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D-6: Harris and Trump Neck-and-Neck in the Polls

Today, the Democratic candidate returns to Pennsylvania, for a rally in the town of Harrisburg, while the Republican candidate holds two political rallies: the first in the early afternoon in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and the second in the evening in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

US Offers Reward in 1994 AC Flight 901 Bombing Linked to Hezbollah

The bombing of AC Flight 901 in 1994 has been attributed to Hezbollah by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, according to a media note issued by the Department of State on Tuesday.   The US Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that leads to the ...

Bitcoin Close to Record-High, as Investors Keep Eyes on US Election

Bitcoin was close to $73,000 in early Asian trade Wednesday, approaching a record high with investors keeping a cautious eye on the US presidential election. The leading digital currency was trading around $72,400 at 0700 GMT, after climbing as high as $73,563.63 in late US trade, just shy of its all-time peak of $73,797.98 in March. The surge ...

Israel-US: Approaching Washington’s Presidential Transition

Expecting a permanent ceasefire in Gaza or Lebanon just days before the end of President Joe Biden’s term is overly optimistic, if not entirely unrealistic. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unlikely to offer a “gift” he withheld for over a year to a president on the brink of departure. Naturally, Netanyahu will be eagerly ...

The Seven States that Will Decide the US Presidency

US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And in the handful of critical states framing the 2024 race, there is little daylight between the rivals with barely a week before Election Day. Under the US ...

Arab-American Community Torn Between Harris and Trump

"This presidential election is unlike any other that has come before it, at least for Michigan," confided Abdallah, a Lebanese taxi driver residing in Dearborn, near Detroit, a city known for its predominantly Arab and North African demographic. "In the last elections, I voted for Joe Biden, but this time I won’t be voting for the Democrats! ...

International Outcry as Israel Bans UNRWA

Israel's parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the main UN aid agency for the war-devastated Gaza Strip, sparking international outcry. Despite objections from the United States and warnings from the UN Security Council, Israeli lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the bill banning the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, ...

All Eyes on the White House

Many Lebanese are pinning their hopes on the United States presidential election to bring clarity to the ongoing war in Lebanon and broader regional tensions from Gaza to Iran. While there is some truth to this perspective, the tendency among Lebanese to overanalyze and speculate often outpaces the reality on the ground. Historically, the US has ...

D-8: Harris and Trump Redirect Their Focus to Swing States

Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are redoubling their efforts with voters in the “swing states” eight days before the eagerly awaited election. Following Trump's visit to Michigan on Saturday, it's Harris' turn to head there in a bid to win over Arab-American voters. As for the former president, he's off to Georgia to ...

Israel to Spend $530 Mln on ‘Iron Beam’ Laser Defense

Israel's Defense ministry said on Monday it has earmarked $530 million to accelerate development of the laser air defense system known as "Iron Beam". "The Ministry of Defense has signed a major deal worth approximately 2 billion shekels to significantly expand procurement of the laser interception systems, 'Iron Beam,'," a statement said. The ...