Middle East

AnalysisThe Demise of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Charles Chartouni 27/10 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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What’s dumbfounding is the equivocation of Hamas and Hezbollah toward the projected normalization initiated by President Trump. Nothing is new, since their obstructionism stems from ideological and strategic considerations. Whatever mediations are attempted by the U.S. and its associates, the state of mind within both formations is not inclined ...

Top US, India Officials Discuss Ties as Trade Rift Drags on

This is Beirut 27/10 08:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with India's foreign minister on Monday, as the two countries push trade talks and ease tensions over Washington's punishing tariffs. Few details were released, but Rubio's meeting with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is the highest-level contact since the United States imposed sanctions last week on Russian oil ...

Sudan's RSF Claims Control of Last Army Stronghold in Darfur

This is Beirut 27/10 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said Sunday it had seized full control of El-Fasher, the last major city in the expansive Darfur region not in its hands, in a potential turning point in the country's unrelenting civil war. The announcement came just hours after it claimed to have captured the army's main base in the city, which it ...

US Navy Helicopter, Jet Crash Into South China Sea

This is Beirut 27/10 05:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

United States Army Crash

Two US Navy aircraft crashed into the South China Sea in separate incidents on Sunday, officials said, with no fatalities reported. The first crash involved a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, which "went down in the waters of the South China Sea while conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz," according to a ...

Venezuela Says Us Military Exercises on Nearby Island a ‘Provocation’

This is Beirut 26/10 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Venezuela on Sunday blasted the arrival in nearby Trinidad and Tobago of a US warship as a dangerous "provocation," amid mounting fears of potential attacks against the Venezuelan mainland. The USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, docked Sunday in the Trinidadian capital Port of Spain for a four-day visit, which will include joint ...

Netanyahu Asserts Israeli Control Over Gaza Security as Egypt Joins Hostage Recovery Effort

This is Beirut 26/10 17:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel would decide for itself when to strike its foes and which countries could join an international security force in Gaza, as Egyptian recovery crews arrived. The Egyptian convoy, captured on camera by AFP reporters in Khan Younes in the south of the Gaza Strip, included heavy ...

US and Malaysia Sign Deal to Secure Access to Rare Earths

This is Beirut 26/10 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim signed a trade agreement Sunday, boosting US access to critical minerals as China tightens controls on rare earths. Beijing this month announced sweeping restrictions on the rare earths industry, prompting Trump to threaten 100 percent tariffs on imports from China in ...

VideosAsian tour: Donald Trump Presents Himself as a Peacemaker

This is Beirut 26/10 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Donald Trump

The US president, Donald Trump, co-signed a historic ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand, following deadly clashes earlier this summer. After Kuala Lumpur, Donald Trump continues his tour of Asia. Next stop, Japan, then South Korea, where he hopes to conclude a trade agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.

North Korea’s Top Diplomat Heads to Russia and Belarus for Talks

This is Beirut 26/10 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit Russia for a three-day trip from Sunday, the Russian foreign ministry said. Choe would be in Russia "on a working visit" from Sunday to Tuesday, it said in a statement. Russian ambassador Aleksandr Matsegora accompanied the minister to the airport, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said in a ...

Louvre Heist: Two Suspects Caught After $102 Million Robbery

This is Beirut 26/10 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Louvre France Jewelry Heist

French authorities have detained two men suspected of being part of the four-man crew who stole precious jewelry from the world-famous Louvre museum last week, two sources close to the case said Sunday, confirming media reports. One of the suspects was apprehended around 10:00 pm (20:00 GMT) on Saturday at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport as ...

Trump Says Increasing Tariffs on Canada by 10 Percent

This is Beirut 26/10 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was hiking tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 percent, in the latest fallout over a Canadian anti-tariff ad that featured late US leader Ronald Reagan. The announcement came two days after Trump said he had terminated all trade talks with Canada over what he called the "fake" ad ...

SpotlightLes Mains de Mamie Redefine Haute Couture

Bélinda Ibrahim 25/10 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At first glance, Catherine’s flat in Saint-Étienne looks like any other French retiree’s home. Balls of yarn are scattered on the armchair, patterns are scribbled on scraps of paper, an old measuring tape lies nearby, and the television murmurs in the background. But for the past three years, her hands have been knitting for more than just ...