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Trump Says Ordered Rebuild and Reopening of Defunct US Prison Alcatraz

This is Beirut, 05/05 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in California that shuttered six decades ago. The jail will house "America's most ruthless and violent Offenders," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding that the institution will be ...

Iran Unveils New Ballistic Missile With 1,200 Km Range

This is Beirut, 04/05 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran on Sunday unveiled a new solid-fuel ballistic missile with a range of 1,200 kilometres (745 miles), state television reported, at a time of rising tensions with the West. "The solid propellant Ghassem Basir ballistic missile has a range of at least 1,200 kilometres and is Iran's latest defence achievement," the broadcaster said. Western ...

Trump Says “I Don’t Know” if He Must Uphold the U.S. Constitution

This is Beirut, 04/05 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said in a television interview airing Sunday that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution. He also said he is not seriously considering running for a third White House term, after musing publicly over an idea clearly barred by the nation's founding legal document. "I don't know," Trump responded when ...

Trump to Visit the Gulf in Mid-May for Talks with GCC Leaders

This is Beirut, 04/05 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump is due to meet the heads of state of six Gulf countries while on a visit to Riyadh later this month, a source close to the Saudi government told AFP on Sunday. Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates from May 13 to 16 will be the first foreign trip of his second term -- other than a brief visit ...

Verstappen Takes Pole Position for Miami Grand Prix

This is Beirut, 04/05 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for Sunday's Miami Grand Prix with a blistering fastest lap of 1:26.204 in qualifying on Saturday. The Dutchman was 0.065 of a second ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris with 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes again impressing as he powered into third place on the grid. There was more ...

Zelensky Refuses to “Play” with the Short Truces Proposed by Putin

This is Beirut, 03/05 17:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed a three-day truce ordered by Russian leader Vladimir Putin as theatrics but said Kyiv was ready for a full ceasefire. Moscow said the truce, set to coincide with its World War II commemorations on May 9, was aimed at testing Kyiv's "readiness" for long-term peace and accused ...

Iran Says 'Has Every Right' To Enrich Uranium, Dismissing US Concerns

This is Beirut, 03/05 11:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran defended on Saturday its "right" to enrich uranium despite growing Western concern that Tehran may be seeking nuclear weapons and as talks with the United States were delayed. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X that "Iran has every right to possess the full nuclear fuel cycle," citing Tehran's ...

US Approves $3.5 bn Missile Sale to Saudis

This is Beirut, 03/05 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United States on Friday approved a $3.5 billion sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia, ahead of a visit to the kingdom by President Donald Trump. The State Department said it notified Congress of the deal that will include Saudi Arabia's purchase of 1,000 medium-range air-to-air missiles. The AIM-120 missiles, whose principal contractor is ...

Trade War: China Navigates the Storm with a Steady Compass

Christiane Tager, 02/05 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Since Washington decided to strike hard with 145% tariffs, trade relations between China and the US have shifted from a negotiation table to a boxing ring. The blow is heavy: in 2024, the US alone accounted for nearly $500 billion in Chinese imports, making it Beijing’s largest commercial partner. In real terms, nearly one in five Chinese ...

AfD Designated as "Far-Right Extremist": Is a Ban on the Party Coming ?

This is Beirut, 02/05 20:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Germany's domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the rising far-right party AfD as an extremist group, handing authorities greater powers to monitor it and fuelling calls for it to be banned. The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) swiftly slammed the move as a "heavy blow" to democracy, just months after they won second ...

Trump’s 2026 Budget Boosts Defense and Border Security, Slashes Social Spending

This is Beirut, 02/05 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump unveiled the first budget blueprint of his second term Friday, with a big increase on defense and homeland security while radically slashing other areas of government. Trump's 2026 budget proposal eyes a 22 percent non-defense spending cut amounting to $163 billion -- doubling down on cost-cutting efforts under Elon ...

Iran Says US Sanctions ‘Will Not Change’ Its Policy After Trump Threats

This is Beirut, 02/05 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran said Friday continued US sanctions on its trade partners will not alter its policy, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose penalties on countries or individuals dealing in Iranian oil. "The continuation of these illegal behaviours will not change Iran's logical, legitimate and international law-based positions," a ...

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