Month: December 2024

Trump selects Lebanese billionaire Massad Boulos as Middle East adviser  Financial Times Trump taps daughter Tiffany’s father-in-law Massad Boulos as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs  Fox News Trump picks daughter Tiffany’s father-in-law Massad Boulos as senior Mideast adviser  ABC News Trump Offers Massad Boulos Middle East Adviser Role  The New York Times Trump Taps Another Daughter’s […]

Syrian military launches counterattacks in an attempt to halt insurgents’ surprise advance  The Associated Press The illusion of Assad’s grip on Syria shatters, as Russia, Iran and Hezbollah let their guard down  CNN Rebels behind Aleppo’s surprise fall took advantage of Russian and Iranian distraction  The Guardian Syria Rebels Take Aleppo Airport and Attack Hama, Officials and a […]

Mapping who controls what in Syria  Al Jazeera English Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seize much of Aleppo  CNN Syria rebels regrouped, seized on weakness of government’s key allies  The Washington Post Syrian military launches counterattacks in an attempt to halt insurgents’ surprise advance  The Associated Press Syrian rebels push towards Hama as […]

Trump threat of 100% tariffs against Brics nations raises trade war fears  The Guardian Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they pursue creating new currency  CNN What are the BRIC nations? Why did Donald Trump threaten them with tariffs? What to know  USA TODAY Trump Demands ‘Commitment’ From BRICS Nations on Using Dollar  Bloomberg Trump Threatens Putin’s […]

Trump threat of 100% tariffs against Brics nations raises trade war fears  The Guardian Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they pursue creating new currency  CNN Trump warns BRICS countries if they try to replace dollar: ‘100% tariffs’  Fox Business Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US […]

Trump’s Cabinet And Key Jobs: Kash Patel Nominated For FBI Director  Forbes A Constitutional Crisis Greater Than Watergate  The Atlantic What to know about Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director  Axios Sullivan dismisses potential Trump retribution: ‘I wake up every day to try to defend this country’  CNN GOP Sen. Mike Rounds expresses support for FBI director a […]

Biden fulfilling promise to visit Africa as US looks to counter China’s deepening influence in region  CNN Biden’s Angola visit to focus on US investments, regional partnerships in Africa  ABC News Biden to spotlight Angola’s Lobito Corridor, his legacy to counter China in Africa  VOA Asia Angola railway strategically key to US economy – Analyst  Africanews English America under […]

Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court  ABC News A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate’s Independence  The New York Times Donald Trump tests the system of checks and balances just weeks after election  USA TODAY Yes, Trump Could Jam His Controversial Nominees Past Congress. But…  The Bulwark Sen. […]

Russian and Syrian warplanes seek to blunt rebel advance from Aleppo  Financial Times The illusion of Assad’s grip on Syria shatters, as Russia, Iran and Hezbollah let their guard down  CNN Syrian rebel advance brings exiled Aleppo residents back to city  Al Jazeera English Islamist rebels in Syria catch Assad, Putin, Iran regimes off guard giving US new […]

Syria: Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the rebels seizing control of Aleppo?  BBC.com Syrian and Russian jets strike rebels after opposition seize much of Aleppo  CNN Middle East crisis live: Russian airstrikes hit north-west Syria as militants reportedly take Aleppo  The Guardian Setbacks for Russia, Iran and Hezbollah Turn Into a Catastrophe for Syria’s Assad  The Wall Street Journal […]