| Five questions; Hannity v. Hannity; Hillman Prize winners; "breeding" questions; Google's monster quarter; Lowry's "Handmaid's Tale" review Posted: 23 Apr 2018 08:09 PM PDT The Trump W.H. is preparing for its first state dinner... Ronny Jackson's nomination is suddenly in question... Kanye West is trending... and more... | | | | | Exec summary: The Trump W.H. is preparing for its first state dinner... Ronny Jackson's nomination is suddenly in question... Kanye West is trending... Mediaite is naming a new managing editor... plus much more... | | -- It's quiet... TOO quiet... What's going on in the talks between CBS and Viacom about a merger? Where will Les Moonves and Bob Bakish be one year from now?
-- French President Emanuel Macron is in DC... Is Rupert Murdoch attending Tuesday's state dinner at the White House?
-- Speaking of Fox and President Trump: Has Sean Hannity's relationship with the president been damaged or strengthened by a week's worth of media scrutiny? (My guess: strengthened.)
-- Who does POTUS call most often from his personal cell phone?
-- Who's feeling more confident about DOJ vs. AT&T right now: Antitrust chief Makan Delrahim or AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson? | | Delrahim was once again in the courtroom observing the proceedings on Monday. Hadas Gold emails from the courthouse: We heard from two experts, Ronald Quintero, who spoke on the supposed synergies and cost savings AT&T and Time Warner claim will come out of this deal, and Stanford economist Susan Athey, who said she does not believe the companies truly *need* this deal to be able to achieve the ad and content innovation they say they'll achieve as a result.
Judge Richard Leon was rather salty. This was one of -- if not the very first time -- he told an attorney (it was during AT&T's cross with Quintero) that they were done asking questions, cutting the attorney off. He also reminded the DOJ lawyer that they were on a redirect, not direct and not to ask leading questions. Leon also admonished a *witness*, Athey, telling her to just answer the questions directly instead of her long explanations on why the way the attorney was asking them was wrong, telling her "you're not teaching a class here..." | | Gold adds: On Tuesday we're expecting the government's last witness -- Professor Carl Shapiro, the government's expert economist who predicted the cost increase for all cable consumers as a result of this deal is expected to once again take the stand. He should be the final witness. Tuesday will be a half day. Right now we seem to be on track to have closing arguments on Monday, April 30...
-- Quick 🔌: Gold and I will have the latest on the AT&T trial on CNN's "New Day" around 7:50am... | | This year's Hillman Prizes | | The Hillman Prizes, presented each year by the Sidney Hillman Foundation for "journalism in service of the common good," will be officially announced on Tuesday... Here's a preview:
A "USA Today investigation on abuses in the port trucking industry, a CBS News/Washington Post exposé on drug industry lobbyists and a New York Times Magazine examination of the U.S.-led battle against ISIS in Iraq" were the newspaper, TV and magazine winners...
More: Univision and El Faro won in the web category "for their reporting on the Central American refugee crisis, the first-ever Spanish-language outlets to win the award." And: "Slate's Dahlia Lithwick won for commentary on the U.S. justice system, and Richard Rothstein won for his book on the history of housing segregation in America."
--> One of the judges, Hendrik Hertzberg, emails: "Every year we are astonished at how much heroic work on behalf of liberty and justice has been done by the ink-stained truth tellers whom our lyin' president, ignorantly echoing Stalin and Mao, calls enemies of the people. For every journalist who wins a Hillman Prize there are hundreds who deserve one. We wish we could honor them all..." | | Mediaite's new managing editor is... | | | Aidan McLaughlin. He's been promoted to managing editor, succeeding Colby Hall, according to this Monday night announcement. Hall says McLaughlin will "help lead an expansion of Mediaite's staff with a larger mandate than any editor before him..." | | | Via a London doctor who snapped this pic while at work, these were the photographers lined up to see Prince William and Catherine on Tuesday. It's a boy... | | Three stories for the morning shows to monitor... | | George H.W. Bush's condition: On Monday evening CNN broke the news that he is in "intensive care" at a Houston hospital. His spokesman says he "appears to be recovering..."
The trail of destruction in Toronto: Ten people are dead. The driver of the van is in custody, and authorities say his actions look "deliberate." But the motive is unspecified...
Ronny Jackson's status: Wednesday's confirmation hearing appears to be a no-go. Lawmakers are "raising concerns about allegations" involving Trump's nominee to lead the VA... | | -- "I thought it was a legitimate question and I still do." Dana Bash talks about her interview with Kellyanne Conway... (The Daily Beast)
-- Back on TV: Gretchen Carlson has "signed an overall deal" with A&E "that will include hosting three documentary specials for Lifetime..." (USA Today)
-- "GMA" news anchor Amy Robach is becoming the new co-anchor of "20/20," joining David Muir, replacing Elizabeth Vargas... (TVNewser)
-- Alexander Nazaryan, who has a keen eye for media news, is jumping from Newsweek to Yahoo News... He'll be a national correspondent covering politics and policy... (Yahoo) | | My latest column for CNNMoney: Fox News host Sean Hannity probably wouldn't like this guy Sean Hannity.
Here's what I mean: On camera, Hannity rails against "elite" media types who have inappropriately cozy connections with the rich and powerful. Off camera, that's exactly who Hannity is. A pair of stories in the past week have highlighted this on-air, off-air contradiction. First, the Michael Cohen revelation. Then Jon Swaine's piece for The Guardian about his "property empire." It called to mind this infamous Hannity quote: "Now, my overpaid friends in the media, well, they have their chauffeured limousines, they like their fine steakhouses and expensive wine lifestyles." More... | | Hannity's response to the "attacks" | | "It is ironic that I am being attacked for investing my personal money in communities that badly need such investment and in which, I am sure, those attacking me have not invested their money," Hannity said Monday. "The fact is, these are investments that I do not individually select, control, or know the details about..."
-- Full disclosure: Hannity's attorney in these matters, Christopher Reeves, is married to a CNN executive. | | Brian Lowry emails: Like Bill O'Reilly, Hannity has always positioned himself as a man of the people, and their wealth is certainly no secret. The larger issue that Hannity has yet to adequately address is his failure to disclose potential conflicts of interest that almost anyone else working for a news organization -- including, yes, opinion hosts or columnists -- would be expected to make public.
