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Iran greets Biden tour with new ships, submarines fitted with drones

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Iran's navy on Friday unveiled its first division of ships and submarines capable of carrying armed drones, as U.S. President Joe Biden tours the Middle East. The United States and Israel, the sworn enemies of Iran, have previously accused the Islamic republic of using drones and missiles to attack U.S. forces and Israel-linked ships in […]
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Aoun warned Americans about fruitless gas negotiations, press says

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The indirect negotiations over the demarcation of the sea border between Lebanon and Israel are “still ongoing,” official Lebanese sources said on Thursday. In remarks to LBCI television, the sources hoped the official Israeli response to Lebanon’s latest proposal “will come soon.” “President Michel Aoun had warned in talks with U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein against […]
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Biden talks Saudi oil as Hatice Cengiz criticises him over Khashoggi

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U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he told Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman he held him responsible for the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, shortly after exchanging a fist bump with the kingdom's de facto ruler. On a trip to reset relations with a country he had called a pariah […]
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Congress blocks Biden's bid to sell F-16s to Turkey

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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would create a new hurdle for President Joe Biden's plan to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. The House approved the measure, offered by Democratic Representatives Frank Pallone and Chris Pappas, as an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act, by 244 to 179. […]
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Biden, Lapid differ on how to end Iran nuclear programme

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid stood side-by-side Thursday and declared they would not allow Iran to become a nuclear power. They parted ways, though, on how to get there. Biden, in a joint news conference after a one-on-one meeting with the Israeli leader, said he still wants to give diplomacy […]
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President Aoun takes hard line with Hochstein on resolution 1701

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The indirect negotiations over the demarcation of the sea border between Lebanon and Israel are “still ongoing,” official Lebanese sources said on Thursday. In remarks to LBCI television, the sources hoped the official Israeli response to Lebanon’s latest proposal “will come soon.” “President Michel Aoun had warned in talks with U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein against […]
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Biden offers aid to Palestinians on Israel tour but no more

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U.S. President Joe Biden will not come with a plan to restart the stalled Israel-Palestinian peace process when he visits the West Bank on Friday, at the end of the first leg of his Middle East trip, a senior administration official said. Biden will restate his backing for a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict […]
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Ex-CIA engineer embroiled in massive leak and hacking cases

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A former CIA software engineer was convicted Wednesday of federal charges accusing him of the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history. Joshua Schulte, who chose to defend himself at a New York City retrial, had told jurors in closing arguments that the CIA and FBI made him a scapegoat for an embarrassing public […]
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Blinken invites Abu Akleh's family to Washington in conciliation bid

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U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has invited relatives of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to Washington, an American official said Wednesday, as Biden arrived in Israel.  Secretary of State Antony Blinken "has invited the family to the United States to be able to sit down and engage with him directly", Biden's National Security […]
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Beirut blast victims sue suspected US firm

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Victims of Lebanon's deadly 2020 port blast have filed a quarter-billion-dollar lawsuit against a US firm for its suspected links to the tragedy, a Swiss foundation assisting the plaintiffs said Wednesday. Accountability Now said in a statement that the claim was filed this week in Texas against US-Norwegian geophysical services group TGS. The company owns […]
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Showing up Daily

1 month ago
Showing up daily is an essential part of being an organized and loyal individual. I believe showing up daily is not only about doing the work but also about showing yourself and others that you genuinely believe in and love what you do. By Emile FakhouryWe think showing consistently is always smiling, motivated, and fully […]
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US insistent on Palestinian consulate in Jerusalem

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The White House spokesperson John Kirby said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan misspoke on Wednesday when he told reporters that the United States wished for a Palestinian consulate in East Jerusalem. Kirby said there was no change in U.S. policy regarding the consulate. The United States wants to reopen its consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem, […]
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Washington reportedly told Israel not to file complaint over Hezbollah drones

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Israel was mulling the possibility of filing a U.N. complaint against Lebanon over the drones that Hezbollah sent towards the Karish gas field, but it later shelved the idea at Washington’s request, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday. Israel refrained from filing the complaint “after the pressures of U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea on the Lebanese premier […]
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MP Ali Hassan Khalil denies hiring law firm to beat US sanctions

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MP Ali Hassan Khalil, who is Speaker Nabih Berri’s political aide and a former finance minister, denied Tuesday a media report alleging that he has hired a law firm in the United States in order to lift the U.S. sanctions imposed on him. These are “baseless fabrications,” Khalil said in a statement. “I’m not convinced […]
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Double standards derided by American Jews comparing Russia and Israel conflicts

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Russia's illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine has earned near-universal condemnation around the globe. Within days, governments, corporations and citizens launched a boycott-divestment-sanctions (BDS) campaign against not only the Russian state, but anything "Russian." By Anthony ApodacaFIFA banned Russian teams from all soccer competitions, Microsoft announced it will "suspend all new sales" in Russia, Germany froze the $11 billion […]
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