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Washington Lifts Broad Sanctions on Syria but Maintains Pressure on Assad Allies

This is Beirut, 25/09 09:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US Department of the Treasury has announced a sweeping overhaul of its sanctions' regime targeting Syria. In a statement released Wednesday, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the publication of a final rule amending the regulations on sanctions related to Syria. This update, which implements two presidential executive ...

Escalatorgate: Trump Demands Probe Into UN ‘Triple Sabotage’

This is Beirut, 25/09 05:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump demanded an investigation Wednesday into what he called "triple sabotage" after an escalator, teleprompter and sound system malfunctioned as he addressed the United Nations. The UN has said the events that happened while Trump was at its headquarters in New York on Tuesday were accidental, and partly blamed ...

Trump Envoy Witkoff Expects Mideast 'Breakthrough' in Coming Days

This is Beirut, 24/09 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday he expected a breakthrough related to Gaza in the coming days, saying President Donald Trump had presented a plan to regional countries. Witkoff, a real estate friend of Trump who has become his roving ambassador, said the US president shared ideas when meeting with a group of Arab and Islamic countries ...

Iran, Hezbollah and Peace on This is America!

Tylia El Helou, 24/09 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the UNSC’s decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran and Donald Trump’s address at the opening of the UN General Assembly, as well as Charlie Kirk’s memorial. We also feature an exclusive interview with Patrick Clawson, Morningstar Senior Fellow and Research Counselor at the Washington ...

Attack on Texas Immigration Detention Center: Two Detainees Killed, One Injured

This is Beirut, 24/09 20:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Two detainees were killed and one injured when a man opened fire Wednesday at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Dallas, Texas, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced. The assailant fired “indiscriminately” from the roof of a nearby building before taking his own life, the department ...

Lebanon Steps Up Against Captagon Trafficking Network

Bassam Abou Zeid, 24/09 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In 2025, Lebanon achieved a significant breakthrough in the fight against the manufacturing and trafficking of Captagon pills– inflicting losses of hundreds of millions of dollars on those behind these illicit operations. Lebanese security forces demonstrated their ability to confront this criminal cartel – a challenge of major local, regional ...

This Week on This is America: UNGA, Snapback, Iran, Hezbollah

Tylia El Helou, 24/09 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the “Snapback” mechanism, the opening of the UN General Assembly, and the U.S. $10 million reward for information on Hezbollah. We also feature an exclusive interview with Patrick Clawson, Morningstar Senior Fellow and Research Counselor at the Washington Institute, to discuss Iran’s ...

What Pakistan’s Nuclear Pact Means for Saudi Arabia’s Defense

This is Beirut, 24/09 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Pakistan has extended its nuclear umbrella to Saudi Arabia in a surprise defense agreement that could reshape strategic alliances in both the Middle East and South Asia. Signed in Riyadh on September 17 between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the treaty commits both countries to mutual ...

Russia Says 'No Alternative' to Continuing Ukraine Offensive

This is Beirut, 24/09 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kremlin on Wednesday said it had no choice but to continue its military offensive on Ukraine, as Moscow rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Russia was a "paper tiger". The comments come a day after Trump said Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia, which he characterized as a "paper tiger" with a failing economy ...

Iran's Carpet Industry Unravelling Under Sanctions

This is Beirut, 24/09 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Once a symbol of cultural prestige, Iran's handmade rugs are no longer selling as fast as they once did, as sanctions weigh on an already troubled economy and buyers' tastes change. Commanding more than $2 billion in export revenues in its heyday of the early 1990s, the industry now struggles to scrape together around $40 million, marking a ...

China Steps Into Spotlight at UN Climate Talks

This is Beirut, 24/09 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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China's emissions-cutting pledge is poised to take center stage at a United Nations climate meeting Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering -- if predictable -- broadside against the science surrounding planet-warming fossil fuels. Some 118 nations will outline plans to curb global warming, which is driving disasters ...

Trump Says Kyiv Can Win Back 'All of Ukraine' in Major Shift

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

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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine could win back all of its territory from Russia and even go further, in a major pivot after meeting President Volodymyr Zelensky. The astonishing turnaround came shortly after Trump also called for NATO countries to shoot down any Russian jets that violate their airspace. "I think Ukraine, with ...

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