As both Josh Marshall noted at TPM and unnamed sources told Gabe Sherman, there's room for skepticism -- especially given the breadth of his real-estate holdings -- that Hannity would need advice from Cohen. Marshall wrote: "Whatever Hannity was seeking Cohen's counsel about, it's unlikely it was about this stuff." Which means the question about the nature of their relationship hasn't been quelled by Hannity's explanation... | | -- You heard it here first: Parkland student activist David Hogg will be at the WHCA dinner this weekend... He'll be a guest of The Daily Beast...
-- "Mike Francesa desperately misses doing New York sports radio and is trying to get back on the air... A return to WFAN is in play..." (NYPost)
-- Chef David Chang is launching a "a wide-ranging culture podcast to be hosted on the Bill Simmons Media Group's The Ringer Podcast Network..." (Eater)
-- Headline of the day: "Facebook Removes More ISIS Content by Actively Looking for It" (Bloomberg) | | All-time high for Alphabet | | BF's Charlie Warzel snarkily called this the "other side of the big tech backlash."
The headline he was referencing? "Alphabet's profits bounce to an all-time high."
Warzel added via Twitter: "It's pretty illuminating to watch a parade of reporting documenting missteps coming from big tech companies and then see them posting record profits!"
CNNMoney's headline about Alphabet: "Google: Profit and sales surge as tax rate falls."
Facebook earnings come out on Wednesday... | | YouTube took down more than 8 million videos in 3 months | | | That's the headline on Kaya Yurieff's latest. Most of these 8 million videos, 76%, "were taken down before receiving any views from users..." | | "What did he mean by breeding?" | | | At Monday's W.H. briefing, Sarah Sanders was repeatedly asked about Trump's tweet calling sanctuary areas a "ridiculous, crime infested & breeding concept." Jim Acosta asked first: "Was he making a derogatory term about Latinos in California?" Sanders said "No, he's talking about the problem itself growing and getting bigger." April Ryan followed up: "What did he mean by breeding?" Brian Karem also asked... And Sanders eventually said "I would have to ask him to be more specific..." What do you think, what are the chances she'll ask? | | About that trip to Moscow... | | The headline on Aaron Blake's latest: "Trump has some explaining to do about his 2013 Russia trip."
Trump's claim to James Comey (according to Comey's memos) that he never spent the night in Moscow is false, according to a plethora of reporting about the trip. On Monday Bloomberg even obtained flight logs that confirm his overnight stay. | | | --CNN's Andrew Kaczynski tweeted: "I can't believe Trump even tried to claim this wasn't the case. He clearly was there for multiple days..." | | | Just in time for WHCD weekend: | | | Ted Johnson interviewed April Ryan, Ashley Parker and Jim Acosta, among others, for the story... It comes out on Tuesday... | | This weekend's DC parties | | A very incomplete list of the events around the WHCA dinner this weekend:
Thursday: The Daily Caller, Entertainment Software Association and other sponsors are throwing a party at the National Union Building...
Friday: David and Katherine Bradley's annual dinner, UTA/Mediaite party at Fiola Mare, RealClearPolitics' event at the National Restaurant Association's space, the Correspondents' Jam, a Capitol File party...
Saturday: The Garden Brunch... Pre-dinner receptions... The Young Turks' "watchdog correspondents" party before/during the dinner... Afterward, big parties by NBC and Playboy...
Sunday: CNN's "hangover brunch..." Plus Reuters and Allbritton events... | | | For the record, part three | | | -- Sony Pictures has struck a first-look film and TV deal with Steph Curry... (THR)
-- Eva Chen will publish a children's book this November... (Vogue)
-- Am I the only person who received invites to NBC and Fox's upfronts, both on May 14, within 3 minutes of each other on Monday? Nice timing! | | Why Kanye's name is trending | | Oliver Darcy emails: It feels like we're probably on the verge of POTUS tweeting out support for Kanye West. The rapper has gained notoriety amongst Trump supporters in recent days – The Daily Beast's Maxwell Tani has a good recap here -- after expressing support for commentator Candace Owens and sharing videos from Scott Adams, the right-wing author and Dilbert creator. On Monday, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said on Twitter he admired West's "bold moves" and invited him on his program. Bill O'Reilly defended him in a column, writing that he was "under attack by the American Stalinists." And Fox News host Jesse Watters praised him on "The Five" as a "modern-day philosopher…"
Some historical context: West has always had pro-Trump leanings. He met with the president in Trump Tower shortly after Trump's election victory and said at a concert he would have cast his ballot for him, if he had voted. Trump has also heaped praise on West over the years... | | Following Sunday's "Reliable Sources" segment about the worrisome state of the Denver Post, my guest Mayor Michael Hancock reiterated his support for the paper via Twitter on Monday.
"Denver stands with our paper and stands ready to be part of the solution that supports local journalism and saves the 125-year-old Voice of the Rocky Mountain Empire," he tweeted. Read/watch more here... | | Lowry recommends the new "Handmaid's Tale" season | | Brian Lowry emails: Given all the hoopla and accolades that surrounded its Emmy-winning debut, "The Handmaid's Tale" returns with a flurry of episodes that outdo the first season, which is no small feat.
Read Lowry's full review here... The show returns to Hulu on Wednesday... | | | Brian Lowry emails: HBO's "Westworld" kicked off its sophomore run with about 3 million viewers for multiple airings Sunday. While that's a solid number by pay-cable standards, it's actually a trifle underwhelming given the sheer amount of media -- just based on my inbox -- devoted to the show... | | | For the record, part four | | | By Chloe Melas:
-- I sat down with Amy Schumer, who explained how her new movie "I Feel Pretty" led to meeting her husband...
-- "The Crown's" Matt Smith has weighed in on the pay gap controversy with co-star Claire Foy...
