This Is Beirut, 22/09 11:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Arab Emirates United States USA
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due on Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a time of soaring tensions in the Middle East, seeking to highlight economic and technological cooperation. Presidential advisor Anwar Gargash said the Emiratis, who want to reorient their economy away from oil and towards new ...
21/09 18:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USA
In-person voting for this year's presidential election began on Friday, marking a significant milestone and the start of a six-week sprint leading up to Election Day, following a summer of political turbulence. Voters lined up to cast their ballots in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Virginia, the first states to offer early in-person voting options. ...
David Hale, 16/09 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
America's presidential election is too close to call. It may be useful today to examine what a Trump victory might mean for foreign policy. Later, we can examine prospects for a Harris foreign policy -- whenever she says enough to assess. When speculating about the direction of foreign policy under Trump 2.0, keep in mind three elements of ...
This Is Beirut, 13/09 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US State Department said on Thursday it was unconditionally releasing $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt, at a time when Cairo and Washington have been working closely on a Gaza ceasefire deal. Last year, the United States released part of this annual aid conditional on progress being made on respecting human rights in Egypt, a country ...
12/09 14:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A wildfire ravaging the hills near Los Angeles had swelled in size by over 1,000 percent by Wednesday, torching dozens of homes and prompting a state of emergency. The Bridge Fire is one of three out-of-control blazes that have erupted around the United States' second-biggest city, fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting ...
This Is Beirut, 11/09 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The US and British top diplomats began a visit on Wednesday to Ukraine, where they will discuss further easing rules on firing Western weapons into Russia, whose alleged acquisition of Iranian missiles has raised new fears. Before their trip, both diplomats expressed worries regarding the transfer of ballistic missiles from Iran to Russia. ...
This Is Beirut, 08/09 21:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iraq and the United States have agreed on a phased pullout of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition but have yet to sign a final agreement, the Iraqi defence minister said Sunday. The United States has some 2,500 troops in Iraq and 900 in Syria as part of the international coalition against the Daesh. They have been engaged in months of talks with ...
This Is Beirut, 07/09 17:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A person in the state of Missouri has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird flu without a known exposure to infected animals, authorities said. The adult patient, who has underlying conditions, was admitted to hospital on August 22, received antiviral medications against influenza, then recovered and was discharged, ...
This Is Beirut, 04/09 22:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A 14-year-old gunman killed at least four people, including two students, and wounded nine more when he opened fire at a high school in the US state of Georgia on Wednesday, law enforcement said. The shooter -- also a student at the school -- was taken into custody. He will be charged with murder and tried as an adult, the Georgia Bureau of ...
This Is Beirut, 30/08 15:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Kamala Harris declared Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump as she reached out to centrist voters in her first interview since her dramatic entry into November's presidential election. The 59-year-old Democrat insisted on CNN that she would be tough on illegal immigration and support controversial oil and gas ...
This Is Beirut, 29/08 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead Harris held over the former ...
This Is Beirut, 27/08 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet top diplomat Wang Yi for tense talks as China was embroiled in security rows with key American allies Japan and the Philippines. On Monday, US treaty ally Japan scrambled fighters after a Chinese military aircraft's incursion into its airspace, which Tokyo called a ...