This is Beirut, 14/03 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several Lebanese-Americans have been appointed to key positions in the new American administration set up by Donald Trump. Among them, three have been appointed ambassadors (Turkey, Lebanon and Tunisia). Massad Boulos has become Senior Advisor to the President of the United States. Tom Barrack Jr Tom Barrack Jr, born in 1947, is a businessman ...
This is Beirut, 14/03 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Russia said Friday it expected Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump would discuss a US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, but that US envoy Steve Witkoff needed to relay Putin's thoughts to the American president first. Witkoff met the Russian president late Thursday to lay out the details of the US plan, which Ukraine agreed to on Tuesday. "When Mr ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Palestinian Authority condemned Hamas' statement in which the organization revealed it had opened a communication channel with the U.S. administration. The Israeli media, Haaretz, quoted Palestinian political sources as saying that the condemnation “indicates the depth of the crisis between the PA and Hamas”. “The PA is also ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose 200-percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from France and other European Union countries in retaliation against the bloc's planned levies on US-produced whiskey. "If this tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% Tariff on all wines, ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Global oil demand growth is set to accelerate this year but the escalating trade war launched by US President Donald Trump threatens to disrupt the market, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. The IEA noted that crude prices dropped in February and early March as concerns grew about the impact of trade tensions on the global economy and ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Kremlin said Thursday that US negotiators were on the way to Russia, as Washington seeks to present its plan for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. Kyiv agreed to the US proposal after talks in Saudi Arabia earlier this week, but Moscow has asked for the US side to present details before indicating whether it is acceptable. "Negotiators are ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 09:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump expressed optimism that US negotiators could secure a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, even as Kyiv and Moscow launched fresh aerial attacks early Thursday. The United States wants Russia to agree to an unconditional halt to hostilities, officials said Wednesday. The Kremlin said it was awaiting details of a US-Ukrainian ...
Salam El Zaatari, 13/03 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
If you want to understand why Bashar Masri is the man rebuilding Gaza, you must start in Rawabi, the city he built from scratch—the first planned Palestinian city, rising from the West Bank’s rocky terrain like an Arab version of Silicon Valley. Wide boulevards, luxury apartments, tech startups, a shopping mall—Rawabi was his bet on a modern ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced a wave of environmental rollbacks targeting Biden-era green policies, including carbon limits on power plants, tailpipe emissions standards and protections for waterways. The 31 actions are part of what Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin called "the ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 21:36 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that envoys were headed to Moscow and expressed optimism for a 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war but officials said the United States wants Russia to agree an unconditional halt to the conflict. The Kremlin said it was awaiting details of a proposal agreed by Ukrainian and US officials this week, and gave ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 19:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday on both sides of the Atlantic as investors shrugged off the latest US tariff moves to focus on cooling US inflation and a Ukraine ceasefire plan. Global markets have endured severe swings this month as US President Donald Trump looks to ramp up pressure on global partners by imposing or threatening ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Re-runs of The Apprentice reality show that propelled Donald Trump into the US national consciousness, are showing on Prime Video, the latest indication of warming relations between the US president and Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos. Following a frosty few years between tech titans and the US president, the move is another sign of a rapprochement that ...