-- Benedict Cumberbatch has spoken about the decision to shelve his Harvey Weinstein-produced movie "The Current War." Key quote: "If it takes us not releasing our film for a couple of years just to be rid of that toxicity, I'm fine with that. To step back and be as far removed from that influence as possible, both as filmmaker and as human being." | | Megan Thomas emails: Sarah Jessica Parker really wants to put reports about a feud with her former "Sex and the City" co-star Kim Cattrall to rest:
"There is no catfight, there never has been a catfight," SJP told Vulture. "I've never fought with someone publicly in my life, nor would I. And I spent time with all of the women on the set. People need to recall that it wasn't just two women on the set fighting because that just never happened. We are enormously proud of what we got to do and I don't want someone sharing thoughts publicly, which is Kim's right to do and that is what it is, but we spent 10, 12 years of our life doing something that I really loved and I feel privileged to be part of and I don't want this to eclipse it or change its experience for that audience that was so good to us for so long." | | Highlights from Sunday's "Reliable Sources" | | | You can read the transcript, listen to the podcast, watch the video clips on CNN.com, or watch the full program via CNNgo or VOD... | | From Fox hosts' lips to the president's ears | | | "Reliable" producer Lee Alexander came up with this split-screen showing how POTUS and Fox News hosts echo each other... Watch/read more here... | | In the "A block" of Sunday's show, I brought up Trump's frequent typos and asked the panel: How much does White House sloppiness matter?
My POV: I know this is not the MOST important issue in the world, but it IS important. If you can't get the small stuff right, can you be trusted to get the big stuff right? Here's how the panel responded... | | The New Yorker editor David Remnick said something important on "Reliable Sources" that I want to underscore. When I brought up Farrow and the NYT's shared Pulitzer Prize for reporting about sexual harassment, Remnick turned the conversation to the bravery of the sources. It was a critical point since the segment started with the James Comey memo showing Trump and Comey talking/laughing about jailing journalists to ferret out sources.
"I think Ronan and the reporters at The Times would join me in saying that award, above all, goes to the sources, the women who were so brave to come forward," Remnick said... | | | Email your feedback and thoughts to brian.stelter@turner.com... the feedback helps us improve this newsletter every day... Thanks! | | | | | | |   |
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| NEWS ALERT: Former president George H.W. Bush hospitalized in intensive care Posted: 23 Apr 2018 04:05 PM PDT  NEWS ALERT: Former president George H.W. Bush hospitalized in intensive care Former President George H.W. Bush is in the hospital in intensive care, CNN reported Monday evening. | |  The Washington Times | NEWS ALERT | | | | | Monday, April 23, 2018 6:57 PM EDT | | | | | NEWS ALERT Former President George H.W. Bush is in the hospital in intensive care, CNN reported Monday evening. Read More > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | If you don't want to receive these emails unsubscribe | | 3600 New York Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 | |  |
| How Hamas Exploits the People of Gaza (Ross | NY Daily News) Posted: 23 Apr 2018 02:17 PM PDT HOW HAMAS EXPLOITS THE PEOPLE OF GAZA: PROTESTS CLARIFY THEIR CYNICAL TACTICS by Dennis Ross New York Daily News
April 23, 2018 It is time to create a stark public choice for Hamas: stop escalating tensions, and important rebuilding work will begin. READ THIS ARTICLE ON OUR WEBSITE
Hamas has never put the people of Gaza first. Hamas rejects Israel's existence and treats all of the land as an Islamic trust. The Palestinian people are instruments in the struggle to reclaim it. For the struggle, for the cause, the people can be sacrificed. Why else would Hamas build tunnels to protect its weapons and its fighters but not its people during conflict with Israel? Why else, when Gazans desperately needed reconstruction, would its leaders divert short supplies of cement, electric wiring, and iron away from badly needed housing construction to build the tunnels? Why else would it store, deploy, and fire its rockets in or next to schools, mosques, and hospitals? In conflicts with Israel, Hamas seeks to maximize Palestinian civilian casualties—preferably women and children. That brings international opprobrium on Israel and makes it harder to engage in its self-defense. Recent mass marches on the border fence with Israel are a case in point. The Hamas leadership in Gaza announced that starting March 30 and continuing every Friday until what they call Nakba (catastrophe) day, demonstrations at the Israel border fence would take place. The symbolism was lined up perfectly for mobilizing public passions. But, of course, that was not the real story. Life in Gaza is terrible, and Israel is not to blame: There are four hours a day of electricity, insufficient to power sewage treatment plants. Roughly 96% of the water is undrinkable. Unemployment runs close to 50%, medicines in the hospitals are consistently in short supply, and people cannot leave and feel imprisoned. With little money to pay for anything, trucks from Israel carrying material goods and humanitarian supplies are down from 1,000 a day to less than 200. True, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has deepened the economic deprivation by no longer paying Israel to provide electricity to Gaza and cutting payments to former PA employees there. His purpose was to pressure Hamas, and he did—so much so that Yahya Sinwar, Hamas' leader in Gaza—sought to hand governing responsibility back to the PA. While reconciliation talks resumed, Abbas saw them as a trap because Hamas refused to disband its Qassam brigades or disarm its fighters—and with the recent assassination attempt on the PA's prime minister, Rami Hamdallah, he is threatening further economic sanctions on Hamas. For the Hamas leadership, with popular dissatisfaction growing, the only thing to be done was divert attention to Israel and, thereby, pressure Abbas, who cannot appear indifferent to Palestinians being killed by Israelis. As one European diplomat told me, Hamas leaders acknowledge privately that Abbas is the source of their current difficulties, but shifting the focus to Israel is a proven, if cynical, tactic. Hamas knows that the world will see Palestinian casualties and tie them to the wretched conditions in Gaza—conditions that are blamed on Israel's blockade of the Strip. Of course, it is Israel and Egypt that control what can go into and out of Gaza. Unlike Israel, Egypt keeps its border closed to the movement of people and goods into and out of Gaza except on rare occasions. Hamas leaders have little interest in breaching the Egyptian border, knowing the casualties would be high and the international response minimal. The risk now is escalation and another conflict between Hamas and Israel, leaving Gaza even more devastated. With its leaders believing they have little to lose, just one thing could change the Hamas calculus: the prospect of real change on the ground in Gaza. The Trump administration needs to translate its recent pledging conference for projects in Gaza into a plan of action and a public challenge. Since it lacks credibility with Palestinians, it would be smart to get Europeans and Arabs to issue a joint public statement declaring that they are ready, immediately, to implement projects on electricity generation, water and sewage treatment, and reconstruction, provided there is no risk of escalation with Israel. No one is going to fund infrastructure projects that will be destroyed in another conflict. It is time to create a stark public choice for Hamas: stop escalating tensions, and important rebuilding work will begin. Hamas leaders may treat the Palestinian public as pawns, but they are not indifferent to public pressure. It is time to create it. Dennis Ross is the counselor and William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute.
