This is Beirut, 15/05 14:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Thursday a deal was close on Iran's nuclear program that would avert military action, sending oil prices tumbling as he boasted of raising "trillions of dollars" on a Gulf tour. "We're not going to be making any nuclear dust in Iran," Trump said in Qatar, the second stop of his multi-day ...
This is Beirut, 15/05 12:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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Greeted with pomp in Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump then continued to Qatar, where a $200 billion contract with Boeing was announced—underscoring a tour framed by economic power and deliberate diplomatic pragmatism.
This is Beirut, 15/05 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul on Thursday for the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in more than three years -- but without President Vladimir Putin despite many world leaders urging Russia's leader to attend. Putin was not included on a list of Moscow's negotiating team published by the Kremlin late on Wednesday, after ...
This is Beirut, 15/05 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he could still travel to Turkey for the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks aimed at ending their more than three-year war if progress is made. "You know, if something happened, I'd go on Friday if it was appropriate," Trump said in Qatar. "We can help the world psychologically. So we think we're going to do ...
Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 15/05 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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After supporting several Syrian opposition groups in the early stages of the war, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are now looking to capitalize on the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad last December to establish a strategic foothold in the country. With a new regime in place that aligns more closely with their interests, both countries are eager to ...
Mark Saikali, 15/05 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump had promised that his visit to the Gulf would be historic — and he delivered. From the moment he stepped off the plane, a series of announcements followed swiftly. Let’s start with the numbers — and they’re staggering: $300 billion in signed deals spanning industry, research, defense, space, and even civilian nuclear energy. ...
This is Beirut, 15/05 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Ukraine and Russia on Thursday hold their first direct talks since the start of Russia's 2022 invasion. President Volodymyr Zelensky had challenged his Russian counterpart to attend in person. But President Vladimir Putin was not on the Kremlin's delegation list. Here's is what is known about the talks: Who is expected to attend? Putin ...
This is Beirut, 15/05 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates as he focuses squarely on seeking deals after billions of dollars of pledges from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The first major trip of his second term had been scheduled to end Thursday but Trump, always ready with surprises, did not rule out continuing on to ...
Salam El Zaatari, 15/05 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Trump’s first major foreign trip in his second term didn’t start in Jerusalem, Cairo or Baghdad, it began in Riyadh. That alone says a lot. This wasn’t about Abraham Accords 2.0 or sermonizing about “shared values.” This was pure transactional diplomacy, wrapped in the glossy skin of petrodollars and lined with AI circuits. The visuals ...
This is Beirut, 14/05 23:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In a significant address following his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa praised US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions, calling it "historic and courageous." Speaking in a live television address, Sharaa said Trump's move "was a historic and courageous decision, which ...
This is Beirut, 14/05 22:18 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump landed in Doha on Wednesday after visiting Riyadh, where he urged Syria's president to normalize relations with Israel after offering a major boost to the war-ravaged country by vowing to lift sanctions. Trump became the first US president in 25 years to meet a Syrian leader -- Ahmed al-Sharaa, an erstwhile Islamist ...
This is Beirut, 14/05 21:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday Qatar Airways had placed a "record" order for 160 planes from Boeing as he signed a raft of deals in Doha alongside Qatar's emir. The order, which the White House said was Boeing's largest ever for wide-body jets, deepens ties between the US aerospace giant and the giant Middle East ...