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Russian Space Chief to Meet NASA Head for First Time in Eight Years

This is Beirut, 29/07 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos arrived in the United States on Tuesday to meet with his NASA counterpart in the first such meeting in eight years, Roscosmos said. Space has been one of the few areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States after Moscow's offensive on Ukraine brought relations between the two space pioneer ...

Replacing Iran with Turkey Is a Recipe for Disaster in Syria

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 29/07 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Syrian revolution was not an uprising for liberty, freedom, or democracy. It was a manifestation of Sunni Islamists, backed by Turkey and Qatar, venting their rage against the rule of Assad, supported by Shia Islamist Iran. Syria’s Sunni Islamists did not care that Assad was a brutal dictator; they sought to replace him with their own ...

Five Dead Including Gunman in New York Office Shooting Spree

This is Beirut, 29/07 08:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Four people including a police officer were killed Monday after a gunman walked into a skyscraper in central Manhattan and opened fire in broad daylight, officials said. A fifth victim was also in critical condition after being shot, while the gunman apparently took his own life, Mayor Eric Adams told a late-night briefing at a hospital near the ...

Trump Slashes Russia Ultimatum to '10 or 12 Days'

This is Beirut, 28/07 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump issued on Monday a dramatic new ultimatum to Russia to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland. Saying he was not very interested in talking to Russian President Vladimir Putin anymore, the US leader also shifted his tone on Gaza, acknowledging there were signs of "real ...

Trump Announces Food Distribution Centers for Gaza

This is Beirut, 28/07 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will soon set up food distribution centers in war-ravaged Gaza, citing signs of a “real famine.” In the meantime, international agencies have begun delivering aid to the Palestinian territory, taking advantage of a limited pause in hostilities announced Sunday by Israel. However, ...

The Politics of Frozen Conflicts and Their Antidotes

Charles Chartouni, 28/07 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Paradoxically enough, the strategic contexts throughout the Middle and Near East extending between Iran and Gaza are in a state of volatility, and none of the security issues at stake have been addressed in a conclusive manner — or were ever meant to be. After the consecutive defeats that have unraveled the strategic and political realms of ...

EU, US strike 'biggest-ever' trade deal

This is Beirut, 27/07 19:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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he United States and European Union on Sunday clinched what President Donald Trump described as the "biggest-ever" deal to resolve a transatlantic tariff stand-off that threatened to explode into a full-blown trade war. Trump emerged from a high-stakes meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at his golf resort in ...

Israel and Hezbollah Tighten the Noose Around the Lebanese Government

Bassam Abou Zeid, 27/07 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun’s statement that he is holding talks with Hezbollah over its weapons and that negotiations are progressing slowly was especially noteworthy. Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt’s remarks were equally notable, as he called on Hezbollah to give up its heavy weaponry, deeming it ineffective in confronting ...

11 Injured at Walmart Store Stabbing in Us State of Michigan

This is Beirut, 27/07 05:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At least 11 people were injured in a stabbing at a Walmart store in the Midwestern state of Michigan on Saturday, with police saying it appeared to be a random attack. A 42-year-old male suspect was in custody, Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea told a press conference. "Based on the information that we have at this time, it appears ...

US Criticizes French Release of Jailed Georges Abdallah

This is Beirut, 26/07 19:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States on Saturday criticized the release from a French prison of pro-Palestinian Lebanese Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who spent more than 40 years behind bars for the killings of two diplomats, one of them American. Abdallah was detained in 1984 and sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for his involvement in the murders of US military ...

Hamas Rejects Trump Remarks on Gaza Talks Breakdown

This is Beirut, 26/07 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas officials expressed surprise on Saturday at US President Donald Trump's accusation that the group "didn't really want" a ceasefire and hostage release deal for Gaza. Trump made the allegation on Friday, a day after Israel and the United States quit indirect negotiations with Hamas in Qatar that had lasted nearly three weeks. "Trump's ...

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