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| News Alert: At least 9 are dead after a van plowed into pedestrians in Toronto. The driver is in custody, police say. Posted: 23 Apr 2018 02:09 PM PDT Police also said 16 were injured when a white rental van struck pedestrians on a sidewalk in Toronto. It was not immediately clear whether the driver deliberately targeted the pedestrians.  |
| Trump’s 45 hours in Russia Posted: 23 Apr 2018 01:07 PM PDT | | | | For more than a decade, Chinese political and corporate leaders have been scouring the globe with seemingly bottomless wallets. Bloomberg has crunched the numbers to compile the most comprehensive audit to date of China's presence in Europe. It shows that China has bought or invested in assets amounting to at least $318 billion over the past 10 years. |
| | Here are today's top stories... | | | Amazon has a top secret plan to build home robots. Code-named "Vesta," after the Roman goddess of hearth, home and family, the robot could be a sort of mobile Alexa, accompanying customers in parts of their home where they don't have Echo devices. | | | President Donald Trump twice gave James Comey an alibi for why a salacious report about the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow couldn't be true: He never even spent the night in Russia during that trip. Now, flight records obtained by Bloomberg, combined with existing accounts and Trump's own social-media posts provide to-the-minute details, from wheels down to departure, of Trump's 45 hours and 43 minutes in Russia. | | | Wind farms tend to perform well as an investment, and they're now attracting institutional investors along with climate-focused family offices. Interested? Here's how to buy your own. | | | Ferrari is quietly—very quietly—testing an electric car. While the company has no plans to produce a fully-electric car before 2022, a suspiciously silent prototype was recently spotted. | | | Kanye and Elon: a bromance in tweets. Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West took to Twitter to praise his Tesla. Elon Musk, who has previously said he's inspired by West, amplified the praise. | | |
| | wealth on the waterfront | | Around the country, the government's response to extreme weather is pushing lower-income people away from the coast, often in the name of safety. Housing experts, economists and activists have coined the term "climate gentrification." | | | |
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| تطبيقات على الضمير: البارز والمستتر - المتصل والمنفصل Posted: 22 Apr 2018 12:24 PM PDT نص الانطلاق: ولم تنس أمه أن تأتي بمدفأة وتضعها في ركن من الحجرة لأن الشهر كان ديسمبر والجو شديد البرودة يزيد من شدة قساوته الصيام، وكأن السماء أشفقت من البرد فتلفعت بأردية من السحب [أضاء بعضها] عن لون أبيض ناصع بهيج، وأظلم بعضها الآخر عن كتل دكناء كالجبال عند الغروب، فانكمش جسده وتحفزت روحه للوثوب وحلقت على رأسه الأحلام. نجيب محفوظ: الذكرى . فتوة العطوف . دار الشروق القاهرة . ص: 44 - 47 (بتصرف  |  |
| Israel's Sinai Dilemma (Turjeman | PolicyWatch 2960) Posted: 23 Apr 2018 11:35 AM PDT ISRAEL'S SINAI DILEMMA by Maj. Gen. (Res.) Sami Turjeman, IDF PolicyWatch 2960
April 23, 2018 Helping Egypt defeat jihadists is crucial, but it should be seen as a step toward ensuring the broader national security concerns that led Israel to call for a Sinai buffer zone in the first place. READ THIS ITEM ON OUR WEBSITE
In a February article for the New York Times, David Kirkpatrick wrote that Israel has conducted strikes against Islamic State elements in the Sinai no less than a hundred times since 2015. The story describes how jihadist forces operating in the peninsula under various names have been attacking Egyptian personnel for years. Yet it also highlights a broader security dilemma that Israel began grappling well before the Islamic State entered the picture. THE SINAI AS A BUFFER ZONE Since ancient times, the Sinai has served as a buffer separating Egypt from the peoples living to the east. The Israel Defense Forces captured the peninsula during the Six Day War, providing a small country surrounded by enemies with strategic depth. When negotiators met for peace talks at Camp David in 1978, five years after the Yom Kippur War, Israel insisted on resolving national security issues before it would agree to return the peninsula to Egyptian sovereignty. Annex 1 of the Camp David Accords established a system of security arrangements that enabled Israel to withdraw from Sinai without incurring serious risk. Unambiguous restrictions were placed on Egyptian military activities and deployments in the area. The rationale was clear—in the event that Cairo's disposition toward Israel changed for the worse, Sinai would continue to stand as a buffer between Egyptian forces and the Israeli border. If Cairo sent any sizeable ground force or armed aircraft into the peninsula, it would constitute a clear violation of the accords and provide a warning of aggressive intentions. And if war broke out, Egypt's long Sinai supply lines would be exposed, especially to Israeli airpower. To enforce the demilitarization, the United States took the extraordinary measure of supporting a permanent international troop deployment to the peninsula in 1982. Known as the Multinational Force & Observers, these troops were tasked with monitoring the Egyptian security presence in the Sinai to ensure compliance with the accords. The MFO remains in operation to this day. In addition to suiting the logic of a country threatened by enemy ground forces, demilitarizing the Sinai also enhanced Israel's ability to defend against missiles and rockets. Naturally, the Egyptian army has continued to develop its missile capabilities over the years, so the existence of a huge 61,000-square-kilometer restricted zone is an important buffer against this potential threat, improving the IDF's ability to intercept incoming missiles if hostilities ever broke out. In short, the Egyptian army was Israel's primary security concern on its southern border after the accords, so demilitarizing the Sinai was a good solution. This approach also enabled Israel to significantly reduce its own force size and defense budget relative to GDP. JIHADIST REBELLION The Mubarak government's decades worth of discriminatory political, economic, and social policies created fertile ground for radicalization in the Sinai, and terrorist organizations gradually exploited the population's resentment toward the authorities for their own goals. In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the peninsula suffered a series of high-profile terrorist attacks. More recently, during the so-called Arab Spring, anti-government unrest trickled into the peninsula once again, while terrorist and guerrilla groups renewed their operations. Fueled by an influx of weapons—purportedly smuggled from post-Qadhafi Libya—the most important of these groups, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, quickly developed into a local branch of al-Qaeda, then later became Wilayat Sinai, or the Islamic State-Sinai Province (ISSP). The violence in Sinai