Netanyahu’s veto and the limits of American power

By Said Arikat Washington-based journalist. Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026 ListenListen (8 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump (R) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, […]

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Lebanon ‘files new lawsuit against’ ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh

ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Riad Salameh, former governor of the Banque du Liban, the Lebanese ​central bank [File: Hussein Malla/AP] By AFP and Reuters Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026 Lebanon has indicted ⁠former central bank Governor Riad Salameh […]

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Oman trying to contain extensive oil spill from stricken tanker

ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A satellite image shows the damaged vessel Caroline Bezengi and the resulting oil slick near the Hallaniyat Islands, off the coast of Dhofar governorate, Oman on August 5, 2026 [Distribution Airbus DS/Handout via Reuters] By Mariamne […]

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Samsung, SK Hynix Tests of Chinese Chip Tools Expose Cracks in US Export Strategy

Credit: Depositphotos Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the two largest global memory chipmakers, have spent roughly two years testing chipmaking equipment from the Chinese firm Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC), according to local news reports. The trials, first reported by Reuters on August 5, amount to a hedge against tightening U.S. export controls that could […]

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