This is Beirut 22/06 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Sunday against yet "another cycle of destruction" and retaliation following the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, which he said marked a "perilous turn" in the region. "I have repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East," the ...
This is Beirut 22/06 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday praised the US military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, describing them as a turning point for regional stability and a crucial step toward Israel’s broader strategic goals. In a nationally televised address following the overnight US operation, Netanyahu expressed deep gratitude to US ...
This is Beirut 22/06 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Despite the US strikes that targeted three nuclear sites in Iran at dawn on Sunday, Iranian authorities claim that their nuclear program remains intact in its essential components. Ali Shamkhani, an advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stated on Sunday that Iran still possesses its stock of enriched uranium, emphasizing that the struggle is far ...
This is Beirut 22/06 21:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites "devastated" Iran's nuclear program, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as Washington insisted it was not seeking a change of government in the Islamic republic following its intervention alongside Israel. With the Iran-Israel in its 10th day, here are the latest developments: US intervention US ...
This is Beirut 22/06 18:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Senior White House officials hailed the recent air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities as a turning point, claiming they have dealt a significant blow to Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and restored American deterrence on the global stage. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the military operation as a success that brought ...
Lyne Sammouri 22/06 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Senior Pentagon officials have revealed new details about Operation Midnight Hammer, the US airstrike that hit three Iranian nuclear facilities at dawn on Sunday.
This is Beirut 22/06 18:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said its fighter jets had struck "dozens" of targets across Iran on Sunday, including a long-range missile site in Yazd in the centre of the country for the first time. A statement said that "approximately 30 IAF (air force) fighter jets struck dozens of military targets throughout Iran" -- including ...
This is Beirut 22/06 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday following the US strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities, said Guyana, which holds the body's rotating chair for June. The meeting, scheduled for 3:00 pm (1900 GMT), will be the council's third since the Israel-Iran conflict began. AFP
This is Beirut 22/06 17:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The United States has carried out strikes that caused "extremely severe damage and destruction" to three of Iran's nuclear facilities, the top US military officer, General Dan Caine, said on Sunday. President Donald Trump had spent weeks pursuing a diplomatic path to replace the nuclear deal with Tehran that he tore up during his first term in ...
Sarah Martin 22/06 16:40 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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From Berlin, 28-year-old Jarjoura logs into his Aramaic class every week. “It’s the language my grandparents spoke in Maaloula, but my parents stopped using it after moving to Germany. Thanks to the Yawna association, I’m reconnecting with my roots,” he says. Founded by linguist Rimon Wehbi, the program offers structured lessons in ...
Sarah Martin 22/06 16:35 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
Nestled on the cliffsides at the foothills of the Qalamoun mountains, Maaloula gazes out over the void. Behind the picturesque façade of its alleys and its millennia-old language lies a harsher reality: a language and culture under siege. A minority identity caught in the grip of centralizing nationalism, institutionalized othering and a century ...
Sarah Martin 22/06 16:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Nestled on the mountainside of Syria’s Qalamoun range, the village of Maaloula clings to time as it does to stone. Its sand-colored houses blend into the rock, its winding alleys read like pages from an ancient tale and women greet you with “Shlomo,” a traditional Aramaic salutation. In the dry air of this Christian enclave, a language the ...