This is Beirut, 25/03 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European sales of Tesla electric cars dropped 49 percent in January-February compared with the same period a year earlier, the ACEA manufacturers' association said Tuesday. Ageing models are one factor behind the plunge so far this year, but e-vehicle clients may also be refusing to buy in protest of Tesla's billionaire owner Elon Musk since he ...
This is Beirut, 24/03 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned on Monday during a visit to Jerusalem that Israeli strikes on Syria and Lebanon threatened to worsen the situation. The most intense escalation since a November ceasefire, which ended the war between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, occurred on Saturday. Lebanon's health ...
This is Beirut, 23/03 18:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned on Sunday an Israeli decision to recognize more than a dozen new settlements in the occupied West Bank, upgrading existing neighborhoods to independent settlement status. The decision by Israel's security cabinet was a show of "disregard for international legitimacy and its resolutions," ...
This is Beirut, 20/03 21:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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President Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU leaders Thursday to step up weapon supplies to Ukraine and keep pressuring Russia, as officials from Kyiv and Moscow readied to hold fresh talks with the United States next week. Europe is scrambling to weigh on the outcome as US President Donald Trump forges ahead with Russia on ending its war on Ukraine, ...
This is Beirut, 20/03 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Kremlin on Thursday accused European countries of planning to "militarize" rather than seek peace, as Western military chiefs gathered in Britain to discuss how to protect Ukraine. Major European powers, including France and the UK, have sought to boost military spending since Donald Trump took office in January, amid fears the US is no ...
This is Beirut, 20/03 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Barely a month ago, a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sent an unmistakable message across the Atlantic: the United States may not be there forever to keep Europe safe from an aggressive Russia. By the time the pair spoke again this week, a whirlwind of diplomacy had seen Europe juggle alliances and rewrite long-held rules – ...
This is Beirut, 19/03 17:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The European Union defied US threats of retaliation Wednesday by accusing Google of violating its digital rules -- which could trigger hefty fines -- and ordering Apple to make its iPhone interact better with rivals' devices. The moves risk opening up a new front in the already fraught relationship between the EU and President Donald Trump, who ...
This is Beirut, 19/03 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The EU on Wednesday will look to fire the starting pistol on plans to help member states bolster their defences, as Europe grapples with an aggressive Russia and the potential loss of US security protections. US President Donald Trump has turbocharged calls for Europe to rearm by casting doubt on Washington's central role in NATO and making ...
This is Beirut, 17/03 15:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Germany on Monday kicked off a new pledging round of aid for Syria, as the EU hosted a donor drive for the war-torn country after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. For the first time, the Syrian authorities will be represented at the annual conference in Brussels -- with interim foreign minister Assaad al-Shibani attending. Western and regional ...
This is Beirut, 17/03 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Monday lowered its projections for global growth in 2025 due to "trade barriers" and "uncertainty". Trade tensions that have erupted since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House are in part responsible for the dampened growth perspectives, the OECD said. The OECD ...
This is Beirut, 15/03 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Ratings agency Moody's on Friday upgraded Greece's credit rating, pulling the country out of junk territory after its years of struggling to recover from a debt crisis. Along with the ratings elevation from Ba1 to Baa3, Moody's changed its outlook for Greece from positive to stable. The other two major ratings agencies, S&P and ...
This is Beirut, 14/03 14:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Safe-haven gold surpassed $3,000 for the first time Friday, boosted by uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's tariffs, while stock markets gained on hopes US lawmakers will avert a government shutdown. "Markets hate uncertainty, and Trump's second tenure in the White House has served to provide huge instability over expectations for trade, ...