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Trump Sues Murdoch, Newspaper Over Epstein Sex Bombshell
This is Beirut 2025-07-19 05:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump sued media magnate Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal on Friday for at least $10 billion over the publication of a bombshell report on his friendship with the infamous alleged sex trafficker of underage girls, Jeffrey Epstein. The defamation lawsuit, filed in federal court in Miami, saw the 79-year-old Republican ...
Trump Threatens To Sue WSJ Over Story on Alleged 2003 Letter to Epstein
This is Beirut 2025-07-18 05:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal Thursday over a story about an alleged off-color letter he wrote to Jeffrey Epstein, amid lingering political fallout over his administration's handling of the late financier's sex trafficking case. The Journal story says the letter featuring a sketch of a naked woman and ...
Trump Slams Own Supporters as Epstein Row Grows
This is Beirut 2025-07-17 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump blasted his own supporters and "stupid" Republicans Wednesday as he went on the attack against anyone questioning his administration's handling of the case of dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. Trump took his most combative tone yet to try and shut down the issue, after days of struggling to brush off a conspiracy theory ...
Efforts in Congress to Repeal the Caesar Act Amid Shifts in Syria
Amal Chmouny 2025-07-16 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In a significant shift in US foreign policy, a growing bipartisan movement in Congress is pushing to repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019. This push follows President Trump's recent executive order that lifted several longstanding US sanctions on Syria, coinciding with a transformative political climate in the region, ...
Kim Kardashian’s Robbery Trial Finally Opens in Paris Courtroom
This is Beirut 2025-04-28 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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In early October 2016, Kim Kardashian, the queen of influencers, was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room during Fashion Week by a gang of aging thieves disguised as police officers. The trial for this sensational nine-million-euro jewelry heist opened Monday in Paris. This highly publicized trial, where two worlds will clash until May 23, ...
15 Potential Successors to Pope Francis
This is Beirut 2025-04-21 18:20 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
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The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor. Whether diplomats, theologians, mediators or Vatican insiders, here are 15 cardinals who are among the potential favorites to become the next pope, known as the "papabili", divided by region. This list ...
LAF Destroys Cannabis Crops, Seizes Drugs and Captagon-Making Equipment
This is Beirut 2025-08-20 14:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) announced on Wednesday that one of its units destroyed seven dunums of cannabis crops in the town of Zarazir, Baalbeck. In a statement, the Army Command said that as part of its ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking, an army unit, supported by a patrol from the Intelligence Directorate, raided the homes of ...
US Removes Cuba From State Sponsors of Terror List
This is Beirut 2025-01-14 23:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
President Joe Biden is removing the US designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House said Tuesday, in a deal that will see imprisoned protesters released in the communist country. The move will likely be overturned after the return to office next week of Republican Donald Trump, who reinstated the designation in the last ...
Four Dead, Ten Wounded in Border Clashes Between HTS and Hezbollah-Linked Drug Traffickers
This is Beirut 2025-02-06 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A precarious calm prevailed Friday evening along the Lebanese-Syrian border after intense clashes between Syrian forces of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Lebanese tribes involved in trafficking in which four people were killed and ten injured. On Friday morning, artillery fire was launched by HTS towards the Jarmash area in Syria, ...
Tariff Crisis: Trump Redefines Global Trade
Paul Guillot 2025-02-05 12:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The Trump administration has disrupted the global economy with a series of dramatic announcements and last-minute negotiations, imposing new tariffs on key trading partners – Canada, Mexico and China. While Canada and Mexico secured temporary reprieves through emergency agreements, China remains entrenched in a fierce tariff standoff. Amid ...
How China Allegedly Contributes to the Deadly Fentanyl Crisis
This is Beirut 2025-02-03 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump has slapped new tariffs on Chinese goods, partly in response to Beijing's alleged role in a deadly opioid epidemic in the United States. Washington has long accused Beijing of turning a blind eye to the deadly fentanyl trade, which US authorities estimate caused tens of thousands of deaths a year. China denies ...
Syria Leader Says Saudis Want to Help Rebuild War-Torn Country
This is Beirut 2025-02-02 18:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa said Saudi Arabia had a "genuine desire" to help rebuild his war-torn country, after meeting on Sunday with the oil-rich Gulf state's crown prince. Accompanied by his foreign minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, Sharaa was greeted by Saudi officials on arrival in Riyadh, images from state ...
Trump Calls Again for Canada to Become '51st State' After Tariff Increase
This is Beirut 2025-02-02 17:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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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 ...
Trump Announces New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
This is Beirut 2025-02-02 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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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 ...
Israeli Strikes on Lebanese-Syrian Border Kill Two
This is Beirut 2025-01-31 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
For the first time since the November 27 ceasefire, the Israeli Air Force launched air raids on illegal sites and crossings along the Lebanon-Syria border at dawn on Friday, targeting the Janta region in the eastern mountain range. The strikes triggered powerful explosions and shock waves, escalating regional tensions. According to Lebanon’s ...
Trump's FBI Director Nominee Kash Patel Faces Senate Grilling
This is Beirut 2025-01-30 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, faces a potentially fiery Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday amid staunch Democratic opposition to his nomination to head the top US law enforcement agency. Patel, 44, has drawn fire for his promotion of conspiracy theories, his defense of pro-Trump rioters who attacked the Capitol ...
