[ad_1] In this photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, meets with U.S. deputy special envoy for Middle East peace Morgan Ortagus, center, and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson, in Baabda, Lebanon on February 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP A newly appointed U.S. envoy said Friday…
[ad_1] (Bloomberg) — Lebanese lawmakers will attempt to elect a first president in more than two years this week, with army commander Joseph Aoun one of the two main candidates to lead a country battered by months of war and years of economic crisis. Aoun, who has the backing of the US, partly because  of…
[ad_1] Gold prices surged on Monday, approaching their recent record high, as strong expectations of a September interest rate cut followed dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell along with increased safe-haven demand driven by geopolitical risks in the Middle East. Spot gold climbed 0.2% to $2,514.73 per ounce at 11:41 a.m. ET (1541…
[ad_1] Middle East tensions soared on August 3 as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, blamed on Israel, spurring fears of a regional war. Israelâs ally the United States said it would move warships and fighter jets to the region, while Western governments called on their citizens…
[ad_1] President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after greeting reporter Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following their release as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden said…
[ad_1] Hezbollahâs leader warned on August 1 that the conflict with Israel has entered a ânew phase,â as he addressed mourners at the funeral of a commander from the group who was killed by an Israeli airstrike this week in Beirut. Meanwhile in Tehran, Iranâs supreme leader prayed over the body of Hamasâ political leader,…
[ad_1] Residents comfort each other as they gather at a site where a reported strike from Lebanon fell in Majdal Shams village in the Israeli-annexed Golan area on July 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on July 27 killed at least 10 people…