soon threatened the stability of Egypt as a whole, which was already at risk following the 2011 revolution and Mubarak's ouster. In conjunction with unrest in the peninsula, attacks began to increase in the Nile Valley as well. ISSP has since made operating against the Egyptian government its top priority, focusing its attacks on three types of targets: civilian officials and security personnel in the Sinai, local residents who oppose the organization's activities, and strategic targets that affect Egypt's economy. As a result, the situation in the Sinai has steadily deteriorated. Large ISSP raids on local towns are relatively common, with dozens of fatalities each time, totaling hundreds of deaths in recent years. The group's most notorious operations included the October 2015 bombing of a Russian airliner (which killed 224 people and severely damaged Egypt's tourism industry) and the November 2017 massacre at al-Rawdah Mosque in the North Sinai town of Bir al-Abed (which killed 300 worshippers and wounded more than 100). The latter attack purposefully targeted a site frequented by Sufis, whom ISSP regards as "heretics." It was the most lethal terrorist operation in Egypt's history, shocking local residents, Cairo, and the rest of the world. At the same time, ISSP has frequently demonstrated its hostile intentions toward Israel, though its main objectives—and the vast majority of its operations—still focus on harming Egypt. This has remained the case even amid the numerous Israeli strikes described in Kirkpatrick's New York Times story. If estimates regarding those strikes are correct, then it is reasonable to assume ISSP leaders are aware of the IDF's growing role in the Sinai. So far, however, they have not changed their policy toward Israel. Now that Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria have lost nearly all of their territory, the Sinai may soon become the organization's only remaining "province," making it a convenient haven for fighters from other fronts. The continued absence of Egyptian government control over the peninsula holds great appeal to the organization, giving it ample opportunities to extort resources from local residents and military personnel, expand its support among the population, and perhaps even capitalize on its proximity to the Israeli border. To be sure, the Islamic State and its supporters will do everything they can to continue operating in other countries. Yet realities on the ground will likely make Sinai their next focal point, so supporting the Egyptian army in its fight against ISSP is more crucial than ever. ISRAEL'S DILEMMA Bolstering the stability of the Egyptian state and strengthening its sovereignty in the Sinai is a strategic objective of the highest importance. In recent years, Israel has sought to facilitate this objective by agreeing to temporary modifications of the Camp David security arrangements. Since 2012, Cairo has repeatedly asked for permission to deploy large-scale armored forces in the peninsula, and Israel has generally assented, granting extensions to these treaty exceptions as needed. According to Kirkpatrick's report, Israel also actively assists Egyptian forces with intelligence and airstrikes in the area, while other Western analysts assert that Cairo has granted the IDF "carte blanche" to target Sinai militants with manned and unmanned aircraft. Although helping Cairo is important, this objective does not obviate the original security concept underlying the Camp David agreement and military annex: namely, maintaining the Sinai as a buffer against any future hostilities from Egypt. The revolutionary events of the Arab Spring—especially the 2011 storming of the Israeli embassy in Cairo, followed by Egypt's election of a Muslim Brotherhood government a few months later—illustrated just how unstable the reality is, and how critical it is to keep the peninsula demilitarized in the long term. Sinai therefore represents a dilemma for Israeli policy. On the one hand, Cairo should be offered as much help as possible to reestablish its sovereignty and prevent destabilizing shocks. On the other hand, as the fighting continues, it creates the potential for instability, and Israel should be prepared for any scenario. Thus, once ISSP is defeated, Israel should swiftly demand that Cairo reduce its Sinai deployment to a level approximating what is stipulated in the Camp David Accords. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS The reality in the Sinai has changed completely since the accords, requiring occasional adjustments in the scope of the MFO's mission. Yet the organization will soon have a crucial role to play, not only in operational terms, but also as a show of American commitment to reinforcing the treaty's terms and demilitarizing the peninsula after the battle against ISSP is complete. As for Israel's course of action, the Sinai dilemma requires a balanced and cautious policy in the immediate term. Assuming Kirkpatrick's report is accurate, officials on both sides are good at keeping their security cooperation a secret, but discretion alone is not a real solution to a deep problem. Israel and its allies should therefore focus on two main goals: restoring demilitarization in the Sinai by defeating ISSP, and maintaining Israel's "qualitative military edge" (QME) over neighboring countries. Regarding the first goal, Cairo needs help from a broad international coalition to beat ISSP, so Israel and like-minded countries should equip it with the proper tools for that mission. Unlike Iraq and Syria, Egypt is a strong state that wants to take the lead in fighting ISSP. To do so, it would have to change its mode of operation, establishing a more effective command system and committing to comprehensive action on several different fronts simultaneously: - Defensive efforts. To hinder ISSP's freedom of operation and prevent the group from entrenching itself, Egypt would need to build a defense force capable of holding liberated territory and remaining active in North Sinai's main villages, cities, and transportation arteries.
- Offensive efforts. Further progress against ISSP requires switching from a reactive approach (i.e., launching offensive operations only after terrorist attacks) to a proactive approach involving sustained offensive operations by special units based on precise intelligence. This strategy would increase the effectiveness of Egypt's campaign and decrease the number of civilian deaths, making it more difficult for ISSP to pit the population against the government.
- Intelligence efforts. A more comprehensive intelligence approach is needed to prevent terrorist activities, with agencies in Egypt and other countries concentrating their efforts and combining forces as much as possible to better target ISSP.
- Civic action. Reducing ISSP's recruitment numbers and improving intelligence collection against the group requires a more robust effort to improve living standards for Sinai residents. This could help isolate terrorists by creating distance between them and the wider population.
