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Syria Announces Plan with Jordan, U.S. to Restore Calm in Druze-Majority Sweida

This is Beirut, 16/09 17:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced on Tuesday a plan backed by Jordan and the United States to restore calm to Druze-majority Sweida province, which witnessed deadly sectarian violence in July. The situation in the province has been tense since the clashes, which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said killed more than 2,000 ...

Trump Warns Hamas of 'Big Trouble' If They Use Hostages as Human Shields

This is Beirut, 16/09 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Hamas would be in "big trouble" if they use hostages in Gaza as human shields during a new offensive launched by Israel. "We'll wait to hear what happens, because I hear Hamas is trying to use the old human shield deal, and if they do that, they're going to be in big trouble," Trump told reporters when ...

Disarming Hezbollah: The Easy Way vs. The Hard Way

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 16/09 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Lebanese government has yet to fully grasp the seismic shift in Israel’s defense doctrine from containment to preemption. Hezbollah, even if armed with rudimentary weapons like slingshots, will not be tolerated. Beirut must disarm and disband the Iran-backed militia immediately and will be given one final chance to do so. This is the Easy ...

Royal Honors and Fault Lines: Donald Trump’s Highly Anticipated Visit to London

Ali A. Hamadé, 16/09 15:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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This Tuesday, London is preparing to welcome Donald Trump for his second state visit; an unprecedented honor for a US president and, more broadly, for a non-royal head of state. By accepting a fresh invitation from the Crown, a privilege exceedingly rare in the history of international relations, the American president is receiving what he likely ...

UN Slams Israel's Qatar Attack as Assault on 'Regional Peace and Stability'

This is Beirut, 16/09 12:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations rights chief warned on Tuesday that Israel's airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar last week threatened regional peace and stability and urged "accountability for unlawful killings". "Israel's strike on negotiators in Doha on September 9 was a shocking breach of international law," Volker Turk told the UN Human Rights ...

White House Vows To Take on Left-Wing ‘Terror’ Movement After Kirk Killing

This is Beirut, 16/09 05:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Senior White House official Stephen Miller vowed Monday that the Trump administration would dismantle an alleged "vast domestic terror movement" that he linked to the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, made the comments on Kirk's podcast, which Vice President JD Vance hosted ...

Trump Announces 2nd Strike on Alleged Venezuela Drug Traffickers

This is Beirut, 15/09 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump announced a new military strike on a boat carrying alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean on Monday, saying three "narcoterrorists" from Venezuela were killed. "This morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking ...

US Says 'Framework' Deal with China on TikTok Ownership

This is Beirut, 15/09 21:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United States and China announced a "framework" deal on Monday to resolve their dispute over TikTok that calls for the Chinese-owned app to pass to US-controlled ownership. In a social media post, US President Donald Trump said, without directly naming the social media giant, that a deal was reached with a "certain company that ...

US Military Officials Pay Rare Visit to Russia-Belarus Drills

This is Beirut, 15/09 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russia's key ally Belarus invited US military representatives to joint military drills being staged on Monday, amid escalating tensions between Russia and NATO over its offensive on Ukraine. The Zapad (West) drills, running until Tuesday across Belarus, have spooked NATO's eastern members following the downing of Russian drones in its ...

Hezbollah vs. the Quest for a ‘Normal’ Life

Michel Touma, 15/09 10:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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“The American way of life – as we want it – remains disarmingly simple: I want to be able to marry, buy a home, raise children, let them ride their bikes until sundown, send them to a good school, and live in a peaceful neighborhood.” These words came from Charlie Kirk, delivered during one of his well-known public debates, often hosted on ...

Trump Cautions Israel After Qatar Attack

This is Beirut, 15/09 05:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Days after Israel attacked Qatar in an airstrike targeting Hamas leaders, US President Donald Trump made careful remarks Sunday as Washington's two powerful Middle Eastern allies face a worsening rift. "Qatar has been a very great ally. Israel and everyone else, we have to be careful. When we attack people we have to be careful," ...

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