Sana Richa Choucair, 21/09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Half-holiday, half-office, workation embodies the new era of remote flexibility. It shows how digital nomadism and post-pandemic lifestyles are reshaping professional culture. Behind its playful sound lies a serious question: how do we balance productivity, freedom and the right to disconnect? A Linguistic Marker of Our Times Born from the ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa departed for the United States, state media reported Sunday, on a landmark trip that will see the former jihadist address the United Nations General Assembly. State television said Sharaa was en route "to the United States of America to participate in the affairs of the 80th session of the United Nations General ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 05:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The entire leadership of Trumpism, starting with President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance, will gather on Sunday for the memorial ceremony of assassinated ultraconservative influencer Charlie Kirk, in a stadium of more than 60,000 seats in Arizona. Charlie Kirk, 31, was assassinated on September 10 by a gunshot to the neck while ...
This is Beirut, 20/09 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its US operations would see the creation of a board dominated by Americans, the White House said Saturday. "There will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the United States, and six of those seats will be Americans," White House press secretary ...
This is Beirut, 20/09 15:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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India's leading trade body said on Saturday it was concerned by a new annual $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump ordered for H-1B skilled worker visas, an addition that could have major repercussions for the tech industry, where such permits are widespread. The new measure, which will likely face legal challenges, was announced in ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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American forces carried out a raid in Syria on Friday, killing a senior operative from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, the US military said. "Omar Abdul Qader was an ISIS member actively seeking to attack the United States," the military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, using an alternate acronym for IS. "His death ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Friday he will welcome Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House next week and expects a resolution to a long-running rift on fighter jets. It will be the first visit to the White House by Erdogan since 2019 during Trump's first term, with former president Joe Biden having a tense relationship with ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US senators failed to pass a stopgap funding bill Friday as Republicans raced to avert a government shutdown and political challenge to President Donald Trump. Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives had narrowly passed the measure, but it was shot down by Democrats in the Senate amid no sign of compromise with Trump's ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 20:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump hailed Friday what he called progress with Chinese President Xi Jinping, including on selling blockbuster app TikTok, and said he would visit the Asian power, which offered a more cautious assessment of their talks. The leaders of the world's two largest economies spoke by telephone for the second time since the return ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran late Thursday withdrew a draft resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog that called to ban attacks against nuclear facilities after its war with Israel, citing reported US pressure for the last-minute change. In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that saw Israeli and US strikes on ...
This is Beirut, 19/09 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Donald Trump, who recently accused Xi Jinping of working to "conspire" against the United States, hopes to finalize the fate of video-sharing app TikTok and make progress on trade talks in a phone call with the Chinese leader on Friday. "I'm speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok, and also trade," ...
This is Beirut, 18/09 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from meaningful diplomatic pressure. "The United States rejects this unacceptable resolution. It is beyond time that Hamas release every single hostage now and surrender immediately. The United States ...