More debris in Gaza than Ukraine
Gaza is filled with more debris and rubble than Ukraine, the UN said Wednesday, with the mammoth task of clearing it made all the more costly and dangerous by the sheer amount of asbestos and...
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Iran's Khamenei criticises Arab-Israel normalisation bids
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that efforts underway to forge a normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries will not resolve the crisis in the Middle...
1 May 2024
Maronite bishops 'sorry' for postponement of municipal elections
On Wednesday, the Maronite bishops expressed their "regret" at the postponement of key national events such as the presidential, municipal and mukhtar elections, "under various...
1 May 2024
Hamas official insists Gaza cease-fire must be permanent
Hamas will respond to an Israeli truce proposal for Gaza "within a very short period," an official with the Palestinian militant group said Wednesday, stressing that any cease-fire needs to be...
1 May 2024
Blinken tells Netanyahu US still opposes Rafah operation
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated US opposition to an Israeli assault on the crowded Gaza city of Rafah in talks Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has vowed to press...
1 May 2024
Clashes at UCLA pro-Palestinian protests in US campus unrest
Clashes broke out on Wednesday at pro-Palestinian demonstrations on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, as dozens of universities around the United States struggle to contain...
1 May 2024
Beirut Fire Brigade addresses 'speculation' surrounding cause of fire at Pizza Secret restaurant
BEIRUT – The Beirut Fire Brigade has issued a statement Wednesday stating that reports from some news websites that the cause of the fire that occurred Tuesday at the Pizza Secret restaurant was...
1 May 2024
Eight arrested in Bibnine for allegedly shooting during funeral of two Islamic Group leaders
BEIRUT – Eight individuals suspected of involvement in the shooting during the funeral of Islamic Group leaders Musab and Bilal Khalaf were arrested during a series of raids conducted Tuesday...
1 May 2024
UK policeman charged over allegedly pro-Hamas image
A police officer in northern England is set to appear in court this week to face terror charges after allegedly sharing an image supporting Palestinian militant group Hamas, a watchdog said...
1 May 2024
Police arrest protesters at Columbia University as student anti-war protests spread
BEIRUT – A large number of New York City police officers entered the Columbia University campus, detaining several individuals, as the latest development in the ongoing Gaza anti-war protests...
1 May 2024
Istanbul police detain dozens amid May Day clampdown
Turkish police on Wednesday detained dozens of protesters attempting to tear down barricades in different districts of Istanbul after authorities banned May 1 rallies at the city's main Taksim...
1 May 2024
Israeli president says use of ICC against Israel a threat to democracies
Israel's president on Wednesday urged allies to reject efforts to use the International Criminal Court against his country over its war in Gaza, warning of a threat to democracies everywhere....
1 May 2024
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 34,568
The health ministry in Gaza said Wednesday that at least 34,568 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during almost seven months of war between Israel and Hamas....
1 May 2024
Blinken urges Hamas to agree Gaza truce as he meets Israel leaders
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept a truce in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to send troops into its far southern city of Rafah....
1 May 2024
Rights groups denounce 11-year sentence for Saudi rights activist
Human rights groups on Tuesday denounced an 11-year prison term handed down by a counterterrorism court to a Saudi fitness instructor and women's rights activist. The...
1 May 2024
Israel says it 'will not accept a deal that includes an end to the war' in Gaza: Day 208 of the Gaza war
19:05 Beirut Time Thank you for joining us today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for more of our live coverage. Enjoy the rest of your day! 19:04 Beirut Time At...
