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US to Screen Social Media of Foreign Students for Anti-American Content

This is Beirut, 09:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released Wednesday. The State Department had temporarily paused issuing visas for foreign students at the end of May while it came up with the new social ...

Khamenei Says Iran will 'Never Surrender', Warns Off US

This is Beirut, 18/06 14:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday the nation would never surrender as demanded by President Donald Trump and warned the United States it would face "irreparable damage" if it intervenes in support of its ally. The speech came six days into the conflict, with Trump demanding Iran's "unconditional ...

Trump Extends TikTok Deadline for Third Time

This is Beirut, 18/06 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump will this week give TikTok a fresh 90-day extension to find a non-Chinese buyer, the White House said Tuesday, the third time he has put off a threatened ban on the popular app. A federal law requiring TikTok's sale or ban on national security grounds was due to take effect the day before Trump's January ...

Why Stablecoins are Gaining Popularity

This is Beirut, 18/06 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Stablecoins -- a form of cryptocurrency backed by traditional assets -- are gaining traction, with the US Senate set to vote Tuesday on a bill to regulate such digital tokens. But as stablecoins move closer to the financial mainstream, experts warn that weak regulation could leave investors and the financial system vulnerable. What are ...

The Bunker Buster: Inside the Bomb That Could Shatter Iran’s Nuclear Core

This is Beirut, 18/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A powerful American bunker-busting bomb is the only weapon capable of destroying Iran's deeply buried nuclear facilities, making it President Donald Trump's weapon of choice if he chooses to militarily back Israel. The GBU-57, a 30,000-pound (13,607 kg) warhead capable of penetrating 200 feet (61 meters) underground before exploding, is missing ...

When the Skies Close In: The Impact on Flights, Passengers and Airlines

Yara Germany, 17/06 22:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Each time tensions flare in the Middle East, airspace closures thrust airlines, travel agencies and passengers into a frantic race against time. Flights are rerouted, layovers stretch and last-minute decisions become the norm… A behind-the-scenes look at a sky turned unpredictable, where everyone struggles to navigate the chaos. Following last ...

Iran Accuses G7 of Siding with Israel with De-Escalation Call

This is Beirut, 17/06 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran accused the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday of siding with Israel in its call for "de-escalation" in their intensifying conflict, now in its fifth day. "The G7 must give up its one-sided rhetoric and tackle the real source of the escalation -- Israel's aggression," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said. "Israel has launched an ...

OpenAI Wins $200 mn Contract with US Military

This is Beirut, 17/06 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US Department of Defense on Monday awarded OpenAI a $200 million contract to put generative artificial intelligence (AI) to work for the military. San Francisco-based OpenAI will "develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains," according to the ...

US Envoy says Tel Aviv Embassy Building Damaged by Iran Strike

This is Beirut, 16/06 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Monday said an embassy building in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage from a nearby Iranian missile strike, reporting no injuries to US personnel. Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further ...

‘Urgent Action’ Needed to Prevent Iran-Israel Conflict Spreading: Turkey

This is Beirut, 15/06 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "urgent action" was needed to prevent the Iran-Israel conflict engulfing the Middle East, in a call with US counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday. "President Erdogan hailed the recent comments by US President Trump concerning a resolution of the conflict between Israel and Iran... and stressed that urgent ...

Macron Urges Tehran to Return to the Negotiating Table

This is Beirut, 14/06 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron urged his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to "quickly" resume negotiations over his country's nuclear programme, in talks Saturday as a conflict between Tehran and Israel escalated. Fresh US-Iranian talks on Tehran's nuclear programme that had been scheduled for Sunday were cancelled after Israel launched ...

Iran-US Mediator Oman Says No Nuclear Talks on Sunday

This is Beirut, 14/06 18:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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A sixth round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington planned for this weekend has been cancelled, mediator Oman said Saturday, following waves of Israeli attacks on Iran. "The Iran US-talks scheduled to be held in Muscat this Sunday will not now take place," Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said in a post on X, adding that "diplomacy ...

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