This is Beirut, 21/01 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump has claimed a mandate from God to reshape America, but the earthly powers of the US courts, a super-thin majority in Congress and foreign capitals may have other ideas. The Republican president unleashed a "shock and awe" blitz of executive orders in his first 24 hours back in power that overturned many of his predecessor ...
David Hale , 21/01 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A window for peace between Israel and Lebanon just unexpectedly opened. There was an old adage that "Lebanon will never be the first Arab state to make peace with Israel, but it won't be the last." Sadly, with Lebanese decisions dictated by the Assad family backed by Iran, that concept became obsolete. Since 1983, the Assads ensured that South ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Brazilian coffee producer Moacir Donizetti first smelled the smoke, and then watched in desperation as a blaze consumed his family coffee plantation last year. The 54-year-old was one of hundreds of farmers hit by a brutal forest fire in Sao Paulo state, where years of soaring heat and erratic rains are set to drive up the cost of an espresso or ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The World Health Organization said Tuesday it regretted US President Donald Trump's decision -- just hours after taking power -- to withdraw his country from the UN agency, saying it hoped he would "reconsider". Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the WHO, a body he has repeatedly criticized over ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Taliban government said Tuesday they had released American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar. Discussions about the prisoner exchange were confirmed last year, but the swap was announced after outgoing US president Joe Biden handed over to Donald Trump, who was ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 06:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A state of emergency on the border with Mexico and ‘millions’ of promised deportations, withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, pardons for hundreds of Capitol Hill attackers... Barely inaugurated as President of the United States, Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders on Monday to mark his return to power. However, some of ...
This is Beirut, 20/01 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Donald Trump took the oath for a second term as President on Monday.
This is Beirut, 20/01 19:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Following the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, several countries have sent their congratulations to the new president. European Union EU chief Ursula von der Leyen invoked the "enduring strength" of transatlantic ties as she congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration for a second term as US ...
This is Beirut, 20/01 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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With glacial temperatures forcing US President-elect Donald Trump's swearing in indoors, the National Mall, normally jam-packed for inaugurations with hundreds of thousands of revelers, was eerily dead on Monday. We're "winging it," Trump supporters Lorri Williams and Ellie Hymes told AFP from the mall. The pair, who traveled to Washington from ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 20/01 16:10 - Reading : less than a minute
What happens on Inauguration Day? Does it always fall on the same day? What events await the US President?
Pierre Nahas, 20/01 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Over the past 80 years, the Middle East has consistently defied the predictions of analysts and commentators. The impulsive decisions of individual autocrats, and the complex interplay of geopolitics, wealth, religion, and great-power rivalry have made the region uniquely vulnerable to rapid and often catastrophic upheavals. We can cite countless ...
Tylia El Helou, 20/01 11:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Join us on @thisisbeirutnews on Monday, January 20th, at 7:00 PM for a special coverage of @realdonaldtrump ’s second presidential inauguration! @suzyhaidamous @achmouny