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China’s Rare Earth Dominance Takes Center Stage in Trade Negotiations

This is Beirut, 11/06 10:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

China is counting on one crucial advantage as it seeks to grind out a deal to ease its high-stakes trade war with the United States – dominance in rare earths. Used in electric vehicles, hard drives, wind turbines, and missiles, rare earth elements are essential to the modern economy and national defense. AFP takes a look at how rare earths ...

Wayne Wall Appointed as White House Senior Director for the Middle East

This is Beirut, 11/06 10:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The White House appointed Wayne Wall as senior director for the Middle East at the National Security Council (NSC), according to an official source and an official close to the matter cited by Axios. His appointment comes on the heels of a major reorganization initiated by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Marco Rubio. A Discreet but ...

Iran Says New Round of US Talks Planned for Sunday

This is Beirut, 10/06 23:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The sixth round of Iran-US nuclear talks is planned for Sunday, Tehran said, as the two sides appear locked in a standoff over uranium enrichment nearly two months into the high-stakes negotiations. It came as European powers and the United States submitted a censure motion to the UN's nuclear watchdog in an effort to ramp up pressure on ...

Western Countries Submit New Iran Resolution at UN Nuclear Agency

This is Beirut, 10/06 22:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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European powers and the United States submitted a resolution to the UN's nuclear watchdog on Tuesday condemning Iran's "non-compliance" with its nuclear obligations in a bid to up pressure on Tehran, diplomats told AFP. The text, which diplomatic sources told AFP had been submitted Tuesday night, is the latest diplomatic move by Western powers in ...

Huawei Founder says Chips Still Lag 'One Generation' Behind US

This is Beirut, 10/06 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Chinese tech giant Huawei's chips still "lag behind the United States by one generation", state media quoted its founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei as saying in a rare interview on Tuesday. Washington last month unveiled fresh guidelines warning firms that using Chinese-made high-tech AI semiconductors, specifically Huawei's Ascend chips, would put ...

Iran says New Round of US Talks Planned for Sunday

This is Beirut, 10/06 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign ministry has said a new round of nuclear talks with the United States is being planned for Sunday, after President Donald Trump said it was expected on Thursday. "The next round of Iran-US indirect talks is being planned for next Sunday in Muscat," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a statement Tuesday, adding ...

Trump Signals Iran Nuclear Talks Will Resume on Thursday After Netanyahu Talks

This is Beirut, 09/06 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday about Iran, according to a White House official as reported by Reuters. The call occurred as Trump sought to expedite aid to Gaza and persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear program. Trump said he is actively engaged in efforts involving Iran, describing Tehran’s ...

Trump Blames 'Insurrectionists' for Los Angeles Unrest

This is Beirut, 09/06 20:22 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump on Monday blamed "insurrectionists" for unrest in Los Angeles after he sent in National Guard troops to quell protests against immigration raids. "The people that are causing the problems are professional agitators and insurrectionists," Trump told reporters at the White House. "They're bad people; they should be in ...

US and China Begin Key Trade Talks in London

This is Beirut, 09/06 18:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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China and the United States began a new round of trade talks in London on Monday, Beijing's state media reported, as the world's two biggest economies seek to shore up a shaky truce after bruising tit-for-tat tariffs. The two sides are meeting in the historic Lancaster House, run by the UK Foreign Office, following a first round of talks ...

Iran Says to Submit Own Nuclear Proposal to US Soon

This is Beirut, 09/06 18:16 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran said on Monday it will soon present a counter-proposal on a nuclear deal with the United States after it had described Washington's offer as containing "ambiguities." Tehran and Washington have held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new nuclear accord to replace the deal with major powers that US President Donald ...

Tehran Warns Will Reduce Cooperation with IAEA if Anti-Iran Resolution Passed

This is Beirut, 08/06 17:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Tehran on Sunday warned it would reduce its cooperation with the United Nations's nuclear watchdog if an anti-Iran resolution is passed at an upcoming meeting of the world body. "Certainly, the IAEA should not expect the Islamic Republic of Iran to continue its broad and friendly cooperation," Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for ...

Troops Sent by Trump Reach Protest Hit Los Angeles Over Governor's Wishes

This is Beirut, 08/06 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hundreds of National Guard troops took up positions in Los Angeles Sunday on the orders of US President Donald Trump, a rare deployment over the head of the state governor, afer unruly protests against immigration raids. The US military said 300 soldiers from the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team had been sent to three separate locations in ...

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