This is Beirut, 29/05 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The White House said on Thursday that Israel had "signed off on" a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, as the Palestinian militants confirmed they were studying the deal. Negotiations to end more than 19 months of war have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in Gaza in March after a brief ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The White House said Thursday that Israel had accepted US President Donald Trump's proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, while discussions were "continuing" with Hamas. The Palestinian militant group had earlier said it was examining a new deal proposed by Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, while there was no immediate ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Harvard held its annual graduation ceremony Thursday as a federal judge considers the legality of punitive measures taken against the university by US President Donald Trump. Hundreds of robed students and academics squeezed onto the steps of the campus's main library as Trump piled unprecedented pressure onto the university, one of the most ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US Special Envoy for Syria, Thomas Barrack, arrived in Damascus on Thursday, according to Syria’s official news agency SANA, marking a new stage in the normalization of relations between the two countries following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. He is currently meeting Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Shareh. Barrack, who also serves as the ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 29/05 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Steve Witkoff, special envoy to US President Donald Trump, has unveiled a new framework aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza. The proposal, delivered to Israeli officials overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, outlines a 60-day truce that would begin with Hamas releasing ten living hostages and the return of 18 bodies, to be carried out in two ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 14:35 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he is leaving his role in the US government, in which he was tasked with reducing federal spending, shortly after his first major break with Donald Trump over the president's signature spending bill. While classified as a "special government employee" and "senior advisor to the president," the South African-born ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 13:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Beijing reacted in fury Thursday at the US government's vow to revoke Chinese students' visas, condemning President Donald Trump's crackdown on international scholars as "political and discriminatory". Trump's administration on Wednesday said it would "aggressively" remove permissions for Chinese students, one ...
Malo Pinatel, 29/05 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/articles/1315328/from-irans-nuclear-program-to-gaza-the-gulf-as-the-new-hub-of-global-diplomacy-12 On Tuesday, May 13, US President Donald Trump was received with great ceremony in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), marking the first stop on a tour of immense geopolitical and ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Russia said Wednesday it wanted new talks with Ukraine in Istanbul next Monday to present its plan for a peace settlement, but Kyiv said it needed to see the proposal in advance for the meeting to yield results. Diplomatic efforts to end the three-year conflict have accelerated in recent months, but Moscow has repeatedly rejected calls for an ...
Salam El Zaatari, 29/05 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As the Trump administration accelerates its efforts to clinch a nuclear deal with Iran, the threat of Israeli airstrikes looms larger than ever. According to multiple diplomatic sources cited by The New York Times, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is actively considering unilateral military action against Iran’s nuclear sites—regardless of ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Donald Trump USA Tariffs Trade Court
A US federal court on Wednesday blocked most of Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president had overstepped his authority with the across-the-board global levies. The opinion marks a significant setback to the Republican leader as he bids to redraw the US trading relationship with the world by forcing ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 05:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
United States Politics Elon Musk Donald Trump
Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday announced he was leaving his role in US government, intended to reduce federal spending, shortly after his first major break with President Donald Trump over his signature spending bill. "As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President Donald Trump for ...