Charles Chartouni, 13/10 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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President Trump has proven to be a tough dealmaker and a skillful negotiator who knows how to leverage whatever resources are at hand to promote and sustain peace processes against all odds. His diplomatic approach is based on the common sense of a businessman turned politician at the helm of an “imperial republic.” His hard-nosed realism ...
Michel Touma, 13/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The cloth doesn’t make the cleric… The old saying fits neatly when it comes to Hamas and the latest turn in the war it launched on October 7, 2023, with its massive and deadly offensive against Israel from Gaza. Two years into a conflict that has plunged the Palestinian population into a nightmare, the Islamist movement has just endorsed, ...
This is Beirut, 13/10 08:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Israel early Monday morning to bolster support for a landmark peace deal, as the first group of Israeli hostages was released from Gaza under a ceasefire agreement brokered with his direct involvement. The Israeli Army spokesperson has confirmed that seven Israeli hostages — named Matan Angrest, ...
Sana Richa Choucair, 12/10 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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This week, negotiation took center stage. After nearly two years of war in Gaza, Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages — a breakthrough brokered in Egypt with the support of the United States, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey. The deal marks the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace ...
This is Beirut, 12/10 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will on Monday chair a Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, also attended by world leaders including the UN chief. The gathering in the Red Sea resort town will bring together "leaders from more than 20 countries," Sisi's office said. It will aim "to end the war in the ...
This is Beirut, 11/10 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As October 13, 2025, approaches, President Donald Trump has reignited the national debate over Columbus Day by signing a proclamation on Thursday, honoring Christopher Columbus as “a true American hero.” At a Cabinet meeting in the White House on October 9, Trump declared, “We’re back, Italians,” officially reaffirming the federal ...
This is Beirut, 11/10 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The White House said Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal workers as President Donald Trump sought to amp up pressure on opposition Democrats to end a government shutdown that has crippled public services. With the crisis set to go into a third week and no off-ramp in sight, Trump's budget chief Russ Vought announced on social media ...
Christiane Tager, 10/10 21:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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For more than two years, Europe has sought to reduce its reliance on Russian gas, an effort accelerated by the war in Ukraine and rising geopolitical tensions. According to RFI, European firms, long hesitant to commit to long-term deals, are now turning to US liquefied natural gas (LNG) to secure reliable supplies. This shift represents a ...
This is Beirut, 10/10 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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According to the US outlet Axios, President Donald Trump is planning to host a summit bringing together several world leaders to discuss the situation in Gaza during his official visit to Egypt next week. The meeting aims to rally broader international support for the Trump administration’s peace plan for Gaza, as key issues, including ...
Moncef Ait-Kaci, 10/10 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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At 58, María Corina Machado became the first Venezuelan woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The announcement from Oslo recognizes her steadfast and nonviolent fight for democracy in a country where opposing the government carries great risk. Born in Caracas in 1967, she is an industrial engineer and a graduate of the Andrés Bello Catholic ...
This is Beirut, 10/10 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Friday he no longer feels a summit is necessary with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this month, slamming Beijing for hostile trade practices and threatening "massive" tariffs. "Some very strange things are happening in China! They are becoming very hostile," Trump said in a long post on Truth Social that railed ...
This is Beirut, 10/10 17:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel declared a ceasefire in Gaza and began to pull back its forces on Friday, as tens of thousands of exhausted Palestinians made their way back to their devastated homes. After two years of brutal war, the families of Israel's remaining hostages in the territory were also hoping the truce -- pushed by US President Donald Trump -- would ...