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By Dr. Jin Liangxiang
The limits of pragmatism: Persistent fragility in US-PGCC ties
SHANGHAI - The year of 2025 saw a new rapprochement between the U.S. and PGCC countries. U.S. President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar in May while Qatari Emir and Saudi Crown Prince visited the U.S. in the second half of the year. The reasons behind the latest warming-up could be numerous, but the most important should be that the two sides have simultaneously taken pragmatic approaches in their policies toward the other. And pragmatism will underline the relations between the two in the future.
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By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon’s phantom prince: A political scandal beyond ordinary fraud
How a fraudulent Saudi envoy swindled Lebanon’s elite
BEIRUT—Lebanon is no stranger to political scandal, but few incidents rival the intrigue of the case now known locally as the “Phantom Saudi Prince” affair.
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By staff writer
A ceasefire that bleeds: Gaza war repackaged as peace
TEHRAN – The October 10 ceasefire in Gaza was sold to the world to signal that Israel’s war on the Palestinian enclave had finally stopped. In reality, it may be one of the most effective political tools yet devised to keep the machinery of destruction running while convincing the international community that peace has arrived.
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Thailand FM slams ‘rushed’ Trump-brokered truce as fighting kills 40+
Thailand and Cambodia will resume border talks this week to secure a lasting ceasefire, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Monday, stressing that progress requires detailed negotiations rather than public statements.
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By Wesam Bahrani
The Israeli campaign against UNRWA
TEHRAN – The Israeli regime’s hostility against UNRWA is a politically driven effort to dismantle the Palestinian cause by erasing the refugee issue from the international agenda.
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‘Totally unacceptable:’ Denmark to summon US ambassador over Trump’s Greenland appointment
TEHRAN — The Danish government announced Monday it will summon the U.S. ambassador following what officials are characterizing as a flagrant assault on Danish sovereignty.
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By Shahrokh Saei
Orban slams EU’s Ukraine policy: ‘Sanctions crushed Europe, not Russia’
TEHRAN – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sharpened his long-standing criticism of the European Union’s approach to the war in Ukraine, warning that Brussels’ decisions are placing an increasingly heavy burden on European citizens.
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By staff writer
A ceasefire that bleeds: Gaza war repackaged as peace
TEHRAN – The October 10 ceasefire in Gaza was sold to the world to signal that Israel’s war on the Palestinian enclave had finally stopped. In reality, it may be one of the most effective political tools yet devised to keep the machinery of destruction running while convincing the international community that peace has arrived.
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By Sondoss Al Asaad
Lebanon’s phantom prince: A political scandal beyond ordinary fraud
How a fraudulent Saudi envoy swindled Lebanon’s elite
BEIRUT—Lebanon is no stranger to political scandal, but few incidents rival the intrigue of the case now known locally as the “Phantom Saudi Prince” affair.
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By Dr. Jin Liangxiang
The limits of pragmatism: Persistent fragility in US-PGCC ties
SHANGHAI - The year of 2025 saw a new rapprochement between the U.S. and PGCC countries. U.S. President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar in May while Qatari Emir and Saudi Crown Prince visited the U.S. in the second half of the year. The reasons behind the latest warming-up could be numerous, but the most important should be that the two sides have simultaneously taken pragmatic approaches in their policies toward the other. And pragmatism will underline the relations between the two in the future.
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Father and son ‘meticulously planned’ Bondi shooting for months, police allege
The two suspects in a deadly mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach carried out “tactical” training in the countryside, AFP reported Monday.
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Senior Russian general killed in Moscow car bomb explosion
A Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow on Monday, Russian investigators said, adding that they suspected Ukrainian special services could have been behind the attack.
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Venezuela hits 1.2 million barrel oil target despite U.S. pressure
Venezuela has reached its goal of producing 1.2 million barrels of crude oil per day this year, despite intensifying U.S. pressure and tanker seizures, said Vice President Delcy Rodriguez.
