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Trump Says Getting Close to Deal to Avoid Iran Military Action

This is Beirut 15/05 21:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Thursday a nuclear deal with Iran was close that would avert military action, as he toured Gulf capitals, securing $1.4 trillion in 10-year investments from Abu Dhabi. Trump made the Iran remarks in Qatar before flying on to the United Arab Emirates for the third and final leg of the tour that began in Saudi ...

Rubio Says US 'Troubled' on Gaza, Open to Alternatives on Aid

This is Beirut 15/05 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced openness Thursday to any new ideas to bring aid into Gaza after a US- and Israeli-backed plan was sharply criticised, expressing concern over the humanitarian situation in the territory. A new US-backed foundation on Wednesday announced a plan to begin distributing aid later this month in Gaza, where ...

ExplainerBirthright Citizenship in the United States: A Constitutional Principle Under Debate

Mario Chartouni 15/05 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Birthright citizenship, which grants American citizenship to anyone born on United States soil, has become the focus of a major constitutional debate. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to limit this right by excluding children born to parents who are undocumented or hold temporary visas from citizenship granted ...

UN Rules Out Role in US-Backed Foundation's Gaza Aid Operation

This is Beirut 15/05 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations on Thursday ruled out involvement with a new US-backed foundation for aid to Gaza, as Israel's months-long blockade brings severe shortages to the war-battered territory. "I made it clear that we participate in aid operations if they are in accordance with our basic principles," said UN spokesman Farhan ...

UAE Says to Invest $1.4 Trillion in US over 10 Years

This is Beirut 15/05 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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The president of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday said his country planned to invest $1.4 trillion in the United States over 10 years, lauding a "strong partnership" that flourished under US President Donald Trump. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed announced the "UAE's plan to invest $1.4 trillion in the United States... over the ...

Ukraine Sends Team for Russia Talks, Downplays Expectations

This is Beirut 15/05 18:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had sent a team to Istanbul for the first direct peace talks with Russia in three years, but played down expectations of a breakthrough, saying Moscow was "not serious" about ending the war. After hours of confusion, which saw both sides hurling insults at the other, and uncertainty over ...

Rubio Holds Syria Talks as US Eases Sanctions

This is Beirut 15/05 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday met Syria's foreign minister to discuss normalizing relations after President Donald Trump moved to ease sanctions on the war-battered country. The top US diplomat, in the Turkish resort of Antalya for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, opened talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad ...

US Sanctions Four Key Hezbollah Financiers in Lebanon and Iran

This Is Beirut 15/05 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on two senior Hezbollah officials and two financial facilitators based in Lebanon and Iran for coordinating funding to support the group’s “terrorist activities.” According to a press release issued by the Department of the Treasury on ...

VideosZelensky in Turkey on Eve of Uncertain Talks Without Putin

This Is Beirut 15/05 15:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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While Vladimir Putin declines the invitation, Volodymyr Zelensky travels to Ankara for talks with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the eve of Ukrainian-Russian talks in Istanbul, the outcome of which remains uncertain.

Trump Lands in Abu Dhabi on Last Leg of Gulf Tour

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US President Donald Trump arrived Thursday in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates' capital, on the final stop of his multi-day Gulf tour, AFP journalists on Air Force One said. After visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week, Trump is hoping to secure billions of dollars in business deals with the oil-rich UAE that seeks to become an artificial ...

Putin has no Plans to go to Istanbul: Kremlin

This is Beirut 15/05 14:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Kremlin said Thursday President Vladimir Putin currently had no plans to go to Istanbul, where Kyiv and Moscow are due to hold talks, despite US leader Donald Trump saying he would be ready to go. "No, there are no such plans at the moment," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He declined to answer AFP's question on why Putin refused to go ...

Trump says 'Getting Close' to Deal to Avoid Iran Military Action

This is Beirut 15/05 14:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Thursday a deal was close on Iran's nuclear program that would avert military action, sending oil prices tumbling as he boasted of raising "trillions of dollars" on a Gulf tour. "We're not going to be making any nuclear dust in Iran," Trump said in Qatar, the second stop of his multi-day ...