Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Sunday it is important that the 2020 budget maintains or goes below the 7.6 percent deficit-to-GDP ratio and that state spending be directed towards investment. His words came days before he heads to France to meet President Emmanuel Macron. “We need to reach a time ... Read More »
On Sunday, Tunisia is holding the second free presidential election in its history. The Tunisian democracy faces high uncertainty, with a populist candidate, Nabil Karoui, leading in the polls. Among other unprecedented circumstances, the presidential election will precede parliamentary elections set to take place next month. This is due to ... Read More »
US president says he has ‘reason to believe we know the culprit’ of the drone attacks on Aramco plant Donald Trump has said the US was “locked and loaded” and to ready respond to drone attacks on a petroleum processing facility in Saudi Arabia, saying the US knew who ... Read More »
The EU warned Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if he wins next week’s election undermines chances for peace in the region. Netanyahu’s vow was roundly condemned by the Palestinians as well as Arab League, Jordan and Turkey, ... Read More »
Trump to name new national security adviser next week Bolton took hawkish positions on major foreign policy issues Donald Trump has fired his national security adviser, John Bolton, in a pair of tweets in which he laid bare searing internal divisions within his inner circle, saying he had “disagreed strongly” ... Read More »
‘Our stockpile is quickly increasing,’ head of country’s atomic agency warns. ‘We hope they will come to their senses’ Iran has begun injecting uranium gas into advanced centrifuges in violation of its nuclear deal with world powers, a spokesman has announced. Behrouz Kamalvandi of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran ... Read More »
Israeli occupation military confirmed a drone was downed in southern Lebanon, shortly after Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the event. The occupation military, however, claimed the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was downed during “routine activity,” and that there “wasn’t any intelligence leak,” Israeli media reported. Anna Ahronheim, the military and defense ... Read More »
PM battles to keep Brexit plan on track after Amber Rudd quit the government on Saturday Boris Johnson will fly to Dublin to meet the Irish prime minister, Leo Varadkar, on Monday, as he battles to show that his Brexit plan remains on track after Amber Rudd dramatically quit ... Read More »
President announced he would be scrapping agreement and cancelling secret White House meeting The Taliban has warned Donald Trump’s decision to cancel peace negotiations with the militant group after a car bomb claimed the life of a US soldier would increase America’s “human losses”. Mr Trump confirmed he would ... Read More »
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday ordered the armed forces to be on alert for a potential attack by Colombia’s government and announced military exercises on the border amid the rearmament of a group of former guerrilla commanders. Former FARC guerillas on Thursday announced a rearmament in a video that ... Read More »
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