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EU Foreign Policy Chief in Kyiv After Trump's Win

This is Beirut, 09/11 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell arrived Saturday in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of Europe's backing in the first visit by a top Brussels official after Donald Trump's poll win. The volatile Republican's victory in the United States election has set nerves jangling in Ukraine and Europe that Trump could end Washington's support for Kyiv's fight ...

Iran denies conspiracy accusations against Trump

This is Beirut, 09/11 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran deemed as 'totally baseless' on Saturday the U.S. accusations that Tehran is involved in assassination plots in the United States, specifically targeting President-elect Donald Trump. Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday called the allegations that Tehran was behind a plot against Trump "totally unfounded." The Foreign Ministry "rejects ...

Iraqi PM Hopes Trump will End MidEast Wars

This is Beirut, 09/11 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his "promises to work towards ending wars" in the Middle East. Amid Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon, Sudani -- who was named premier by a majority bloc of Iran-backed political factions -- has been in a ...

US Charges Iranian in Alleged Plot to Assassinate Donald Trump

This is Beirut, 08/11 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to reports from Reuters, U.S. authorities have charged an Iranian man in connection with a plot allegedly ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to assassinate Donald Trump, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday. In a statement, the Justice Department said Farhad Shakeri, 51, had informed law enforcement ...

From Habib to... Boulos?

This is Beirut, 08/11 19:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Will the 1982 scenario be repeated? At the time, Philip Habib, an American of Lebanese descent, was US President Ronald Reagan's emissary charged with resolving the Lebanese crisis. Mr. Habib was to transfer the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) led by Yasser Rafat from Beirut to Tunisia and move Palestinian arms to Syria. Will US ...

USA: President-Elect Trump at 301 Electoral Votes, Harris at 226

This is Beirut, 08/11 18:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The final state calls are coming in for the US presidential election, with President-elect Donald Trump at 301 electoral votes, well past the 270 needed for victory, and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris at 226, US networks said. Nevada was the latest to be called Friday, with six electoral votes going to Trump, yet another flip of a swing ...

Reforming Europe's Economy Urgent Following Trump Win, Says EU

This is Beirut, 08/11 15:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Reforming Europe's economy is all the more urgent following Donald Trump's US election win, warned the author of a blockbuster report, Mario Draghi, ahead of talks Friday with EU leaders in Budapest on tackling the challenge. Although Europe's public reaction to the Republican's return has been cautious, officials are on full ...

The New-Old World Order... and Trump's Promises

Johnny Kortbawi, 08/11 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States, as the leading global power, holds a decisive role in shaping the world’s future. From this perspective, many recognize that an election in the US is, in essence, an election for the entire world. Following Donald Trump’s victory, and his attempt to avenge his previous defeat, it is striking how the emerging new world order ...

Trump Makes First Cabinet Appointment, Intends to "Speak" to Putin

This is Beirut, 08/11 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made his first cabinet appointment after his decisive election win, while signaling his intent to ditch the outgoing administration's policies by talking to Vladimir Putin. Trump's campaign manager Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to be named to the high-profile ...

Geagea: 'Hezbollah Is Deceiving the Lebanese to Continue Fighting'

This is Beirut, 07/11 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Head of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Party Samir Geagea affirmed that the campaign launched against the Lebanese Army about two weeks ago, followed by the positions of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, “represents the largest operation of fraud and deception that we are witnessing.” In an interview with LBCI on Thursday, he ...

Biden Urges Americans to 'Bring Down Temperature' after Trump Win

This is Beirut, 07/11 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to lower the political temperature after Donald Trump's crushing election win over Kamala Harris, saying in a conciliatory address to the nation that he would ensure a peaceful transition of power. In a solemn speech from the White House, Biden also said the result should "lay to rest" ...

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