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Security & Justice
State Action Signals Change in Tackling Longstanding Illegal Land Grabs in Jbeil District
For years, the serene villages of Jbeil's highlands have been far from peaceful. Ghabat, a Maronite village nestled between the predominantly Shiite towns of Afqa and Lassa, has become a focal point of growing tensions due to territorial disputes.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Mawlawi Ensures Strict Monitoring for Wanted Syrian Regime Figures at Beirut Airport
Caretaker Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, conducted an inspection tour of Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut to review the security arrangements and measures implemented by the Airport Security Apparatus ahead of the holiday season.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Opinion
Lebanon After the Assads
The United States has important equities in Lebanon, including a desire for a generally friendly government’s economic and political stability; security cooperation; long-standing relations with the large Christian community in Lebanon and Lebanese diaspora in the United States; and ultimately peace between Israel and Lebanon within a broader regional settlement. Achieving these objectives will require navigating a tumultuous period in the country’s history following a war between Hezbollah and Israel that has devastated a large part of the country, exacerbating Lebanon’s already challenging economic conditions. But perhaps the most important dynamic will be how a likely Sunni-dominated state of uncertain composition in Syria will differ in its intentions toward Lebanon from the previous Alawite-led minoritarian Assad regime.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The news of the sudden and unexpected demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe. The jubilation that a murderous dictator and close ally of Russia and Iran has fallen is not just good for the Syrian people but serves as a morale booster for Eastern Europeans wondering whether Russia can be defeated
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils New Private Jet Worth $73 Million
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the richest global athletes, has unveiled his upgraded private jet reportedly worth $73 million. With its top-notch design, exceptional speed and range of 7500 nautical miles, the Gulfstream G650 is among the fastest jets in the world.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Guardiola Accepts Man City May Need to Sign More Players to Cope with Schedule
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes he will need a bigger squad to handle soccer’s ever-expanding fixture schedule.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Friday 17 March 2023 16:41:46
Princess Diana’s Brother Has a Hilarious Response to Donald Trump’s Claims About the Late Royal
Princess Diana's younger brother, Charles, 9th Earl Spencer, is hitting back against claims that former president Donald Trump made about the late Princess of Wales.
Trump reportedly told Breitbart News that Diana was one of the celebrities who "kissed my ass" before he pursued politics.
The conversation occurred while he was promoting his new book, Letters to Trump, which claims to include letters from Diana and the late Queen Elizabeth II, as well as Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Kim Jong-un.
Charles defended his sister in a tweet posted yesterday.
"Surprised to hear that Donald Trump is apparently claiming that my late sister Diana wanted to 'kiss his arse,'" Charles wrote, "since the one time she mentioned him to me - when he was using her good name to sell some real estate inNew York - she clearly viewed him as worse than an anal fissure."
Trump claimed to Breitbart that the correspondence highlighted in his book will show how he "knew them all—and every one of them kissed my ass, and now I only have half of them kissing my ass."
In the past, Trump has been known to make outrageous claims about the late royal, who died in 1997 following a car crash in Paris.
Speaking with Howard Stern in an infamous 1997 interview, the host asked him, per People, "Why do people think it's egotistical of you to say you could've gotten with Lady Di? You could've gotten her, right? You could've nailed her?"
Trump answered, "I think I could have."
British TV anchor Selina Scott wrote about Diana's opinion on Trump in a 2015 column for The Sunday Times, per People. Scott said that Trump saw the princess as "the ultimate trophy wife" and attempted to win her over after her divorce from then Prince Charles by sending multiple flower arrangements to her home at Kensington Palace.
"As the roses and orchids piled up at her apartment she became increasingly concerned about what she should do. It had begun to feel as if Trump was stalking her," Scott wrote, claiming that Diana had told the anchor, "What am I going to do? He gives me the creeps."