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Iran Withdraws Draft Resolution to Ban Attacks on Nuclear Facilities

This is Beirut, 19/09 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran late Thursday withdrew a draft resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog that called to ban attacks against nuclear facilities after its war with Israel, citing reported US pressure for the last-minute change. In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that saw Israeli and US strikes on ...

Trump Hopes to Settle TikTok's Fate on Xi Call

This is Beirut, 19/09 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump, who recently accused Xi Jinping of working to "conspire" against the United States, hopes to finalize the fate of video-sharing app TikTok and make progress on trade talks in a phone call with the Chinese leader on Friday. "I'm speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok, and also trade," ...

US Veto Blocks UN Security Council Resolution on Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 18/09 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from meaningful diplomatic pressure. "The United States rejects this unacceptable resolution. It is beyond time that Hamas release every single hostage now and surrender immediately. The United States ...

US Ambassador Says Lebanese Army’s Efforts Are Strong but Insufficient

This is Beirut, 18/09 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson highlighted the central role played by the Lebanese Army since the ceasefire agreement, praising its performance as “impressive” but stressing that it is “not enough” to guarantee lasting stability. Speaking in Beirut, Johnson underscored the need for additional measures to strengthen security and ...

Trump and Starmer Seal Historic 205 Billion Dollar Tech Deal

This is Beirut, 18/09 16:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump hailed America's "unbreakable bond" with Britain Thursday as he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a huge tech deal on the second day of the US president's pomp-filled state visit. A day after King Charles III treated Trump to a day of royal pageantry at Windsor Castle, Trump flew to Starmer's Chequers country residence for talks ...

Swiss Exports to US Tumble After Tariff Punch

This is Beirut, 18/09 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Swiss exports to the United States fell to their lowest level since 2020 in August when massive US tariffs came into effect, official data showed Thursday. The Alpine country's exports to the United States reached 3.1 billion Swiss francs ($3.9 billion) in August, a 22.1 percent drop from July, customs figures showed. Donald Trump imposed a ...

Syria FM Heading to US, a First in 25 Years

This is Beirut, 18/09 11:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Syria's foreign minister is heading to Washington on Thursday, a foreign ministry source rold AFP, in the first such visit in more than 25 years. "Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani will travel to Washington to discuss the lifting of the remaining sanctions," the source said, requesting anonymity as they were not allowed to brief the ...

Buffer Zones and Broken Red Lines: Israel’s New Security Architecture in Syria and Lebanon

Salam El Zaatari, 18/09 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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For decades, Israel and Lebanon have lived under a paradox: perpetual hostility punctuated by temporary ceasefires. The 1949 Armistice created quiet without peace until the Lebanese state allowed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to operate from its south in 1969. That decision transformed southern Lebanon into a launchpad for attacks on ...

Jimmy Kimmel Show off Air ‘Indefinitely’ After His Kirk Comments

This is Beirut, 18/09 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Jimmy Kimmel's late-night television show has been taken off the air "indefinitely" after the host was criticized for comments about the motives behind the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, US network ABC said Wednesday. The stunning decision to suspend one of the United States' most popular and influential ...

King Charles Hails Trump's 'Personal Commitment' to Peace

This is Beirut, 17/09 23:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. president Donald Trump was treated to a sumptuous royal state banquet in Windsor Castle, rounding off the US president's first full day of a historic second state visit to Britain. Before some 160 guests at the start of the lavish event, designed to play into the mercurial American leader's love of pomp and pageantry, King Charles ...

With Eye on US Threat and Venezuela Holds Caribbean Military Exercises

This is Beirut, 17/09 23:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Venezuela said Wednesday it had begun military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila in response to US military activity in the region. Forces deployed for what Washington called an anti-drug operation have destroyed at least two Venezuelan boats carrying a combined 14 people allegedly transporting drugs across the Caribbean this month, ...

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