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Trump Chooses Vaccine Skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To Head Health Dept

This is Beirut 2024-11-15 05:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president. "We want you to come up with things and ideas and what you've been talking about for a long time and I think you're going to do ...

ExclusiveGlaser: Qard al-Hassan Is Funded by Illicit and Illegitimate Activities Led by Terrorist Regimes

Tylia El Helou 2024-11-14 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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In an exclusive interview with This is Beirut, former Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing at the US Department of the Treasury, Daniel Glaser, explains how Hezbollah plays a role in Lebanon's economy beyond Qard al-Hassan, particularly concerning illicit activities or alternative financing. He also discusses how the US and international ...

Iran=Backed Militants Among 20 Killed in Israel Strikes on Syria

This is Beirut 2024-11-14 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A war monitor said Israeli strikes in and around Damascus on Thursday killed 20 people including Palestinian militants and Iran-backed fighters, as attacks intensify during the Lebanon war. Israel has ramped up strikes on Syria recently, including in areas near the Lebanese border mainly targeting bastions of Hezbollah. Israel has been at war ...

Iran Informs UN Nuclear Chief of Commitment to Resolve 'Ambiguities'

This is Beirut 2024-11-14 17:43 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the visiting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday that his government was willing to resolve doubts about its atomic programme, ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's arrival in office. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said achieving "results" in nuclear talks ...

EU's Foreign Policy Chief Urges Bloc Suspend Dialogue with Israel

This is Beirut 2024-11-14 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The EU's outgoing foreign policy chief has urged the bloc to suspend a political dialogue with Israel over human rights concerns in Gaza but it is likely to be vetoed, diplomats said Thursday. Josep Borrell raised his proposal during a meeting of ambassadors on Wednesday, according to four diplomats involved, and is expected to formalise it when ...

AnalysisMainstream Media Distorted Events in Amsterdam

Salam Zaatari 2024-11-14 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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In the wake of riots involving Israeli football fans in Amsterdam, Western media outlets have faced intense scrutiny for allegedly misrepresenting the events. According to eyewitnesses, including local journalist accounts, Israeli fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv caused significant disruptions, engaging in hooligan behavior and chanting anti-Arab slogans. ...

Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine Sparks Capitulation Fears

Ali A. Hamadé 2024-11-14 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Newly elected United States President Donald Trump is pushing for a peace plan to resolve the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. He has repeatedly pledged that one of his first actions as president would be to end the war, claiming that had he won the 2020 election, the conflict would never have erupted, and asserting that he could bring it to a close ...

Human Right Watch Accuses Israel of 'War Crimes'

This is Beirut 2024-11-14 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel's repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the "war crime of forcible transfer", and to "ethnic cleansing" in parts of the Palestinian territory. "Human Rights Watch has amassed evidence that Israeli officials are... committing the war crime of forcible transfer," the report ...

Republicans Take Control of Congress Delivering a Governing Trifecta to The GOP

This is Beirut 2024-11-14 09:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Republicans have secured a majority in the US House of Representatives on Thursday, extending their hold of the the three key branches of the US government – the White House, Congress, and Supreme Court – in a development that could give President-Elect Donald Trump huge freedom to enact his political agenda. AP determined ...

Trump Nominates Marco Rubio as US Secretary of State

This is Beirut 2024-11-13 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, brushing aside critics in his party and putting the outspoken hawk in charge of US foreign policy. Trump also named right-wing Florida lawmaker Matt Gaetz as his attorney general, rewarding the loyalty of a staunch ally who has defended the Republican ...

Israel Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Lebanon Border

This is Beirut 2024-11-13 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syrian state media said that Israel had carried out an air raid on Wednesday in a region near the border with Lebanon which is a known stronghold of Hezbollah. A leading monitor said that 15 people had been killed in the strikes although there was no immediate confirmation from Syrian authorities. The Sana news agency said that "the Israeli ...

Trump, Biden Vow Smooth Power Transfer at White House Meeting

This is Beirut 2024-11-13 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden met on Wednesday for the first time since Trump won the US Presidential election last week, with both leaders promising a smooth transfer of power in January. The meeting concluded after approximately two hours, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre reported. "It was a substantive ...