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US Strikes Houthi Arms Sites Amid Red Sea Tensions

US warplanes staged multiple strikes Saturday night on Iran-backed Houthi advanced weapons storage facilities in Yemen, the Pentagon said. The facilities contained various weapons used to target military and civilian vessels navigating international waters throughout the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, according to information provided to AFP by the ...

Biden and Trump to Meet at White House on Wednesday

Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power following the Republican's decisive election victory. Biden and Trump will meet at the Oval Office at 11:00 am (16:00 GMT), the White House said Saturday, with the clock ticking down to the ex-president's ...

Iran denies conspiracy accusations against Trump

Iran deemed as 'totally baseless' on Saturday the U.S. accusations that Tehran is involved in assassination plots in the United States, specifically targeting President-elect Donald Trump. Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday called the allegations that Tehran was behind a plot against Trump "totally unfounded." The Foreign Ministry "rejects ...

US Charges Iranian in Alleged Plot to Assassinate Donald Trump

According to reports from Reuters, U.S. authorities have charged an Iranian man in connection with a plot allegedly ordered by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to assassinate Donald Trump, the U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday. In a statement, the Justice Department said Farhad Shakeri, 51, had informed law enforcement ...

Reforming Europe's Economy Urgent Following Trump Win, Says EU

Reforming Europe's economy is all the more urgent following Donald Trump's US election win, warned the author of a blockbuster report, Mario Draghi, ahead of talks Friday with EU leaders in Budapest on tackling the challenge. Although Europe's public reaction to the Republican's return has been cautious, officials are on full ...

Iran Kills Four Militants in South East

Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed four more militants during an operation in the country's southeast region where jihadists killed 10 police last month, state media said on Friday. The deaths were part of an "ongoing operation" in Sistan-Baluchistan province, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Ahmad Shafaei said, adding that a soldier was ...

The New-Old World Order... and Trump's Promises

The United States, as the leading global power, holds a decisive role in shaping the world’s future. From this perspective, many recognize that an election in the US is, in essence, an election for the entire world. Following Donald Trump’s victory, and his attempt to avenge his previous defeat, it is striking how the emerging new world order ...

Geagea: 'Hezbollah Is Deceiving the Lebanese to Continue Fighting'

Head of the Lebanese Forces (LF) Party Samir Geagea affirmed that the campaign launched against the Lebanese Army about two weeks ago, followed by the positions of Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, “represents the largest operation of fraud and deception that we are witnessing.” In an interview with LBCI on Thursday, he ...

Biden Urges Americans to 'Bring Down Temperature' after Trump Win

President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to lower the political temperature after Donald Trump's crushing election win over Kamala Harris, saying in a conciliatory address to the nation that he would ensure a peaceful transition of power. In a solemn speech from the White House, Biden also said the result should "lay to rest" ...

Massaad Boulos: The Man Who Helped Trump Win the Election

Massaad Boulos, a discreet yet powerful figure in American politics, has emerged as a key advisor to Donald Trump, who is set to (re)assume the US presidency on January 20. Originally from Lebanon, Boulos is a prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist whose career has uniquely positioned him as an influential voice in Trump’s inner circle, ...