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Morgan Ortagus’s Visit: A Strategic Boost for Lebanon’s Sovereignty and Stability

Tylia El Helou, 26/08 19:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In a critical moment for Lebanon, the recent visit by U.S. Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus—alongside Senator Lindsey Graham—offered more than just diplomatic formalities. It sent a clear, resounding message: the United States stands firmly with the Lebanese state, its institutions, and its people. Beyond the headlines, Ortagus’s visit marked a ...

Ortagus and Graham Call for Support of the Lebanese State and Disarmament of Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 26/08 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A private dinner was held Monday evening by Lebanese MP Ragy el-Saad and businessman Tarek Ghali at a Beirut restaurant in honor of U.S. Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham. More than fifty diplomatic, political, and media figures attended the event. During the dinner, both Morgan Ortagus and Lindsey Graham expressed ...

Trump Moves to Fire a Fed Governor over Mortgage Fraud Claims

This is Beirut, 26/08 10:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump expanded pressure on the Federal Reserve on Monday by moving to fire Governor Lisa Cook "effective immediately", a step the independent central bank official said he had "no authority" to take. Trump's decision against the first Black woman to serve on the central bank's board cited ...

Syria’s Agreement with Israel Is Not as Promising as Advertised

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 26/08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The world is celebrating the anticipated signing of a security agreement between Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Israel, hailed as evidence of Sharaa’s moderation and a departure from his radical Islamist past. However, this narrative is misleading. Islamist doctrine permits, and even encourages, temporary truces—up to 10 years—with ...

Trump Says He Wants to Meet North Korea's Kim Again

This is Beirut, 25/08 22:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday he hoped to meet again with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, possibly this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea's dovish new leader that got off awkwardly. Hours before President Lee Jae Myung arrived for his long-planned first visit to the White House, Trump took to social media to denounce what he ...

Trump Says Likely to Visit China this Year or Soon After

This is Beirut, 25/08 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to visit China this year or shortly afterwards, noting that economic ties between the two countries have improved, even as he kept the door open to steeper tariffs. Speaking to reporters as he met South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Washington, Trump pointed to recent talks with Chinese ...

Trump Tightens Grip on Security in US Capital

This is Beirut, 25/08 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Monday announced new measures that tightened his grip on security in Washington, a day after National Guard troops began carrying weapons in the US capital. Trump ordered the deployment of the National Guard, who now number more than 2,200 -- earlier this month as part of what he has billed as a crackdown on allegedly ...

Trump Says Spoke to Putin Since White House Meeting with Europeans

This is Beirut, 25/08 19:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday he had talked to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since meeting in Washington last week with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. Trump was last known to have spoken to Putin on August 18, when he interrupted his talks with Zelensky and the Europeans at the White House to call the Russian ...

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