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Trump’s Plan for Gaza: Heading into Phase 2

Paul Guillot, 13/11 19:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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One month after the October 10 ceasefire meant to close the chapter on two years of war in Gaza, the United States is struggling to turn the truce into a meaningful political process. Phase 2 of Trump’s ambitious 20-Point Plan was meant to shift from a halt in fighting all the way to reconstruction. Yet internal documents obtained by Politico ...

Trump Signs Bill to End Record-Breaking US Shutdown

This is Beirut, 13/11 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to approve a ...

House Vote on Ending US Government Shutdown

This is Beirut, 12/11 22:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Congress looked set Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history, 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The House of Representatives was expected to rubber-stamp a contentious Senate-passed funding ...

The World Tired of Lebanon’s Stalling: A Possible Return to Syrian Influence?

Bassam Abou Zeid, 12/11 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese file no longer provides meaningful political leverage for the countries involved. Neither U.S. President Donald Trump nor French President Emmanuel Macron has been able to exert decisive influence. A Western diplomatic source described the situation as exhausting and frustrating, noting that Lebanese officials often tell foreign ...

Sharaa in Washington: A Turning Point for Syria

Seth J. Frantzman , 12/11 16:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa visited the White House on Monday for a historic meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump that capped a year in which Damascus has rapidly come in from the cold and reintegrated into the international community. Sharaa has helped steer Syria through this complex path, beginning with pushing the Assad regime out of ...

Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood: Between Ideological Lineage and National Adaptation

Malo Pinatel, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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On April 23, 2025, Jordan’s Ministry of Interior formally banned Brotherhood-related activities in Jordan, citing an alleged plot threatening national security, orchestrated by a group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The decision came amid heightened regional tensions. In the west of the kingdom, the Israel-Hamas war was raging, and public ...

House Vote Likely Wednesday on Ending US Government Shutdown

This is Beirut, 12/11 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The effort to end the longest-ever US government shutdown heads Wednesday toward a final vote, as President Donald Trump declared victory in the political face-off and rival Democrats tore themselves apart over the deal. The House of Representatives appeared likely to vote Wednesday on a spending bill to solve the six-week standoff, after eight ...

Arrival of US Aircraft Carrier Fuels Venezuelan Fears of Attack

This is Beirut, 12/11 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military buildup Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict, as it announced its own "massive" deployment. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, entered an area under control of the US Naval Forces Southern Command, which ...

Syria and Israel in Direct Talks, Sharaa Says Damascus Ready for ‘New Chapter’ With U.S.

This is Beirut, 12/11 09:00 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa confirmed that Syria and Israel have begun direct negotiations for the first time in half a century, signaling a major diplomatic shift in the Middle East as Damascus also seeks to rebuild relations with the United States after decades of hostility. In an interview with The Washington Post after his meeting with ...

End to US Government Shutdown in Sight as Stopgap Bill Advances to House

This is Beirut, 11/11 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The longest-ever US government shutdown moved forward Monday toward an eventual resolution, after several Democratic senators broke ranks to join Republicans in a 60-40 vote passing a compromise deal -- sparking intra-party backlash. Since October 1, the first day of the shutdown, more than a million federal workers have been unpaid, while ...

Syria Joins Alliance Against Islamic State After White House Talks

This is Beirut, 11/11 08:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Syria is joining the global coalition against the Islamic State group, a US official said Monday, hours after President Donald Trump welcomed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa for historic White House talks. Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year, was the first Syrian leader to visit the White House ...

Trump’s New Doctrine: Transforming the War on Drugs into a Front Against Iran

Ian Talley, 10/11 23:55 - Reading : 24 minute(s)

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The string of U.S. strikes against alleged narco-trafficking boats in the Caribbean is not just a fresh phase in the war on drugs; it is a new operational theater in the proxy war against Iran. The attacks—nearly a dozen over the last month—are the sharp tip of the Trump administration’s doctrine that treats Latin ...

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