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Ortagus Announces US Mediation for Lebanon-Israel Border Talks

This is Beirut, 11/03 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States has launched diplomatic working groups aimed at resolving long-standing border disputes between Lebanon and Israel, including the demarcation of the contentious Blue Line, US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus announced on Tuesday. In an interview on al-Jadeed television channel, Ortagus expressed optimism ...

Hezbollah’s Comeback Plan and How to Counter It

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 11/03 15:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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If the glass at your house got shattered during Hezbollah’s war with Israel, the Iran-backed militia would pay you $1,200 to fix it, a hefty sum by Lebanese standards. Reports, perhaps exaggerated, suggest that Hezbollah sits on a $10 billion budget allocated for reconstructing its partisans’ residential and commercial units. Spending at this ...

Ukraine, US Discuss Partial Truce in War with Russia

This is Beirut, 11/03 12:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Ukraine and the United States began talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday with a partial ceasefire with Russia on the table, just hours after Kyiv conducted a major drone attack targeting the Moscow area. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga were attending the meeting, with President Donald Trump ramping up ...

UN Migration Agency in Turmoil after US Aid Freeze

This is Beirut, 11/03 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hit hard by US aid funding cuts, the UN migration agency is battling claims from current and former staff of now pandering to Washington and providing cover for mass deportations. Like many humanitarian agencies, the International Organization for Migration has been reeling since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, ...

83% of USAID programs to be scrapped, according to Rubio

This is Beirut, 10/03 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the United States was cancelling 83 percent of programs at USAID, as the Trump administration guts spending not aligned with its "America First" agenda. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) distributes humanitarian aid around the world, with health and emergency programs in around 120 ...

Stock Markets Slump on US, China Economic Fears

This is Beirut, 10/03 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Stock markets slipped on Monday as investors fretted over the impact of President Donald Trump's trade policy on the economic growth of the United States and China, the world's biggest economies. Wall Street's three main indexes opened in the red, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq falling two percent, after Trump himself declined to rule out the risk of ...

Basket-WASL: Riyadi Keeps Rolling, La Sagesse Breathes

Makram Haddad, 10/03 09:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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This first phase was only a decisive step in the FIBA WASL-West Asia League 2024/2025, played in a two-round robin format with six teams competing. The team that accumulates the most points over both rounds will be crowned league champion. Additionally, the top three in the final standings will secure a direct ticket to the Final 8, scheduled for ...

The Weaponization of Ambiguity

Charles Chartouni, 10/03 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The international political scene is marred by uncertainties, and political actors are navigating their courses amidst the imbroglios of an unraveling world order. This state of endemic instability seems to promote the politics of ambiguity and their inherent weaponization. President Trump, with his conventional insinuations and intentional ...

Far-Right Candidate Excluded From Romania Presidential Vote

This is Beirut, 09/03 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Romania's electoral bureau on Sunday rejected far-right hopeful Calin Georgescu's candidacy for the re-run of last year's annulled presidential election, sparking outrage among his supporters in Bucharest. Georgescu -- a past admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin and an EU and NATO critic -- shot to prominence almost overnight to ...

Massad Boulos: Peace Is 'Close'

This is Beirut, 09/03 19:59 - Reading : less than a minute

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US President Donald Trump's Middle East advisor, Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos, said that peace between Lebanon and Israel was “close,” during a meeting with Israeli politician Yossi Dagan in Washington. “We are looking forward to peace, and we are aiming for peace, and by the grace of God, this will be achieved, hopefully ...

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