Michel Touma, 20/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Middle East United States
Major developments are unfolding rapidly in the Levant, placing the region before what increasingly seems like an urgent reality: Hezbollah’s leadership, and more broadly its Iranian backers, need to align their political conduct with the so-called “reality principle.” In psychoanalytic terms, the “reality principle” means facing facts ...
This is Beirut, 19/10 17:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Colombia United States Gustavo Petro
President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is halting financial aid to Colombia, a longstanding US ally, as he accused its president of condoning the production of drugs. Trump said leftist President Gustavo Petro is doing nothing to stop cocaine production despite "large scale payments and subsidies from the USA." "AS ...
This is Beirut, 19/10 02:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Gaza Hamas Israël
The US State Department on Saturday said it had "credible reports" that Palestinian armed group Hamas was planning an imminent attack against civilians in Gaza, a move Washington said would be a "ceasefire violation." "This planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement and ...
This is Beirut, 18/10 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Israel Qatar Steve Witkoff
US envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's chief negotiator on the Middle East, has said that he felt "betrayed" when Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas negotiators in Qatar last month. In a CBS interview alongside Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law who worked with Witkoff on the brokering of a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and ...
This is Beirut, 18/10 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
China United States Trade Tariffs
China and the United States agreed Saturday to conduct another round of trade negotiations in the coming week, as the world's two biggest economies seek to avoid another damaging tit-for-tat tariff battle. Beijing last week announced sweeping controls on the critical rare earths industry, prompting US President Donald Trump to threaten 100 ...
This is Beirut, 18/10 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Max Verstappen Formula One Lando Norris Ferrari
Four-time champion Max Verstappen maintained the pressure on McLaren's nerve-wracked title duellists on Friday when he beat them both to claim pole position for Saturday's sprint race at the United States Grand Prix. The 28-year-old Dutchman left his best lap to the last seconds of a closely contested session when he outpaced Lando Norris by ...
This is Beirut, 17/10 22:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Nicolas Maduro Venezuela
US President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro had offered major concessions to ease tensions with Washington and confirmed a new strike on a drug-smuggling vessel, which reportedly left survivors. Washington accuses Maduro of heading a drug cartel and has deployed significant military assets -- including stealth ...
This is Beirut, 17/10 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Damascus United States Syria FDS Kurds Army
The commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, has announced a “preliminary agreement” with the Syrian government to integrate SDF fighters into a unified military structure within the Syrian army, according to Al Hadath. In an interview with the Associated Press (AP) on Thursday, Abdi discussed what could be a ...
This is Beirut, 17/10 05:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
New York United States Election
A socialist, an accused molester and a vigilante all hoping to be New York's next mayor clashed in a debate with "high levels of testosterone" Thursday as the unpredictable campaign enters the homestretch. Democratic candidate and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, independent former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis ...
Salam El Zaatari, 16/10 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Egypt Israel Hamas Gaza
When Air Force One touched down in Sharm al-Sheikh on October 13, 2025, the Red Sea resort known for coral reefs and diplomacy turned into the epicenter of world politics. Cameras caught an image that would dominate headlines: Donald Trump standing between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, ...
This is Beirut, 16/10 08:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Venezuela Donald Trump CIA
US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorized covert CIA action against Venezuela and said he was considering strikes against alleged drug cartels on land in the South American country. Trump's comments triggered outrage from leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who decried "coups d'etat orchestrated by the ...
Tylia El Helou, 15/10 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute
United States Donald Trump Gaza Israel Hamas
On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the Gaza plan and Donald Trump’s historical role in the forging of peace in the Middle East.