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Saudi Crown Prince Promises $600 Billion Boost in Trade and Investment to Trump

This is Beirut, 23/01 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised on Thursday to invest $600 billion into US trade and investments as he congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House. Prince Mohammed, the de facto leader of the world’s largest oil exporter, made the pledge during a phone call following Trump's inauguration on Monday, according to ...

Trump Tells Putin to Make Ukraine Deal 'Now' or Face Tariffs and Sanctions

This is Beirut, 22/01 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to make a deal to end the grinding Ukraine war "now" or face tariff hikes and more sanctions. "If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by ...

Trump Ends Secret Service Protection for Ex-Advisor John Bolton

This is Beirut, 22/01 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he withdrew Secret Service protection to John Bolton, his former national security advisor and one of his most outspoken critics, because "you can't have that for life." Bolton, 76, who served in the White House during Trump's first term and has been the target of an alleged Iranian assassination plot, ...

Trump Launches His Own Cryptocurrency!

Christiane Tager, 22/01 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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It was only a matter of time before Donald Trump had his own cryptocurrency, and now it’s finally here. Just two days before being inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump launched his personal crypto. Trump has entered the cryptocurrency world with a "meme coin" bearing his likeness. The coin features Trump with a ...

Netflix Reports Surge in Subscribers, new Price Hikes

This is Beirut, 22/01 09:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers. Company executives credited steady investments in shows and films with helping power growth at the streaming behemoth, while announcing it is increasing prices in Argentina, Canada, Portugal and ...

By challenging The Right To Land, Trump Is Destabilising The American Identity

This is Beirut, 22/01 05:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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If it succeeds, Donald Trump's overhaul of the right to citizenship by virtue of birth in the country could profoundly reshape the United States, wiping out a founding principle that has been applied for more than 150 years by this world power, according to several experts. Barely inaugurated as the 47th American president, the Republican ...

WHO 'Regrets' Trump Decision to Pull US From Organization

This is Beirut, 21/01 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The World Health Organization said Tuesday it regretted US President Donald Trump's decision -- just hours after taking power -- to withdraw his country from the UN agency, saying it hoped he would "reconsider". Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the WHO, a body he has repeatedly criticized over ...

Steely Fashion Redefines Melania Trump’s Second First Lady Era

This is Beirut, 21/01 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Where in the world is Melania Trump? Making a striking return to Washington, she donned a sharply tailored outfit exuding an air of international mystery as her husband once again assumed the presidency of the United States. Her long navy coat and matching wide-brimmed hat — shielding her eyes in most photographs and unintentionally hindering ...

Afghan Taliban Government Announces Prisoner Swap with US

This is Beirut, 21/01 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Taliban government said Tuesday they had released American citizens from prison in return for an Afghan fighter held in the United States, in a deal brokered by Qatar. Discussions about the prisoner exchange were confirmed last year, but the swap was announced after outgoing US president Joe Biden handed over to Donald Trump, who was ...

Immigration, Climate Change, Panama: Trump's First Shock Announcements As Soon As He Is Sworn In

This is Beirut, 21/01 06:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A state of emergency on the border with Mexico and ‘millions’ of promised deportations, withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, pardons for hundreds of Capitol Hill attackers... Barely inaugurated as President of the United States, Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders on Monday to mark his return to power. However, some of ...

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