As for Israel's second goal, it should be remembered that demilitarization was not the only factor that enabled the IDF to feel comfortable about withdrawing from the Sinai. Just as important was the knowledge that its QME—specifically, its superior intelligence, fire, and maneuvering capabilities—would allow it to take advantage of conditions in the peninsula and defeat Egyptian forces if they attacked. Israel used to be the only country in the region with advanced capabilities in intelligence gathering and precision attacks, but such features have become common to most armies since the Camp David Accords, including Egypt's. Two recent trends pose a particular challenge to Israel's QME. First, Cairo has been acquiring advanced weaponry from abroad, and not just from the United States. It has purchased fifty MiG-29M/M2 fighter jets, fifty Ka-52 combat helicopters, and multiple S-300VM air-defense systems from Russia, along with four Gowind 2500 warships and twenty-four Rafale fighters from France. This gives the Egyptians strategic flexibility and lessens Washington's ability to limit what kind of military hardware they field. Second, U.S. arms deals with other countries in the Middle East have reached massive proportions. Whatever the wider geostrategic purpose of such sales, they threaten Israel's QME. The key to solving Israel's dilemma and strengthening its cooperation with Arab countries lies in (1) clearly defining what military superiority means in the current regional environment, and (2) helping the IDF increase and preserve this edge. Israel's excellent coordination mechanism with the United States has helped maintain QME in the past, but this coordination needs to be expanded in light of the above trends. A broad QME is the best way to encourage Israel's continued status as a stable and positive actor in the region. Maj. Gen. (Res.) Sami Turjeman is a visiting military fellow at The Washington Institute and former head of the IDF Southern Command.
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| ترامب: ما زلنا 'بعيد المنال' من اجتماع كوريا الشمالية مع كيم جونغ أون Posted: 23 Apr 2018 10:58 AM PDT ترامب: ما زلنا 'بعيد المنال' من اجتماع كوريا الشمالية مع كيم جونغ أون قال الرئيس ترامب يوم الأحد إنه لا يزال يأمل في لقاء غير مسبوق مع الزعيم الكوري الشمالي كيم جونغ أون ، لكن العديد من التفاصيل لا تزال قائمة وقد لا يحدث ذلك. "لقد قطعنا شوطا طويلا في طريقنا إلى النهاية بشأن كوريا الشمالية ، وربما تنجح الأمور ، وربما لن ينجح ذلك - ولن يخبرنا سوى الوقت" ، قال ترمب في تويتر عن جهوده لإجبار كوريا الشمالية على التخلي عن الأسلحة النووية. وفي الوقت الذي أشاد فيه ترامب ببعض تحركات كيم الأخيرة - بما في ذلك إعلانه أنه سيعلق تجارب الصواريخ النووية بعيدة المدى - ما زال هو ومساعدوه يتفاوضون حول تفاصيل قمة مستقبلية ، من موقعها إلى أجندة محددة.
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| اطلاق النار قاتل في تينيسي وافل هاوس Posted: 23 Apr 2018 10:57 AM PDT اطلاق النار قاتل في تينيسي وافل هاوس وتعتقد الشرطة أن المشتبه به في حادث إطلاق نار أسفر عن مقتل أربعة أشخاص في وفل هاوس في وقت مبكر من صباح يوم الأحد قد يكون مسلحا ببندقيتين على الرغم من أن السلطات صادرت أسلحة نارية بعد اعتقاله في عام 2017. وأفرجت شرطة المترو عن تفاصيل ظهر يوم الأحد ، حيث استمرت عملية مطاردة المشتبه به ، ترافيس رينكينج ، 29 عاما ، من مورتون ، إلينوي. وأعلن مكتب التحقيقات في تينيسي بعد ظهر اليوم الأحد أنه تم إضافة Reinking إلى قائمة أكثر 10 المطلوبين للوكالة. تم ضبط أربعة من بنادق رينكينج ، بما في ذلك شرطة البندقية من طراز AR-15 التي استخدمها يوم الأحد ، بعد أن قبضت عليه المخابرات الأمريكية في يوليو / تموز 2017 بتهم أنه تسلق سياجًا بالقرب من البيت الأبيض.
الشاهد في مشهد: "كان قلبي ينبض ، أطرافى لم تكن تعمل"
HERO: رجل يبلغ من العمر 29 عامًا ينقذ العديد من الأرواح
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| لم يحضر الرئيس ترامب؟ الى جنازة باربارا بوش Posted: 23 Apr 2018 10:36 AM PDT وداع عاطفي لباربرا بوش لم تكن باربرا بوش مقتنعة بالكامل بأن جنازتها سوف تجتذب حشدًا من الناس. ربما يمكن أن تعقد في الكنيسة الجانبية في كنيسة سانت مارتن الأسقفية ، واقترحت على مساعدين في مرحلة ما. ربما لم يكن من الضروري أن يكون في الحرم الكبير. على هذا ، تبين أن باربرا بوش مخطئة. تم أخذ أكثر من 1000 مقعد في حفل التأبين السابق للسيدة الأولى يوم السبت في الكنيسة التي حضرتها لأكثر من نصف قرن. كان هناك أربعة رؤساء سابقين يجلسون في المقصورات المصقولة ، بمن فيهم الزوج جورج إتش دبليو. بوش وابنه جورج دبليو بوش. كان باراك أوباما وبيل كلينتون يجلسان في الصف الأول. حضر السيدة الأولى ميلانيا ترامب. وكذلك الحال مع أطفال الرئيسين ليندون جونسون وريتشارد نيكسون وجون كنيدي وجيرالد فورد. بالنسبة إلى الوداع العاطفي ، ظهرت ملوك
أمريكا السياسيين.
(وإذا كنت تتساءل ، فلماذا لم يحضر الرئيس ترامب؟)
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| نيودلهي ـ إذا سارت الأمور على ما يرام ، فسوف يتزوج سانجاي جاتاف من شيتال في يوليو. لكن الشرطة المسلحة يمكن أن تصبح جزء كبير من ضيوف الزفاف. Posted: 23 Apr 2018 10:33 AM PDT نيودلهي ـ إذا سارت الأمور على ما يرام ، فسوف يتزوج سانجاي جاتاف من شيتال في يوليو. لكن الشرطة المسلحة يمكن أن تصبح جزء كبير من ضيوف الزفاف. جاتاف وخطيبته شيتال - اللذان لا يحبان الكثير من الهنود - مثل العديد من الهنود لا يستخدمون اللقب - هم من الداليت ، وهم أقل الطبقات في الهندوسية التقليدية التي كانت معروفة في السابق.
