Middle East

SpotlightWhere Things Stand On China-US Trade After Trump and Xi Talk

This is Beirut 2025-11-05 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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China and the United States have lowered the temperature in their spiraling trade war, bringing a precarious end to months of back-and-forth measures between the economic and technological powerhouses. The détente—reached at last week's meeting between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in South Korea—marks a new phase in a fierce ...

US Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Trump Tariff Powers

This is Beirut 2025-11-05 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether a wide swath of Donald Trump's tariffs are lawful, in a landmark case that could uphold—or upend—the president's economic agenda. Billions of dollars in customs revenue and a key lever in Trump's trade wars are at stake, while the conservative-dominated court once again grapples ...

SpotlightWhy Time Seems to Speed Up as We Age

Bélinda Ibrahim 2025-11-05 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Time Aging Science Speed Up

Even in childhood, time can feel endless: holidays seem to last for months, and school days drag on forever. But as we age, the feeling reverses. Years appear to fly by at a pace that can be surprising, even unsettling. This perception of time flying by is one of the most universal psychological paradoxes: everyone experiences it, yet few realize ...

Brussels Airport to Resume Flights After Drone Sightings

This is Beirut 2025-11-05 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Russia Drones Belgium Airport Brussels

The main airport in Belgium's capital is expected to resume normal operations on Wednesday, after halting some 80 flights after suspected drone sightings, a spokeswoman said. Some 400-500 passengers had to spend the night at Zaventem airport because of the sightings, Brussels Airport spokesman Ariane Goossens told AFP. "The situation will return ...

Israel Says Returned Hostage Remains Are Those of Seized Soldier

This is Beirut 2025-11-05 09:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Israeli Hostages

Israel confirmed Wednesday that the remains handed over by Hamas the day before belonged to Israeli-American soldier Itay Chen, who was seized by Palestinian militants during the October 2023 attacks that sparked the Gaza war. The remains were returned by Hamas on Tuesday evening as part of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by US President ...

US Government Shutdown Becomes Longest in History

This is Beirut 2025-11-05 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The US government shutdown became the longest ever Wednesday, topping the 35-day record set during Donald Trump's first term, as his administration warned of holiday air travel chaos and threatened Americans' benefits in a bid to force a resolution. Federal agencies have been grinding to a halt since Congress failed to approve funding past ...

At Least 7 Dead After UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Louisville Airport

This is Beirut 2025-11-05 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

USA Plane crash Kentucky Louisville Airport

At least seven people died and several more were injured after a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, exploding into flames as it crashed into businesses adjacent to the airport. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 departing for Hawaii ...

Zohran Mamdani Elected Mayor of New York

This is Beirut 2025-11-05 08:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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New Yorkers elected Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday as U.S. voters took part in several key local and state elections ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mamdani’s victory came after a highly watched campaign in which he faced strong criticism from business elites and conservative media commentators. The Democratic Party also secured ...

Sudan Defense Minister Says Army to Keep Fighting after US Truce Proposal

This is Beirut 2025-11-04 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Sudan's defense minister said on Tuesday that the army would press on with its fight against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after the country's security and defense council met to discuss a US proposal for a ceasefire. "We thank the Trump administration for its efforts and proposals to achieve peace," Hassan Kabroun said in a speech ...

French Pair Released after 3-year Iran Jail Ordeal

This is Beirut 2025-11-04 21:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran has released from prison a French pair held for more than three years and sentenced to lengthy jail sentences on espionage charges their families always rejected, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday. Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72, both retired teachers, were both on a tourist visit to Iran when they were arrested ...

PortraitYitzhak Rabin: Oslo Accords Architect Assassinated 30 Years Ago

Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-11-04 21:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Palestine Banks Hamas Middle East

On November 4, 1995, in Tel Aviv, three gunshots ended the life of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, plunging the nation into shock. On what was then Kings of Israel Square, now Rabin Square, the architect of the Oslo peace process fell, struck by the bullets of an ultranationalist Israeli Jew. The assassin, Yigal Amir, a far-right ...

Op-edAoun’s Push for Talks with Israel Must Overcome Hezbollah’s Ploys

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 2025-11-04 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Peace

President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon has no choice but to enter into talks with Israel to break the cycle of war, a step that media reports suggest he had agreed on with Hezbollah’s ally, Speaker Nabih Berri. Aoun’s position is commendable, but Hezbollah will use such talks as cover to rearm and prepare for another round of fighting, rather than ...