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Trump’s Middle East Visit: AI Dreams, Petrodollars and the Rebirth of Broken States

Salam El Zaatari, 15/05 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Trump’s first major foreign trip in his second term didn’t start in Jerusalem, Cairo or Baghdad, it began in Riyadh. That alone says a lot. This wasn’t about Abraham Accords 2.0 or sermonizing about “shared values.” This was pure transactional diplomacy, wrapped in the glossy skin of petrodollars and lined with AI circuits. The visuals ...

Syrian Leader Says Lifting of US Sanctions 'Historic and Courageous'

This is Beirut, 14/05 23:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a significant address following his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa praised US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions, calling it "historic and courageous." Speaking in a live television address, Sharaa said Trump's move "was a historic and courageous decision, which ...

Trump Presses Syria Leader on Israel Ties after Lifting Sanctions

This is Beirut, 14/05 22:18 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump landed in Doha on Wednesday after visiting Riyadh, where he urged Syria's president to normalize relations with Israel after offering a major boost to the war-ravaged country by vowing to lift sanctions. Trump became the first US president in 25 years to meet a Syrian leader -- Ahmed al-Sharaa, an erstwhile Islamist ...

Trump Calls for a Free Lebanon and a Cooperative Syria Before Leaving for Qatar

This is Beirut, 14/05 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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On his second day in Saudi Arabia, Trump called for a Hezbollah-free Lebanon and a Syria committed to the Abraham Accords. A vision for a peaceful Middle East before his departure for Qatar.

Farhan: Trump Visit Reinforces Strategic Ties

This is Beirut, 14/05 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a press briefing on Wednesday following the departure of US President Donald Trump from Riyadh to Doha, highlighting a series of key regional and bilateral developments. Farhan described Trump’s visit as a “turning point” in Saudi-US relations, underscoring the depth of the long-standing ...

Trump Meets Syrian Leader After Lifting Sanctions

This is Beirut, 14/05 10:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump became the first US president in 25 years to meet a Syrian leader on Wednesday after he offered sanctions relief in hopes of offering a new path to the war-battered country. Trump, in Riyadh on the first state visit of his second term, met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, an erstwhile Islamist guerrilla turned interim president after the ...

President Aoun and PM Salam Welcome US Decision to Lift Sanctions on Syria

This is Beirut, 13/05 20:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed the decision by United States President Donald Trump to lift sanctions on Syria, calling it a crucial development. President Aoun attributed it to the “valued efforts” of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. “I welcome President Donald Trump’s announcement of lifting the ...

Trump Set to Meet Syrian Leader Ahead of Qatar Visit

This is Beirut, 13/05 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump is set to meet the leader of Syria and the heads of the Gulf states Wednesday in Riyadh before travelling to Qatar where controversy is swirling over the gifting of a luxury aircraft. The US president was set to "say hello" to Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa during his last day in Riyadh, after vowing to remove sanctions against ...

Lebanon Is Finally on the Right Track

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 13/05 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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A glimmer of hope can finally be seen in the Middle East and is emanating, surprisingly, from Lebanon, where the state is restoring its sovereignty and shrinking the Hezbollah tumor. More needs to be done. For now, however, the country is on the right track. “It has only been six or seven months,” a senior U.S. official told The Wall Street ...

Israeli Army Says Body of Soldier Missing for 43 Years Found in 'Heart of Syria'

This is Beirut, 11/05 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said Sunday that the body of a soldier missing for 43 years had been found in the "heart of Syria" and repatriated in a special operation with the Mossad intelligence agency. "In a special operation led by the IDF (military) and Mossad, the body of Sgt. First Class Tzvika Feldman was found in the heart of Syria and ...

100 Syrian Families Repatriated Voluntarily from Arsal to Syria

This is Beirut, 10/05 10:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Lebanese Army, with support from the Bekaa Intelligence Directorate, oversaw a new voluntary repatriation of displaced Syrians on Saturday. Around 100 families left camps in Arsal and crossed back into Syria via the Zamarani border point, returning to villages in the western Qalamoun region. This operation is part of weekly repatriation ...

Lebanese-Syrian Border and UNIFIL Renewal: Two Critical Challenges Ahead

Bassam Abou Zeid, 08/05 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France has stepped in decisively to take a leading role in the border demarcation process between Lebanon and Syria—an initiative announced by President Emmanuel Macron during the visit of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to France. According to French sources, Macron expressed his country’s readiness to provide both the Lebanese and Syrian ...

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