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Ortagus Reaffirms US Support for Lebanon’s Leadership and Reforms

This is Beirut, 08/02 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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United States Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus reiterated Washington’s support for Lebanon’s current presidency and its incoming government during a visit to Beirut on Saturday. In a meeting with Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam, Ortagus affirmed US backing for his future government, highlighting his commitment to ...

Judge Pauses Musk's Plan for Mass Cull of U.S. Government Workers

This is Beirut, 07/02 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A judge on Thursday suspended a scheme masterminded by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the U.S. government by encouraging federal workers to quit through a mass buyout. The federal judge in Massachusetts issued a temporary injunction on the plan's deadline — midnight Thursday — given by Musk for the country's more than two million ...

Iran Condemns New US Sanctions as 'Illegal' and 'Unjustified'

This is Beirut, 07/02 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran on Friday condemned as "illegal" and "unjustified" new financial sanctions by the United States that target a network accused of shipping hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Iranian crude oil to China. "The decision of the new US government to exert pressure on the Iranian nation by preventing Iran's legal trade with its economic ...

Trump Administration Imposes First Sanctions on Iranian Oil Shipments to China

This is Beirut, 06/02 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US Treasury announced financial sanctions on Thursday, the first under the new administration of Donald Trump, that target an "international network" accused of shipping Iranian oil to China to fund Tehran's military activities. The sanctions target the network for "facilitating the shipment of millions of barrels of Iranian crude oil worth ...

Iran Revolutionary Guards Unveil First Drone Carrier in Gulf

This is Beirut, 06/02 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveiled the country's first drone carrier on Thursday in Gulf waters, state media reported. The carrier, called the Martyr Bahman Bagheri, is a commercial vessel that was repurposed as a drone carrier over the past two-and-a-half years, Guards naval commander Alireza Tangsiri said during the unveiling ...

US Claims Free Passage Through Panama Canal

This is Beirut, 06/02 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States said Wednesday that its government vessels would sail for free through the Panama Canal following heavy pressure from President Donald Trump, but authorities at the waterway swiftly issued a denial. "US government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees, saving the US government millions of dollars a year," ...

The Golden Pager and the Irony of Espionage in the Middle East

Salam El Zaatari, 06/02 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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History is often written in treaties. Sometimes, it’s forged in war. And sometimes, apparently, it’s written in golden pagers. Yes, you read that correctly. In a moment that blended Middle Eastern geopolitics with the aesthetics of a 1990s tech museum, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted US President Donald Trump a golden pager, ...

US Priorities in Lebanon: From Government Reforms to UN Resolution 1701

Bassam Abou Zeid, 06/02 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The American delegation visiting Lebanon on Thursday carries several important messages, particularly regarding Morgan Ortagus, who has succeeded Amos Hochstein. Ortagus has been given the responsibility of managing Lebanon's portfolio, which includes critical issues such as government formation, policy programs, Israeli withdrawal, the release of ...

Kremlin Calls Zelensky Comment on Direct Talks with Putin 'Empty Words'

This is Beirut, 05/02 12:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement that he was ready for direct talks with Russian counterpart Vladmir Putin to end fighting as "empty words". "So far this cannot be seen as anything but empty words," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, after Zelensky said in an interview that he ...

Trump says to reinstate 'maximum pressure' on Iran, Tehran promises “failure”

This is Beirut, 05/02 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was planning to reinstate what he called the "maximum pressure" policy against Iran over allegations that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons. However, Trump also said he hoped the policy will "hardly have to be used." Trump made the comment as he signed a memorandum reimposing the tough policy of ...

Iran's Khamenei names Hezbollah leader as Lebanon 'representative'

This is Beirut, 05/02 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem as his "representative" in Lebanon, Iranian media reported Wednesday. "The leader of the revolution, in a decree, introduced Sheikh Naim Qassem, secretary general of Hezbollah, as his representative in Lebanon," Tasnim news agency said. Tasnim carried a copy of ...

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