This is Beirut 2025-09-18 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Swiss
Swiss exports to the United States fell to their lowest level since 2020 in August when massive US tariffs came into effect, official data showed Thursday. The Alpine country's exports to the United States reached 3.1 billion Swiss francs ($3.9 billion) in August, a 22.1 percent drop from July, customs figures showed. Donald Trump imposed a ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-18 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United Kingdom Kyiv
After the royal hospitality and pageantry, US President Donald Trump's unprecedented second state visit to the UK takes a serious turn on Thursday when he is hosted by Prime Minister Keir Starmer for wide-ranging talks. Starmer will greet Trump on the second day of the visit at his country residence, Chequers, with pressing issues such as trade, ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-18 11:15 - Reading : less than a minute
United States Washington Syria Assad al-Shaibani
Syria's foreign minister is heading to Washington on Thursday, a foreign ministry source rold AFP, in the first such visit in more than 25 years. "Syrian Foreign Minister Assad al-Shaibani will travel to Washington to discuss the lifting of the remaining sanctions," the source said, requesting anonymity as they were not allowed to brief the ...
Salam El Zaatari 2025-09-18 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria Peace United States Donald Trump Hezbollah
For decades, Israel and Lebanon have lived under a paradox: perpetual hostility punctuated by temporary ceasefires. The 1949 Armistice created quiet without peace until the Lebanese state allowed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to operate from its south in 1969. That decision transformed southern Lebanon into a launchpad for attacks on ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-09-18 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Down Syndrome Japan Chromosome Research Science
It is a milestone in the history of Down syndrome research. A team from Mie University in Japan has shown that it is possible, through CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, to erase the supernumerary chromosome that causes the condition, at least in cells grown in labs. The announcement, published in the scientific journal PNAS Nexus, made headlines, as it ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-18 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Morgan Ortagus
US Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus is expected to arrive in Beirut on Sunday to attend a meeting of the Ceasefire Oversight Committee. According to information obtained by Nidaa Al-Watan, her visit will focus mainly on technical and military aspects, rather than political ones, while the President of the Republic is due to fly to New York to attend ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-18 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations Security Council is slated to vote Thursday on the latest call for a ceasefire and increased humanitarian access to Gaza, a move supported by a majority seeking to act despite repeated US vetoes. The 10 non-permanent members initiated discussions on the current draft resolution in late August, in response to the UN's ...
Marc Saikali 2025-09-18 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Warning: the following lines may upset the delicate. Like it or not, Donald Trump keeps rewriting the script. While much of the mainstream media dedicates entire columns to tearing him down, the American president is busy bending global diplomacy to his own rhythm. A single post on X is enough to send foreign ministries into overdrive, forcing ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-18 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Charlie Kirk Donald Trump Politics TV
Jimmy Kimmel's late-night television show has been taken off the air "indefinitely" after the host was criticized for comments about the motives behind the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, US network ABC said Wednesday. The stunning decision to suspend one of the United States' most popular and influential ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-17 23:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Syria Ahmad al-Sharaa
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa said Wednesday that ongoing security talks with Israel could produce results “in the coming days,” describing a security agreement as a “necessity.” Al-Sharaa added that if the security deal succeeds, it could pave the way for “other agreements,” but emphasized that “peace and normalization” with ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-17 23:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump King Charles III United Kingdom United States
U.S. president Donald Trump was treated to a sumptuous royal state banquet in Windsor Castle, rounding off the US president's first full day of a historic second state visit to Britain. Before some 160 guests at the start of the lavish event, designed to play into the mercurial American leader's love of pomp and pageantry, King Charles ...
This is Beirut 2025-09-17 23:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Venezuela United States La Orchila
Venezuela said Wednesday it had begun military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila in response to US military activity in the region. Forces deployed for what Washington called an anti-drug operation have destroyed at least two Venezuelan boats carrying a combined 14 people allegedly transporting drugs across the Caribbean this month, ...