Salam El Zaatari, 13/02 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA United States
When Donald Trump first suggested buying Greenland in 2019, the world laughed. But what if it wasn’t a joke? What if Greenland was about missile defense, not real estate? What if Trump’s renewed focus on controlling the Panama Canal wasn't just about trade, but about blocking China’s expanding influence? And what if his second term proves to ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US stock markets tumbled on Wednesday as an inflation reading came in hotter than expected, fanning fears that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates higher for longer. Following days of attention on US President Donald Trump's tariff moves, traders were focusing on the January consumer inflation data, which is set to play a role in the ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 12:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Pete Hegseth NATO
New US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived for his first meetings at NATO headquarters Wednesday looking to push European nations over support for Ukraine and ramping up military spending. Washington's allies are waiting nervously for clarity from President Donald Trump's administration after the volatile leader demanded NATO more than ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
South Lebanon Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Hezbollah
As the deadline approaches for Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, a fragile calm persists in the region. The Ceasefire Monitoring Committee has been informed that the Israeli army has requested to remain in certain positions in southern Lebanon until February 28. The Lebanese side has firmly rejected this request. Additionally, ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Palestine Banks West Bank
Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Wednesday rejected any displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, calling it "unacceptable" for the region. "The focus today is on Gaza today and tomorrow it will shift to the West Bank with the objective of emptying Palestine of its historical inhabitants," he said at the ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Gaza Donald Trump Israel Jordan
President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his idea of exiling Palestinians and placing a rebuilt Gaza under "US authority," but faced pushback from visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II. "I reiterated Jordan's steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. This is the unified Arab ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 04:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Volodymyr Zelensky Vladimir Poutine Donald Trump Ukraine Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to swap land in negotiations with Russia, which freed an American prisoner in a gesture President Donald Trump described Tuesday as a goodwill gesture on ending the war. Zelensky, who will meet Friday at the Munich Security Conference with US Vice President JD Vance, a vocal critic of US ...
This is Beirut, 11/02 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump New York USA White House
United States stock markets wobbled, and gold reached fresh highs on Tuesday as traders kept a nervous eye on US President Donald Trump’s next tariff decisions, worried about inflation and interest rates. European markets rose, with both Frankfurt and London again setting records, while Asian equity markets struggled for direction. Trump has ...
This is Beirut, 11/02 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A suspension of US foreign aid and possible dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will have a major impact on some of the world's poorest countries, the Washington-based Center for Global Development (CGD) warned Tuesday. For more than 20 economies, a year-long pause on US aid could mean a loss of over one percent ...
This is Beirut, 11/02 16:14 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Gaza Hamas Donald Trump Israël
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US President Donald Trump's latest warning "further complicates" the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps. Trump said that "all hell" would break out if Hamas failed to release all Israeli hostages by the ...
This is Beirut, 11/02 14:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump Gulf of Mexico Gulf of America US
Google renamed on Monday the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” in its mapping service for users in the United States. The change follows an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump in tribute to the “greatness of America,” according to the US Board on Geographic Names. Google stated that the update aligns with its policy ...
This is Beirut, 11/02 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Pope Francis United States
Pope Francis launched a stinging critique Tuesday of US President Donald Trump's deportations of undocumented migrants, describing it as a "major crisis" that "damages the dignity of men and women". In a letter to US bishops, he urged Catholics and others "not to give in to narratives that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to ...