This is Beirut, 21/10 09:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gaza Hamas Palestine Israel Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump threatened to "eradicate" Hamas if it breached its ceasefire deal with Israel, as Vice President JD Vance travelled to the region Tuesday to bolster the fragile Gaza truce. The Trump administration has redoubled its efforts to cement the fragile Gaza peace agreement it helped to broker, after Israel accused ...
This is Beirut, 20/10 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Russia United States Vladimir Putin Donald Trump Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov and US counterpart Marco Rubio discussed preparations for an upcoming summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in a call on Monday, both sides said. Rubio "emphasized the importance of upcoming engagements as an opportunity for Moscow and Washington to collaborate on advancing a durable resolution of the ...
This is Beirut, 20/10 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Israel Middle East Tehran USA Ali Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rebuffed claims by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic's nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June. In a statement on his official website, Khamenei told Trump to "keep dreaming" over the comments on the sites' destruction and questioned the US president's right ...
This is Beirut, 20/10 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ceasefire Hamas Israel Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu
In a high-profile interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff – President Donald Trump’s envoys – defended their role in brokering the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and responded to criticism over potential conflicts of interest tied to their extensive business dealings in the ...
This is Beirut, 20/10 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Gaza Palestine Hamas Israel Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza was still holding after Israel carried out deadly strikes on the territory over alleged truce violations by Hamas. The dozens of strikes Israel carried out on Hamas positions in southern Gaza Sunday came after it accused the militant group of targeting its troops in "a blatant ...
Charles Chartouni, 20/10 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Gaza Hamas Israel Donald Trump Hezbollah
The significant progress toward peace achieved by the Trump administration presents a valuable opportunity if key obstacles can be overcome. None of the earlier, ill-conceived attempts to end the cycle of violence compare with the outstanding diplomatic achievement of the American administration. The humbug of the French president has faded away, ...
Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 19/10 19:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Donald Trump Israel Middle East Palestine Tehran
With around 10,000 members, Iran’s Jewish community is the second largest in the Middle East. Its presence is discreet but tangible in a nation marked by pronounced hostility toward Israel, most recently expressed during 12 days of open conflict last June. The Jewish presence in the lands of present-day Iran dates back to the eighth century ...
This is Beirut, 19/10 17:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Colombia United States Gustavo Petro
President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longstanding US ally, as he accused its president of condoning the production of drugs. Trump said leftist President Gustavo Petro is doing nothing to stop cocaine production despite "large scale payments and subsidies from the USA." "AS ...
This is Beirut, 18/10 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Donald Trump Israel Palestine Ceasefire White House
US Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Israel on Monday as part of efforts by the Trump administration to accelerate the implementation of the agreement ending the recent Gaza war, Axios reported Friday, citing US and Israeli sources. While US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was initially expected to lead the delegation, the White House ...
This is Beirut, 17/10 22:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Donald Trump USA Russia Vladimir Putin
US President Donald Trump suggested Friday it would be premature to give Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, saying as he hosted Volodymyr Zelensky that he hoped to secure peace with Russia first. "Hopefully they won't need it. Hopefully we'll be able to get the war over with without thinking about Tomahawks," Trump told journalists including an AFP ...
This is Beirut, 17/10 22:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Nicolas Maduro Venezuela
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro had offered major concessions to ease tensions with Washington and confirmed a new strike on a drug-smuggling vessel, which reportedly left survivors. Washington accuses Maduro of heading a drug cartel and has deployed significant military assets -- including stealth ...
This is Beirut, 17/10 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump European Union Hamas Gaza
The EU is looking at providing funding and expertise to help disarm Hamas under US President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, a document seen by AFP Friday said. The 27-nation bloc is discussing what role it can play after Europe was left on the sidelines as Trump sealed a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. The agreement has so far seen ...