This is Beirut, 08/02 04:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's security clearance in a blizzard of new orders, while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with helping the world's poorest and extending American influence around the globe. In a new series of rapid-fire power plays, the 78-year-old ...
Christiane Tager, 06/02 15:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Trump administration has suspended USAID, freezing billions of dollars in funding and humanitarian aid. The United States could offer China a real opportunity to expand its influence, particularly in Africa, Latin America and Asia — regions where American aid has always been essential. Since taking office on January 20, President Donald ...
Samar El-Kadi, 05/02 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Insubordination, waste of taxpayers’ money and promotion of agendas that run counter to US national interests are some of the reasons spelled out by US President Donald Trump’s administration for freezing foreign aid and targeting the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in particular. Trump, a long-term critic of overseas ...
This is Beirut, 03/02 20:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday he had been put in charge of the US aid agency, saying he would stop its "insubordination" to President Donald Trump's agenda. After Trump's billionaire friend and advisor Elon Musk vowed to destroy the US Agency for International Development (USAID), whose website went dark over the weekend, Rubio ...
Sana Richa Choucair, 03/02 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Elon Musk stated on Monday that President Donald Trump confirmed his intention to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). “I discussed USAID in detail with (the president), and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said during a conversation on X Spaces early on Monday morning. The announcement comes ...
This is Beirut, 17/01 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced in a statement issued by the US Embassy in Beirut that it has initiated a new five-year project named "Strengthening Local Agricultural Systems in Lebanon (ELSA)" with a budget of $10 million, commencing on October 1, 2024. The primary goal of this endeavor is to cultivate agricultural ...