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US Senators Back Lebanese Army in Curbing Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 04/04 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a joint statement on Friday calling on Lebanon’s new government to seize the moment to reduce Hezbollah’s influence and implement crucial economic reforms. “We are at a critical moment in Lebanon,” the senators ...

Trump's Cabinet Hearings Kick Off With Controversial Pentagon Pick

This is Beirut, 14/01 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's cabinet nominees kicked off Tuesday with his controversial Pentagon pick, Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host dogged by sexual assault allegations and no experience leading large organizations. Senate Republicans are keen for Trump's national security nominees to be confirmed quickly and Democrats may ...

US Senators Introduce Law to Assist Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Senators introduced on Wednesday the ‘Preventing the Undermining of Lebanon’s Sovereignty and Economy (PULSE) Act’ that authorizes strong US assistance to the Lebanese people, its army and its economy, according to a press statement by the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee. The PULSE Act was introduced by Senators ...

Republicans Secure Senate Control in Key Midterm Wins

This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Republicans wrested the US Senate from Democratic control, US media projected early Wednesday, ending four years in the minority and providing a huge boost to the party in its quest to dominate every branch of government. The victory means that the incoming president will get enormous support to enact their agenda and appoint justices to the ...

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