This is Beirut 2025-05-15 13:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Ankara on Thursday where he is to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and then decide on the next steps in anticipated peace talks with Russia. "We arrived," a senior Ukrainian official told AFP. Moscow says delegations from Russia and Ukraine are scheduled to meet in ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 12:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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Greeted with pomp in Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump then continued to Qatar, where a $200 billion contract with Boeing was announced—underscoring a tour framed by economic power and deliberate diplomatic pragmatism.
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 12:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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A Russian delegation landed in Istanbul on Thursday for the first direct peace talks with Ukraine in more than three years -- but without President Vladimir Putin despite many world leaders urging Russia's leader to attend. Putin was not included on a list of Moscow's negotiating team published by the Kremlin late on Wednesday, after ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he could still travel to Turkey for the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks aimed at ending their more than three-year war if progress is made. "You know, if something happened, I'd go on Friday if it was appropriate," Trump said in Qatar. "We can help the world psychologically. So we think we're going to do ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A major wildfire burning in central Canada has killed two people, police said Wednesday, and forced 1,000 more to evacuate their homes, kicking off a fire season authorities warn could prove challenging. Canada has endured a series of significant forest fires in recent years, but deaths involving residents are rare. In 2023, the worst wildfire ...
Marie de La Roche Saint-André 2025-05-15 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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After supporting several Syrian opposition groups in the early stages of the war, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are now looking to capitalize on the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad last December to establish a strategic foothold in the country. With a new regime in place that aligns more closely with their interests, both countries are eager to ...
Mark Saikali 2025-05-15 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Donald Trump had promised that his visit to the Gulf would be historic — and he delivered. From the moment he stepped off the plane, a series of announcements followed swiftly. Let’s start with the numbers — and they’re staggering: $300 billion in signed deals spanning industry, research, defense, space, and even civilian nuclear energy. ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iran could accept far-reaching curbs on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, US media reported. In an interview with NBC News, Ali Shamkhani said that Tehran could agree to never develop nuclear weapons, give up stockpiles of highly enriched uranium and ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Ukraine and Russia on Thursday hold their first direct talks since the start of Russia's 2022 invasion. President Volodymyr Zelensky had challenged his Russian counterpart to attend in person. But President Vladimir Putin was not on the Kremlin's delegation list. Here's is what is known about the talks: Who is expected to attend? Putin ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday closes a Middle East tour in the United Arab Emirates as he focuses squarely on seeking deals after billions of dollars of pledges from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The first major trip of his second term had been scheduled to end Thursday but Trump, always ready with surprises, did not rule out continuing on to ...
Salam El Zaatari 2025-05-15 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Trump’s first major foreign trip in his second term didn’t start in Jerusalem, Cairo or Baghdad, it began in Riyadh. That alone says a lot. This wasn’t about Abraham Accords 2.0 or sermonizing about “shared values.” This was pure transactional diplomacy, wrapped in the glossy skin of petrodollars and lined with AI circuits. The visuals ...
This is Beirut 2025-05-15 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fresh gunbattles erupted on Wednesday in the Libyan capital between two powerful armed groups, a security official said, a day after authorities declared the fighting over. Clashes flared between the Radaa force and the 444 Brigade in key areas of the city, including the port, the source said. Fighting eased towards the end of the day, according ...