Christiane Tager , 03/04 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The latest Forbes Billionaires ranking for 2025 was released in early April, setting new records with a total of $16.1 trillion—$2 trillion more than the previous year. No longer just a compilation of names and figures, it now serves as a map of the global economic elite, where market surges, major acquisitions, and breakthrough innovations ...
This is Beirut, 03/04 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron United States European Union
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping new tariffs on imports to the United States from countries right across the globe. Here are international reactions so far from the world's major economies: China Beijing said it "firmly opposes" the new tariffs on its exports, and vowed "countermeasures to safeguard its own rights and ...
Marc Saikali, 03/04 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
By playing Russian roulette for too long, one eventually gets shot. This is the situation Iran's leaders are now facing. Since 1979, Khomeini and his successors have tried to export their so-called Islamic Revolution throughout the region. Without any success, but with plenty of blood, wars and tears. First in Iraq, then in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon ...
This is Beirut, 03/04 00:17 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Tariffs Trade
President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on US trading partners are set to begin this weekend, said White House officials Wednesday, with a higher rate on "worst offenders" to take effect next week. Declaring that a "national emergency" stemmed from security concerns due to persistent trade deficits, the White House ...
This is Beirut, 02/04 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Dollar Financial Markets
Wall Street stocks rose ahead of US President Donald Trump's fresh wave of tariffs, while European stocks ended the day lower. The dollar was mostly lower, oil prices wobbled, while gold, viewed as a safe-haven investment, came close to achieving a fresh all-time high. After Tokyo's stock market closed up slightly and Chinese indices steadied, ...
This is Beirut, 02/04 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Iran Donald Trump Ali Khamenei
The White House is carefully weighing an Iranian proposal for indirect nuclear talks while simultaneously ramping up US military presence in the Middle East as President Trump considers potential military strikes, according to two US officials who spoke to Axios. President Trump has expressed a preference for reaching a deal, cautioning that ...
Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 02/04 16:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Donald Trump Tehran Nuclear Iran US
Since his return to power, US President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on Iran, particularly targeting its nuclear program. In March, he sent a letter to Tehran urging it to negotiate a new nuclear agreement and issued a two-month ultimatum. Then, in an interview with NBC on Sunday, Trump threatened the Iranians, stating that “if they do ...
This is Beirut, 02/04 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel Palestine Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of military operations in Hamas-run Gaza, saying the army would seize "large areas" of the Palestinian territory. Katz said Israel would bolster its presence in the Gaza Strip to "destroy and clear the area of terrorists and terrorist ...
This is Beirut, 02/04 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Music Entertainment Tickets Price
The directive seeks to prevent "unscrupulous middlemen" from profiting off reselling tickets for concerts and other events at an "enormous markup". It orders the US attorney general and the Treasury secretary to use "all legal means" to stamp out soaring price gouging and calls on the Federal Trade Commission to "ensure price transparency at all ...
This is Beirut, 02/04 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA Donald Trump Houthi Israel
Yemen's Huthi rebels said on Wednesday that overnight air strikes on Hodeida province killed four people in an attack they blamed on the United States. "The casualty toll of the American aggression targeting the Water Management building in... Hodeida governorate... rose to four martyrs and three wounded," said Huthi health ministry spokesman ...
This is Beirut, 02/04 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Liberation Day Tariffs
US President Donald Trump is poised to unveil sweeping new "Liberation Day" tariffs on Wednesday, but kept the world guessing until the last minute about the scope of an onslaught that could spark a global trade war. Trump will roll out the measures flanked by cabinet members in the Rose Garden of the White House at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) – after ...
This is Beirut, 02/04 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA United States
A Democratic US lawmaker shattered a record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday, staying on his feet for more than 25 hours to deliver a fiery protest against President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional" actions. Senator Cory Booker's display of endurance – to hold the floor he had to remain standing and could not even go to the ...