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Trump Ramps Up Transition Moves With Key Appointments

This is Beirut, 2024-11-11 20:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

US President-elect Donald Trump named new members for his incoming administration on Monday, tapping loyalist hardliners for several key posts including a "border czar" who will be in charge of mass deportations. His staffing picks are the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny, with Trump vowing that his second administration will oversee a ...

Trump’s Comeback and Fate of the Middle East

Michel Touma, 2024-11-11 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump's return to the White House, bolstered by a sweeping Republican victory in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, has sparked significant concern among some Western circles. These observers are uneasy about what they see as the newly elected president's overly “conservative” positions, particularly in terms of social ...

Netanyahu Says Spoke Again with Trump About Iran 'Threat'

This is Beirut, 2024-11-10 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Sunday he had spoken three times with US president-elect Donald Trump over the past few days about the "Iranian threat" to Israeli security. "In the last few days, I have spoken three times with President-elect Donald Trump... Talks were designed to further tighten the strong alliance ...

US Strikes Houthi Arms Sites Amid Red Sea Tensions

This is Beirut, 2024-11-10 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US warplanes staged multiple strikes Saturday night on Iran-backed Houthi advanced weapons storage facilities in Yemen, the Pentagon said. The facilities contained various weapons used to target military and civilian vessels navigating international waters throughout the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, according to information provided to AFP by the ...

Biden and Trump to Meet at White House on Wednesday

This is Beirut, 2024-11-09 19:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power following the Republican's decisive election victory. Biden and Trump will meet at the Oval Office at 11:00 am (16:00 GMT), the White House said Saturday, with the clock ticking down to the ex-president's ...

Iran denies conspiracy accusations against Trump

This is Beirut, 2024-11-09 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran deemed as 'totally baseless' on Saturday the U.S. accusations that Tehran is involved in assassination plots in the United States, specifically targeting President-elect Donald Trump. Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday called the allegations that Tehran was behind a plot against Trump "totally unfounded." The Foreign Ministry "rejects ...

US Charges Iranian in Alleged Plot to Assassinate Donald Trump

This is Beirut, 2024-11-08 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to reports from Reuters, U.S. authorities have charged an Iranian man in connection with a plot allegedly ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to assassinate Donald Trump, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday. In a statement, the Justice Department said Farhad Shakeri, 51, had informed law enforcement ...

Reforming Europe's Economy Urgent Following Trump Win, Says EU

This is Beirut, 2024-11-08 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Reforming Europe's economy is all the more urgent following Donald Trump's US election win, warned the author of a blockbuster report, Mario Draghi, ahead of talks Friday with EU leaders in Budapest on tackling the challenge. Although Europe's public reaction to the Republican's return has been cautious, officials are on full ...

Iran Kills Four Militants in South East

This is Beirut, 2024-11-08 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed four more militants during an operation in the country's southeast region where jihadists killed 10 police last month, state media said on Friday. The deaths were part of an "ongoing operation" in Sistan-Baluchistan province, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Ahmad Shafaei said, adding that a soldier was ...

The New-Old World Order... and Trump's Promises

Johnny Kortbawi, 2024-11-08 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States, as the leading global power, holds a decisive role in shaping the world’s future. From this perspective, many recognize that an election in the US is, in essence, an election for the entire world. Following Donald Trump’s victory, and his attempt to avenge his previous defeat, it is striking how the emerging new world order ...

Israeli Fans Attacked in Amsterdam, Sparking Outcry in Europe

This is Beirut, 2024-11-08 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli, Dutch and European leaders on Friday condemned "anti-Semitic" clashes that erupted in Amsterdam overnight after a Europa League football match, with Israel sending rescue planes for their citizens. The violence flared after the game between home team Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv that Ajax won 5-0. Five people were hospitalised ...

Geagea: 'Hezbollah Is Deceiving the Lebanese to Continue Fighting'

This is Beirut, 2024-11-07 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Head of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Party Samir Geagea affirmed that the campaign launched against the Lebanese Army about two weeks ago, followed by the positions of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, “represents the largest operation of fraud and deception that we are witnessing.” In an interview with LBCI on Thursday, he ...

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