جاتاف ، 27 عاما ، وهو محام وعضو في مجلس قروي ، عازم على تحدي التقاليد وركوب الخيل في موكب الزواج ، أو بارات ،
وهي طقوس محفوظة للطوائف العليا. تأتي معركته وسط تعبئة أوسع للداليت الذين تعبوا من كونهم في قاع مجتمع ما زال مبنياً على نظام الطبقات.
قتل آخر رجل داليت في الآونة الأخيرة لتحدي مماثل. وتسببت الاحتجاجات التي شهدتها البلاد في 2 أبريل / نيسان بسبب قوانين الحقوق المدنية في الهند في مقتل 10 وعشرات الإصابات ومئات الاعتقالات.
أخذ قاتاف قضيته إلى المحكمة ، حيث كان يقاتل لعقد زفافهم بالطريقة التي يريدها الزوجان. بعد أشهر من الجدل والمفاوضات ، تم التوصل أخيرا إلى اتفاق للسماح لركوب جاتاف. ووقع الزوجان من الطبقات الدنيا على الاتفاق مع الطبقة الوسطى من ثاكور التي تهيمن على قرية نيزامبور في شمال الهند.
بدلاً من تقييد موكب زفاف جاتاف إلى ضواحي مدينة نيزامبور - كما طلب الثاكور في البداية - تسمح الاتفاقية له بركوب حصان على الطريق الرئيسي على رأس باراته.
وستتمركز الشرطة على طول الطريق لمنع العنف ، وقد تم نشر ضابط مسلح لحماية عائلة العروس من أي شخص يسعى للثأر من الإهانة المتصورة ، وفقاً لما قاله قاضي المقاطعة ر. س. سينغ ، المسؤول عن المنطقة.
دستور الهند يحظر التمييز ضد الداليت في عام 1950. يشكل الداليت نسبة 17٪ من سكان الهند وقد برزوا ككتلة تصويت قوية. ويمكن أن يكونوا مجموعة حاسمة في الانتخابات الوطنية العام المقبل لرئيس الوزراء نارندرا مودي وحزبه الهندوسي بهاراتيا جاناتا.
ياتاف ، المنتسب إلى حزب باهوجان ساماج الذي يركز على داليت ، يصر على أنه رفع قضية إلى المحكمة لأن الداليت ما زالوا يعانون من التمييز في قرى مثل نيزامبور.
لعدة قرون ، سمحت العديد من المجتمعات فقط Rajputs وغيرها من الطوائف المحاربين لركوب الخيول في حفلات الزفاف. ولا تزال الرمزية قوية لدرجة أن القرويين من الطبقة العليا في جميع أنحاء الهند غالباً ما يوقفون الداليت من استخدام الخيول لحفلات الزفاف الخاصة بهم.
وقال جاتاف "جعلني دراستي أحقق حقوقي الأساسية. لا تزال العادات والتقاليد القديمة مستمرة."
وفي الشهر الماضي ، بينما كانت قضية جاتاف تشق طريقها عبر المحاكم ، تعرض براديب راثود (21 عاماً) للضرب حتى الموت في ولاية غوجارات لأنه تجرأ على امتلاك حصانه وركوبه ، حسبما زعم والده.
وقال تشاندرابهان براساد ، وهو صحفي داليت: "من خلال التقاليد الهندوسية الطبقية ، يحظر على الداليت استخدام العديد من رموز الهيبة الاجتماعية مثل الذهب والفضة والملابس الجديدة والشوارب المدببة". "الهلالي على ظهر الحمار على ظهور الخيل ، ويخشى  ".
وجاءت قضية جاتاف للمراجعة في محكمة الولاية حيث منعت المحكمة العليا في الهند الشهر الماضي "الاعتقالات التلقائية" لجرائم الكراهية ضد الداليت. أثار حكم 20 مارس الإضراب العام في إبريل / نيسان والاحتجاجات على مستوى البلاد من قبل الداليت.
وقالت المحكمة العليا ، وهي تقف إلى جانب الطبقة العليا ، إن قانون 1989 المصمم لحماية الداليت من التمييز كان يساء استخدامه في نزاعات الملكية ولتسوية الخلافات الشخصية.
يمكن أن تسخن القضية المثيرة للجدل مرة أخرى على زفاف جاتاف. خشي شقيق الخطيب ، بيتو ، الذي لا يستخدم لقبًا أيضًا ، يخشى ما سيحدث عندما ينتهي الزواج ، وتعود الشرطة والسلطات الأخرى إلى المنزل.
ويزعم أن طبقة ثاكور العالية في القرية قد قطعت المياه بالفعل إلى حقول الداليت ، مما أفسد محاصيل الذرة والخضار. يوجد في القرية حوالي 50 عائلة من ثاكور ، وخمس أسر فقط هي داليت.
فقط ثاكورز من Nizampur - وليس القرى المحيطة بها - وقعت اتفاق السلام مع جاتاف ، تحت ضغط من السلطات.
وحذر بيتو قائلاً: "إنهم يقولون للثاكور هنا أنه بمجرد أن ينتهي هذا ، سيأتون ويعلمونا درسًا ، حتى لا يأتي أي لوم على ثاكور هذه القرية".  |
| If You Want to Know What the Trumps are Gifting the Macrons...: Your State Dinner preview Posted: 23 Apr 2018 10:30 AM PDT Plus: Shania's sorry for saying she'd vote for Trump and Kanye loves the way a comms director for Turning Point USA thinks | | | | | President Trump greets officers from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. Credit: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images | | | If You Want to Know What the Trumps are Gifting the Macrons...: Your State Dinner preview
Shania's Sorry For Saying She'd Vote for Trump: "I am passionately against discrimination of any kind"
Kanye Loves the Way a Comms Director for Turning Point USA Thinks: "I love the way Candace Owens thinks" | | | What the White House is Talking About:
It's the kick-off of unofficial diplomacy week for President Trump, who today, along with first lady Melania Trump, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron.
What the White House Press Corps is Talking About:
Macron and Trump's interesting relationship. While there are topics fraught with tension, there is also a solid friendship.
Also, They're Going To Plant a Tree Together, So:
Nothing says let's do some diplomacy more than a ceremonial tree-planting on the South Lawn, which the Macrons and the Trumps will do this afternoon at 5:25 p.m. The tree is a gift from Macron, an oak sapling taken from Belleau Wood in France, the site of a fierce World War I battle wherein approximately 10,000 American troops lost their lives. I'll be covering the planting from the lawn (and dammit I wore the wrong shoes today) so stay tuned to my Twitter today and this space tomorrow for the good times.
