major Israeli military offensive whose bombings killed dozens across the territory on Wednesday. With U.S. support, Israel announced Tuesday the start of a ground and air campaign in Gaza City aimed at destroying the Palestinian Islamist group ...

Iran Ready for 'Fair, Balanced' Nuclear Solution with Europe

This is Beirut 17/09 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Iran said Wednesday it was ready to reach a "fair and balanced" solution with European powers over its nuclear program, following over-the-phone talks with Britain, France and Germany. "Iran is prepared to achieve a fair and balanced solution that ensures mutual interests. Attaining such a goal requires a responsible and independent approach by ...