Stars Align for 50th César Awards: Monte-Cristo, Emilia Perez Lead
This is Beirut 2025-01-29 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The 50th edition of the César Awards, set to take place on February 28 at the Olympia in Paris, has unveiled its list of nominations, with three standout films leading the pack: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, L'Amour ouf, and Emilia Perez. These films, beloved by audiences and critics alike, are competing for major honors in what promises to be a ...
César Nominations: Jacques Audiard a Favorite with 'Emilia Perez'
This is Beirut 2025-01-28 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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After a resounding success at the Oscars, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez is one of the frontrunners for the César nominations, set to be announced on Wednesday. This follows a flourishing year for French cinema, highlighted by successes such as L'Amour ouf and Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. With less than a month to go before the 50th César ...
Six killed as Syria Security Forces Launch Sweep in Homs Province
This is Beirut 2025-01-21 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Six people were killed on Tuesday in Syria's central Homs province, a war monitor said, as security forces launched a sweep of the area. The security forces were operating in the area around the village of Ghour al-Gharbiya in western Homs "against the remaining militias supporting" ousted president Bashar al-Assad, the official ...
Iraq Parliament Adopts Revised Bill After Outcry Over Child Marriage
This is Beirut 2025-01-21 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage. The parliament said on its website that it had adopted "the proposal to amend the Personal Status Law", as well as "the second amendment of the general amnesty law". The amendment to the ...
The Trump Team Takes Shape: Part 1 – Nominations Requiring Senate Confirmation
Sana Richa Choucair 2025-01-20 11:30 - Reading : 17 minute(s)
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President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in on Monday, January 20, officially signaling his return to power. In the lead-up to the inauguration, Senate confirmation hearings have begun, giving the public a chance to watch committees evaluate Trump’s nominees and their suitability for their designated roles. But how does the confirmation ...
Rai Hails President Aoun's National Vision for Building the State
This is Beirut 2025-01-12 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai hailed President Joseph Aoun for strongly emphasizing the state’s “exclusivity of bearing arms, investing in the Lebanese Army and adopting positive neutrality.” In the inauguration address of the first Sunday sermon after Joseph Aoun’s election, Rai said that Aoun outlined a new national strategy based on ...
A Deep-Rooted Crisis at the Lebanon-Syria Border
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-02-10 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the Syrian-Lebanese border—particularly the region east of Lebanon—has become a flashpoint for violent clashes between Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) forces, Syria’s new rulers, and Lebanese tribes. While these tensions are not new, they mark a turning point in a region already ...
Is Flexibility on Lebanon’s Prison Crisis Looming?
Fady Noun 2025-01-12 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Although the issue was not explicitly mentioned during the joint press conference between Syria’s new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, and Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, the matter of Syrian detainees in Lebanese prisons – an intersection of humanitarian, judicial and political concerns – was reportedly discussed during their ...
Iran Reportedly Executed at Least 901 People in 2024
This is Beirut 2025-01-07 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iranian authorities reportedly executed more than 900 people last year, including around 40 in a single week in December, the United Nations rights chief said on Tuesday. "It is deeply disturbing that yet again we see an increase in the number of people subjected to the death penalty in Iran year-on-year," Volker Turk said, adding that at least ...
Saudi Arabia Executes 6 Iranians for Drug Trafficking
This is Beirut 2025-01-01 19:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia has put six Iranians to death for drug trafficking, the interior ministry said Wednesday, after a year in which it carried out a record number of executions, according to an AFP tally of official reports. The six were executed in Dammam, on the Gulf coast, for having "clandestinely introduced hashish" into the kingdom, the ministry ...
Iraq's Prohibition Zeal Threatens Baghdad's Boozy Subculture
This is Beirut 2024-12-22 09:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The smell of dampness rises through the dust at a private club in central Baghdad, one of many shut in a crackdown on alcohol sales in Iraq. "We appealed to all authorities in the country, but no one listened to us," said the owner, a Christian who asked not to be named. Although a law banning the sale and import of alcohol was passed in 2016 ...
Trump Jokes Canada Becoming 51st US State ‘A Great Idea'
This is Beirut 2024-12-18 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday it would be "a great idea" for Canada to become the 51st US state, teasing on social media that "many Canadians" welcome the idea, as Ottawa is wracked by a political crisis. "Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State," Trump posted on Truth Social. "They would save massively on taxes and ...
Flash Villas, Cars and Drugs: Assad's Legacy in Latakia
This is Beirut 2024-12-16 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The drive winds between manicured lavender-lined lawns to a crescent-shaped home with a gleaming swimming pool on the Syrian coast: Bashar al-Assad's holiday hideaway disgusts those who now come here. "To think that he spent all that money and we lived in misery," spat Mudar Ghanem, 26. He is grey-skinned and his eyes are sunken after spending ...
The Fall of the Captagon Empire: Assad’s Regime and the Drug Trade
Vanessa Kallas 2024-12-16 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Assad regime has fallen, leaving behind the largest Captagon empire in the world. For years, the regime relied on the multibillion-dollar Captagon market to finance its war efforts, support allied militias like Hezbollah and circumvent international sanctions. Recent seizures of Captagon factories and pills in former regime strongholds ...