Month: November 2016

Trump says he will leave business to focus on running country

By Steve Holland and Doina Chiacu For Reuters| U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to step back from running his business empire to avoid conflicts of interest, while turning to Wall Street for nominees for two key economic leadership posts who promised tax reform and a tougher approach to China. Trump sent out a […]

Belgium and the Netherlands Peacefully Exchange Land

The Levant News - The Netherlands and Belgium, with their royals in attendance, on Monday signed a deal for a peaceful exchange of land between them for the mere fact that it makes sense to do so. While the globe is littered with pieces of territory that are jealously held or fought over for historical […]

Law professor: Not legal for Trump to keep DC hotel lease as president

Once Donald Trump is sworn into office Jan. 20, his lease of the old Federal Post Office, now home to his D.C. Trump International Hotel, will become illegal, according to a law professor who studied the agreement. Steven Schooner, a law professor and government procurement expert at George Washington University School of Law, studied Trump's […]

Israel hits Syrian military targets in Damascus

Israeli warplanes were said to have struck the military target in the Syrian capital of Damascus, while the raid on the weapons convoy occurred on the Damascus-Beirut highway, according to the reports. As with past claims of Israeli strikes, Israel did not immediately confirm or deny news of the purported attacks. Since the start of […]

Trump turns to Obamacare critic to overhaul health system

By Steve Holland for Reuters | NEW YORK | U.S. President-elect Donald Trump named a vociferous critic of Obamacare and a health policy expert to key appointments on Tuesday to help him repeal and replace President Barack Obama's signature healthcare program. Republican U.S. Representative Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon from Georgia, will be Trump's health […]

Turkey entered Syria to end al-Assad’s rule: Erdoğan

The Levant News - The Turkish military launched its operations in Syria to end the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Nov. 29. “In my estimation, nearly 1 million people have died in Syria. These deaths are still continuing without exception for children, women and men. Where is the United […]

Trump expected to name former Goldman banker Mnuchin for Treasury: source

By David Lawder for Reuters | WASHINGTON| President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Goldman Sachs partner and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as his nominee for Treasury secretary, a source said on Tuesday, putting a Wall Street veteran in the top U.S. economic Cabinet post for the first time in eight years. Mnuchin, who […]

Water cuts and rising food prices leave Mosul facing crisis

By Ulf Laessing and Maher Chmaytelli for Reuters | MOSUL/BAGHDAD, IRAQ Fighting between Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants has cut water supplies across a large part of Mosul, where poorer families are already struggling to feed themselves, and a local official said the increasingly encircled city was in crisis. Water was cut to 650,000 […]

Assad, allies aim to seize all Aleppo before Trump takes power: official

By Laila Bassam and Ellen Francis for Reuters | BEIRUT - Syria and its allies aim to drive rebels from Aleppo before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. President, a senior official in the pro-Damascus military alliance said, as pro-government forces surged to their biggest victories in the city for years. Rebels face one of […]

Gaza's Economy Continues to Deteriorate

The Levant News - By Jasmin Rasheed -- Palestinian sources spoke out against the Gaza Strip leadership for focusing on internal politics and ignoring the deteriorating economy. The sources state that senior Hamas officials are engrossed in the internal elections, and Ismail Haniyeh, deputy head of Hamas's Political Bureau, has been abroad for over two […]

How the Syrians look out for Trump’s policies

THE LEVANT NEWS Exclusive - By Dr. Haytham Mouzahem* - The Syrian regime breathed a sigh of relief when Donald Trump won the US presidential elections. The opposition, however, was less pleased, due to concerns about his expected policy vis-à-vis the Syrian crisis after taking office on Jan. 20, 2017. The regime’s relief and the […]

Syrian government drives rebels from swath of Aleppo

By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam | BEIRUT The Syrian army and its allies announced the capture of a large swath of eastern Aleppo from rebels on Monday in an accelerating attack that threatens to crush the opposition in its most important urban stronghold. Two rebel officials said the insurgents, facing fierce bombardment and ground […]

Iranian vessel points weapon at U.S. helicopter: officials

By Idrees Ali | WASHINGTON - A small Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessel pointed its weapon at a U.S. military helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, two U.S. defense officials told Reuters on Monday, an action they described as "unsafe and unprofessional." The incident is the latest in a series of similar actions […]

Trump vows to end U.S.-Cuba 'deal' unless Havana makes better one

By Susan Heavey and Sarah Marsh | WASHINGTON/HAVANA - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he would end the United States' "deal" with Cuba unless a better one was made, reflecting his campaign pledge to reverse President Barack Obama's moves to open relations with the Cold War adversary. "If Cuba is unwilling to make […]

Trump: 'Very impressed' with Petraeus as he weighs top diplomat job

By Steve Holland and Melissa Fares for Reuters | NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump stepped up his search on Monday for a new U.S. secretary of state, with the focus on David Petraeus, a former U.S. military commander in Iraq whose mishandling of classified information led to his resignation as CIA chief in 2012. […]

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