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The Trump Team Takes Shape: Part 1 – Nominations Requiring Senate Confirmation

Sana Richa Choucair, 20/01 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 ...

Markets extend global rally as Trump-Xi talks boost sentiment

This is Beirut, 20/01 11:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Most Asian markets rose Monday following a rally on Wall Street and a record-breaking day in Europe, with sentiment boosted by positive talks between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping that soothed worries about the incoming US leader's second term. A sense of caution has permeated trading floors ahead of the tycoon's inauguration ...

Bitcoin hits record above $109,000 awaiting Trump

This is Beirut, 20/01 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Bitcoin hit a record high above $109,000 on Monday as Donald Trump, who has signalled plans to deregulate the cryptocurrency sector, prepares to be sworn in as US president. Bitcoin surged to an all-time peak of $109,241 ahead of Trump's inauguration ceremony, before falling back to around $107,500. The world's biggest cryptocurrency has soared ...

The Trump Administration and the Challenge of Multiple US Presidential Envoys to the Middle East

Amal Chmouny, 20/01 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As the second Donald Trump administration begins its term, it is poised to tackle significant global challenges, particularly in the Middle East. The conflict dynamics are in constant flux between escalation and de-escalation, which brings ongoing concerns about the potential for costly US intervention. Recent surveys by the Council on Foreign ...

TikTok Restores Service in US, Thanking Trump

This is Beirut, 20/01 09:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. The video-sharing platform credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on Monday, for making the reversal possible – though the outgoing administration of President ...

Inauguration Day, Trump-Style: What Will Happen?

This is Beirut, 20/01 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Every four years America's president is sworn in on Inauguration Day, whether newly elected or returning to office, in a long-established ceremony held amid pageantry shaped by the incoming leader's personal flourishes. What does that mean for the inauguration of Donald Trump? Cue the Village People and social media titans – and leave the ...

Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Detainees Freed on first Gaza Truce Exchange

This is Beirut, 20/01 09:08 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Monday after Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages, completing the first exchange under a long-awaited truce aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza. The three hostages released Sunday, all women, were reunited with their families and taken to hospital in central Israel where a doctor said ...

Trade Wars, Culture Wars, and Anti-Immigration: Trump's Big Promises

This is Beirut, 20/01 09:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A sweeping deportation program, "drill, baby, drill," and peace for Ukraine: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move big and fast when he returns to the White House on Monday. Here is a look at his sensational but frequently vague promises for a second term -- much of them likely to be enacted through executive ...

Dispute with Iran: The Issues at Stake

Michel Touma, 20/01 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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There are none so deaf as those who will not hear, and none so blind as those who will not see. These adages resonate particularly well when reflecting on the “puppet masters” in both Tehran and the southern suburbs of Beirut, especially in the aftermath of significant geopolitical shifts that have reverberated throughout the Middle East in ...

Trump Lays Wreath Ahead of Inauguration

This is Beirut, 19/01 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump laid a wreath Sunday in a symbolic trip to the most hallowed place for America's war dead, before holding a huge victory rally on the eve of his return to power. Already involved in negotiations to restore the TikTok app at home and in peace efforts in the Middle East, Trump finds himself embroiled in world ...

ECB Senior Official Deems Trade War With US Very Probable

This is Beirut, 19/01 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A trade war with the United States “is very likely” under the presidency of Donald Trump, with negative consequences for activity and prices, warned a senior official of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Sunday. Tariffs have played “a central role in the communication of Donald Trump," who will be inaugurated president on ...

TikTok Shuts Down in US but Hopes for Trump "Solution"

This is Beirut, 19/01 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Millions of TikTok users were blocked from accessing the popular app in the United States as a national ban came into effect Sunday, with incoming president Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. TikTok, removed from prominent app stores hours before the ban, said in a message to users attempting to log on that a "law banning ...

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