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Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Envoy, Has Ties to Oil-Rich Nations
Steve Witkoff’s involvement with two sovereign wealth funds as he bought and then sold Manhattan’s Park Lane Hotel demonstrates the potential conflicts his new role will present.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Trump appoints real estate exec Steven Witkoff as Middle East envoy
President-elect Trump said Tuesday that he picked real estate executive Steven Witkoff to be special envoy to the Middle East in his next administration. “Steve is a Highly Respected Leader in ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Iran's foreign minister visits Pakistan to discuss Middle East and bilateral ties
Iran’s foreign minister has arrived in Pakistan’s capital on a two-day official visit to discuss a range of issues, including tensions in the Middle East and further improving bilateral ties, ...World - ABC News - November 5 -
Trump nominates Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new efficiency department to ‘restructure federal agencies’ – live
Tesla CEO and onetime Republican presidential hopeful put forward to lead department to ‘dismantle government bureaucracy’ . Trump’s cabinet picks and likely contenders so far Joe Biden is ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal
A U.S. envoy has held talks in Beirut with Lebanese officials about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah warWorld - ABC News - November 19 -
US bans flights to Haiti after three planes struck by gunfire
Violence escalates as new interim prime minister is sworn inWorld - Financial Times - November 12 -
Trump taps fierce UN critic to serve as envoy to it
President-elect Trump’s nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations sets the stage for one of the organization’s most vocal and combative critics to have a ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Trump taps fierce UN critic to serve as envoy to it
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump taps fierce UN critic to serve as envoy to it President-elect ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Penguins Captain Ties Hall Of Famer
With every assist and goal, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby continues to ascend the NHL's all-time leader boards.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 16 -
Lebanese flee ancient city of Baalbek as Israel attacks
IDF offensive against Hizbollah continues while US struggles to negotiate end to warWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
Maldives recalls its ambassador in Pakistan over unsanctioned meeting with Kabul's envoy
Pakistani officials said on Tuesday they were aware the Maldives government had recalled its ambassador to Pakistan after he met with the Afghan Taliban government’s top diplomat in Islamabad ...World - ABC News - November 5 -
Netanyahu appoints hardline backer of settlements as Israeli envoy to US
Yechiel Leiter, American-born rightwinger, has called for ultimate Israeli ‘sovereignty’ over West Bank territories. Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a hardline supporter of the war in Gaza and ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Climate fight 'bigger than one election', says Biden’s top envoy
COP29 climate summit opens amid fears the US election will derail efforts to stop the planet heating up.Top stories - BBC News - November 11 -
U.S. climate envoy says work will continue despite Trump’s return
U.S. climate envoy John Podesta said President-elect Donald Trump can slow, not stop, the transition from fossil fuels when he returns to office in January.Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
U.S. envoy in Beirut for talks after Lebanon and Hezbollah approve truce draft
U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on Tuesday for talks with officials on a truce between armed group Hezbollah and Israel.Top stories - NBC News - November 19 -
U.S. Envoy Visits Lebanon, Seeking Truce Between Israel and Hezbollah
The envoy, Amos Hochstein, said an end to the fighting was “within our grasp” after meeting in Beirut with Lebanon’s Parliament speaker, a key interlocutor with Hezbollah.World - The New York Times - November 19 -
U.S. envoy says there is "real opportunity" to end fighting between Israel, Hezbollah
U.S. Envoy Amos Hochstein says there is a real opportunity to bring the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to an end, saying an end to hostilities is "within our grasp." CBS News senior foreign ...Top stories - CBS News - November 19 -
U.S. Envoy Will Head to Israel, Citing Progress on Lebanon Cease-Fire
The envoy, Amos Hochstein, held a second day of talks in the Lebanese capital to seek a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The militant group’s leader said peace now depended on Israel.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
‘Positive progress’ made in Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire talks, US envoy says
Amos Hochstein to meet Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday after Beirut discussions over deal to end fighting. The US envoy Amos Hochstein has said there is “positive progress” towards a ceasefire in ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hezbollah Edges Closer, U.S. Envoy Says
Amos Hochstein, the lead U.S. negotiator, said he had made progress on a trip to Beirut and would travel to Israel to try to secure a cease-fire agreement that has so far proven elusive.World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
US envoy to meet Israel’s Netanyahu in renewed push for Hizbollah ceasefire
Amos Hochstein’s trip to Israel comes after talks with Lebanese officialsWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Israel Strikes Near Beirut as U.S. Envoy Pushes for a Cease-Fire in Lebanon
The envoy, Amos Hochstein, was in Israel and planned to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking a truce in the country’s war with the militant group Hezbollah.World - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Lammy urged to keep promise of envoy to help free Britons held abroad
Exclusive: Families of people detained overseas fear diplomats are pushing back against foreign secretary’s plans. Families of prominent British prisoners detained abroad have urged the foreign ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
America and... the Middle East
How could Harris or Trump affect Israel, Gaza and the wider region?Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
Harris, Trump tied in key swing state: Poll
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are tied in Pennsylvania, a key swing state, with less than 7 days before Election Day, according to a new poll released on Tuesday. The new survey ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Harris, Trump tied in battleground Michigan polling
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are tied in the battleground state of Michigan, according to a poll released Wednesday. The USA Today/Suffolk University poll released Wednesday ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Trump’s Win Prompts Spike in Demand for Lobbyists With Ties to the President-Elect
Corporations and foreign governments are offering to pay steep prices for help dealing with the unpredictable president-elect.Business - The New York Times - November 7 -
Indonesia’s president seeks closer ties to Xi and China
First foreign trip in office signals Beijing’s importance for investment but will be followed by US visitWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
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Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by ...World - ABC News - November 9 -
Long Tied to Russia, Georgia’s Winemakers Look to the West
Some vintners in the former Soviet republic are seeking to break a politically risky dependence on Russia and focus more on high-value European and American markets.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago
