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Blinken Reports 'Good Progress' on Lebanon Ceasefire Agreement

This is Beirut, 2024-10-31 21:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that negotiators have made "good progress" toward a deal that would bring a ceasefire in Israel's offensive in Lebanon. The top US diplomat said that Washington was "working very hard" on concluding arrangements on a deal that would include the withdrawal of Shiite militia ...

Saudi Arabia Hopes for Swift Non-Military Agreements with US

This is Beirut, 2024-10-31 16:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Thursday that Riyadh could potentially move "quite quickly" on some bilateral agreements with Washington even if a mega-deal involving recognizing Israel remains out of reach. Since last year Saudi Arabia has been bargaining hard for a defence pact with the United States as well as assistance with a ...

Trump in a Garbage Truck, Harris in Wisconsin

This is Beirut, 2024-10-31 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump pulled an election stunt with a garbage truck Wednesday as the White House campaign was forced off-piste by muddled remarks from President Joe Biden about the Republican's supporters that caused a headache for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. Harris had hoped to spend the day expanding on the final week "closing argument" she made ...

US Officials Heading to Israel to Discuss Lebanon, Gaza Deals

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Senior US officials were traveling to Israel on Wednesday to seek progress on deals to end the Gaza and Lebanon wars, the State Department confirmed. Amos Hochstein, the US pointman on Israel-Lebanon tensions, and Brett McGurk, the top White House official on the Middle East, will lead the talks with Israel. The two "are traveling to Israel to ...

Gaza Mediators Propose Ceasefire of Less than a Month

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 16:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Mediators seeking a Gaza ceasefire are set to propose a truce of under a month to Palestinian militants Hamas, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP on Wednesday. The discussions in Doha, which concluded Monday, included Mossad chief David Barnea, CIA director Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim ...

US Military Airstrikes Eliminate 35 Jihadists in Syria

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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American air strikes killed up to 35 Islamic State group members in Syria earlier this week, the US military said Wednesday. It is the latest in a series of operations in recent months by US and local forces in Iraq and Syria against the jihadists, who once held swathes of territory in both countries. "The strikes hit multiple ISIS locations in ...

Trump Reaches Out to the Lebanese-American Community with "Peace Letter"

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Former President Donald Trump addressed the Lebanese American community in a letter that emphasized themes of unity and peace amid ongoing regional challenges. In his correspondence, Trump expressed his deep appreciation for the resilience and contributions of Lebanese Americans, underscoring their vital role in shaping both the cultural and ...

Tom Hanks: Time Travel in “Here” with AI

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) is raising concerns in Hollywood, but it hasn’t dampened Tom Hanks' enthusiasm, as he expressed his amazement at this “amazing” technology. In his latest film, Here: The Best Years of Our Lives, he experienced the effects of AI that allowed him to be “de-aged” in ...

Three Chinese Astronauts Begin Mission to Tiangong Space Station

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station on Wednesday following an early morning launch into orbit. The Shenzhou-19 mission took off with its trio of space explorers at 4:27 am (2027 GMT Tuesday) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Xinhua and ...

Kamala Harris Rallies Troops in Washington D.C., Trump in Pennsylvania

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 04:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Kamala Harris urged Americans to write the "next chapter" for their country and reject Donald Trump's chaos and division as she delivered a powerful closing argument to voters Tuesday against the glowing backdrop of the White House. The Democratic vice president warned against Trump's lust for "unchecked power" as she addressed a mass rally at ...

'Small Number' of N. Korea Troops in Russia's Kursk Region

This is Beirut, 2024-10-29 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A "small number" of North Korean troops have been deployed in Russia's Kursk region, on the Ukrainian border, the Pentagon said Tuesday, expressing concern that they will be used in combat against Kyiv's troops. It is the first US confirmation of a North Korean deployment in the region, where Ukrainian troops have been conducting a ground ...

Saudi ‘Davos in the Desert’ Opens With Region on War Footing

This is Beirut, 2024-10-29 12:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Global business leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for a glitzy investor forum as conflict shakes the region and scepticism mounts over the Gulf kingdom's most ambitious development projects. The Future Investment Initiative (FII) debuted in 2017 as a showcase for de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's dream of diversifying ...

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