This is Beirut 02/02 17:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Trade Canada
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel economic "pain" from his tariffs on key trading partners, but argued it would be "worth the price" to secure US interests. After weeks of uncertainty surrounding his threats, Trump on Saturday signed off on broad 25-percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada -- despite a ...
This is Beirut 02/02 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European Union United States Trade Donald Trump
The European Union on Sunday blasted U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, warning that the 27-nation bloc would retaliate "firmly" if targeted. Brussels had previously hoped to avoid a trade conflict with Trump through negotiation. However, on Friday, the U.S. president doubled down, stating he ...
This is Beirut 02/02 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkey could take in some Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel under the terms of its ceasefire deal with Hamas, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during a visit to Qatar on Sunday. "Our president has declared that we are ready to take in some freed Palestinians... in order to support the agreement," Fidan said at a press conference in ...
This is Beirut 02/02 14:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel United States Donald Trump
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Sunday for the United States, where he will become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump since the US president returned to office. His visit comes as a fragile truce holds between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Both militant groups are backed by ...
This is Beirut 02/02 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USA Washington
Japan is “deeply concerned” about the possible repercussions on global trade of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs targeting major trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, its finance minister said Sunday. Trump said Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States would face a 25 percent tariff starting Tuesday, while goods from ...
This is Beirut 02/02 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army said Sunday that it had killed "a number of terrorists" in three air strikes the previous day in the occupied West Bank, where a new operation was underway around the village of Tamun. Eyewitnesses reported a "large" deployment of Israeli forces around Tubas and Tamun, the scene of recent violence. An AFP journalist said the ...
This is Beirut 02/02 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Mexico Canada China
President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, claiming a "major threat" from illegal immigration and drugs -- a move that sparked promises of retaliation. Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States will face a 25 percent tariff starting Tuesday, although energy resources from ...
This is Beirut 01/02 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Hamas Palestine
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed retired Major General Eyal Zamir as Israel's new Chief of Staff on Saturday, following the resignation of his predecessor last month, who took responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas's October 2023 attack. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have agreed this evening ...
This is Beirut 01/02 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USA
The United States military conducted airstrikes on Islamic State group targets in Somalia on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced. "This morning, I ordered precision military airstrikes on the senior ISIS attack planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia," Trump said on Truth Social. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said ...
This is Beirut 01/02 19:59 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Gaza Hamas Israel Gaza Ceasefire
Hamas freed three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for more than 180 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli custody, marking the fourth such swap under a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the war in Gaza. Hostages Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas were paraded on stage by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in the ...
This is Beirut 01/02 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Gaza Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Egypt
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told his US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Saturday that the world was relying on him 'to reach a permanent and historic peace agreement' to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Saturday's phone call marked the first between the two leaders since Trump repeatedly floated a plan to relocate Palestinians from ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 01/02 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Music Legend Culture Rock Homage
Marianne Faithfull, a 1960s rock icon and muse to the Rolling Stones, has passed away at the age of 78. Her tumultuous journey as an exceptional artist, who navigated through decades of hardship while constantly reinventing herself, is a testament to her resilience. The daughter of aristocrats, Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull was born on ...