This Is Beirut 18/07 16:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
German electric air cab developer Lilium announced, on Thursday, a landmark order for up to 100 “Lilium Jets” from Saudi state-owned airline Saudia. Contracts for 50 firm orders and an option for a further 50 machines were signed at a ceremony at Lilium's headquarters in Gauting, near Munich. The Saudia Group intends to use these air cabs to ...
This Is Beirut 18/07 14:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several thousand machinists employed by Boeing in the Seattle area of the northwestern United States voted on Wednesday to go on strike if wage negotiations fail in September. Thousands of Boeing hourly workers voted in Seattle to authorize a potential labor strike if ongoing contract negotiations stumble, a union statement said Wednesday. The ...
This Is Beirut 18/07 11:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected by MEPs on Thursday as head of the European Commission, paving the way for continuity in the European Union's main institutions. Members of the European Parliament meeting in Strasbourg on Thursday granted a second five-year term of office to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who had already ...
This Is Beirut 18/07 10:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia downed 33 Ukrainian aerial drones overnight over Crimea and 10 naval drones that were heading for the peninsula, Moscow's defense ministry said Thursday. "Air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 33 aerial drones over... Crimea," the ministry said in a Telegram post, adding that forces "in the Black Sea destroyed 10 naval ...
This Is Beirut 18/07 10:36 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Senator J.D. Vance, chosen by Donald Trump to support his campaign, called on Wednesday for America to “choose a new path” that puts workers at its center, during his keynote speech at the Republican convention in Milwaukee. Donald Trump's vice presidential pick J.D. Vance lit up the Republican National Convention Wednesday with a speech ...
Salam Zaatari 18/07 10:23 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
I remember not too long ago, when YouTuber and influencer Andrew Tate predicted his arrest, he stated something about some shadow forces that still resonates in my thoughts, he called them “the matrix”. Tate said there are three steps to eliminate an influence that does not go along with hidden agendas or “the matrix” (the world ...
This Is Beirut 18/07 03:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms Wednesday, shortly after conceding he would consider dropping his reelection bid if doctors diagnosed him with a serious medical condition. The 81-year-old Democrat gave reporters the thumbs up and said "I feel good" as he cut short a campaign trip to Las Vegas and flew to his ...
This Is Beirut 17/07 21:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled Wednesday a new plan for countries in the Americas to boost production of semiconductors, which are critical just about everywhere in modern industry and a sector dominated by China. "This initiative will turbocharge countries' capacity to assemble, to test and to package semiconductors, beginning ...
This Is Beirut 17/07 18:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia and Ukraine have released a total of 190 captured soldiers in the latest prisoner exchange between the two countries, officials in Moscow and Kyiv announced on Wednesday. Thousands of POWs have been freed in more than 50 individual exchanges throughout the war – an area where the two sides have been able to strike rare agreements since ...
This Is Beirut 17/07 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A late French priest celebrated for his work with the poor has been accused of sexually assaulting several women, one of them underage, charities Emmaus and Fondation Abbe Pierre said on Wednesday. “Our organizations celebrate the courage of the people who have given testimony and, through their words, allowed these facts to come to light. We ...
This Is Beirut 17/07 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
China said on Wednesday it had suspended negotiations with the United States on nuclear non-proliferation and arms control in response to Washington's weapons sales to Taiwan. The US and China in November held rare talks on nuclear arms control, part of a bid to ease mistrust ahead of a summit between leader Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. Further ...
Rami Rayess 17/07 14:47 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In the wake of the presidential debate between US President Joe Biden and his rival, former President Donald Trump, Biden's lackluster (if not catastrophic, as leading commentators and political analysts have described) performance has fueled expectations that Trump may achieve a decisive victory. Biden's frequent gaffes and almost daily slips of ...