If You Want To Know What the Trumps Are Gifting the Macrons...:
Click here, where I break the news that the gifts from POTUS and FLOTUS include (spoiler alert) a framed piece of fabric from a chair in the Blue Room -- a textile created by a French designer back in the 1800s when President James Monroe first commissioned the furniture suite for the room. You're welcome. | | State Dinner Preview:
The press (🙋♀️) won't get a peek until tonight at 9:45 p.m., but the White House released details, and Melania tweeted a produced #bts video. Here's a screenshot of it with her working out the table seating. Who can name that member of Congress? | | Credit: @FLOTUS/Twitter
The Clinton China:
Being that I'm a dork who has a(n amazing) book about the history of White House Presidential China on her desk, I notice the china being used tomorrow night appears to be the Clinton china, which, ironically, with its gold, swirly detailed border, is the most "Trump-ian" of all the presidential china sets. | | Credit: @FLOTUS/Twitter
IVANA TRUMP SEEMS NICE:
Wow. Just, wow. Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's first wife and mother of his three oldest children, told Page Six that her soon-to-be ex-daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, who recently filed for divorce from Don Jr, won't be able to get a new guy because she has too many kids. "Maybe Vanessa will have a little problem because she has five kids ... Who is going to date and marry the woman who has five children? Especially since she is young and she might want to have more."
She also says Donald shouldn't run for president again and he should just go enjoy his money and play golf.
Guys I Can't:
The adorableness of this image. | | What Washington is Talking About:
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to vote today on secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo, with a full Senate vote later this week.
What America is Talking About:
The hero who wrestled a firearm out of the hands of a gunman Sunday at a Waffle House outside Nashville. James Shaw Jr., 29, hid in a restroom when he heard gunshots, but ran out when they paused to try to stop the gunman. His arm was grazed by a bullet during the encounter, but he still went to church with his dad hours later. The alleged shooter was arrested in July 2017 for unlawful entry after he crossed a security barrier outside the White House.
Poll of the Day:
When it comes to combatting false information online, a majority of Americans believe it's up to tech companies. A Pew poll released last week found 56% of American adults believe tech companies should take steps to restrict false information online, and 58% believe the US government should not. | | Credit: Pew
North Korea Says It Doesn't Need to Test Missiles Anymore:
Kim Jong Un said Saturday his country's nuclear testing is "complete" and "we no longer need any nuclear tests, mid-range and intercontinental ballistic rocket tests," according to North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency. Trump celebrated in a tweet. Kim is set to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-In Friday.
DNC Chair Defends Lawsuit:
Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez defended the organization's lawsuit filed Friday that accuses the Trump campaign, Russia, and WikiLeaks of colluding during the 2016 campaign. During an interview Sunday on ABC's "This Week," Perez said the suit was filed because they don't want to miss the statute of limitations for filing and they want to deter misconduct, including the 2018 midterms. And, Perez said:
"We've done our homework. Over the course of the last year, we have seen story after story, brick after brick in the conspiracy between the Russians and the Trump campaign to affect the outcome of the election. I did my homework. We have a strong case. That's why we brought it."
Romney Now Has Primary:
Mitt Romney did not secure his party's nomination over the weekend at Utah's Repub Convention. Under the state party's rules, a candidate must receive 60% of the vote to avoid a primary. Romney received 49.12% and will face off against Utah state Rep. Mike Kennedy, who received 49.12%, on June 26.
Amnesty International Honors Kaepernick:
The group awarded Colin Kaepernick with the Ambassador of Conscience award. Kaepernick is "an athlete who is now widely recognized for his activism because of his refusal to ignore or accept racial discrimination," Amnesty International's Secretary General Salil Shetty said in a statement. Past winners include Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, and U2. | | Shania Twain Apologizes for Saying She Would Have Voted for Trump:
In an interview with the Guardian, the Canadian country superstar said she would have voted Trump in 2016. She said:
"I would have voted for him because, even though he was offensive, he seemed honest. Do you want straight or polite? Not that you shouldn't be able to have both. If I were voting, I just don't want bullshit. I would have voted for a feeling that it was transparent. And politics has a reputation of not being that, right?"
But then Sunday on Twitter she apologized "to anybody I have offended," saying the "question caught me off guard," and that she does not "hold any common moral beliefs" with Trump. "I am passionately against discrimination of any kind," she wrote.
Kanye Voices Support for Turning Point USA Comms Director:
Ye tweeted Saturday that he loves the way Candice Owen, communications director for Turning Point USA, thinks. Owens responded by comparing Kanye to Trump ("Long before @realDonaldTrump came down the escalator, Kanye West was public enemy #1 for telling the truth," she tweeted), and she told Fox News, "the left wants to strap black people to this idea that they are victims – they want black people to focus on their past rather than their future." | | Credit: Fox News
Street Art Sighting:
Spotted this weekend at the High Line in New York City at 22nd Street, a Statue of Liberty mural by Dorothy Iannone. It's Iannone's first-ever public artwork and will be up until March 2019. | | Credit: Hunter Schwarz
If you spot political street art, tweet me @hunterschwarz, tag me on Instagram @hunterschwarz, or email me at coverlinehunter@cnn.com with your sighting so I can feature it in COVER/LINE.
P.S.:
Beyoncé returned to Coachella for another performance, and this time added her remix of "Mi Gente" to the set-list and performed with J Bavin. And Ariana Grande made a surprise appearance, performing "No Tears Left To Cry" live for the first time. | | | | | | |   |
| ترامب يرحب بالرئيس الفرنسي ، الذي يحذر الولايات المتحدة من الرسوم الجمركية Posted: 23 Apr 2018 10:29 AM PDT ترامب يرحب بالرئيس الفرنسي ، الذي يحذر الولايات المتحدة من الرسوم الجمركية من المقرر أن يصل الرئيس الفرنسي إيمانويل ماكرون إلى واشنطن يوم الاثنين في أول زيارة رسمية رسمية لرئاسة ترامب. وقد استضاف ترامب العديد من القادة الأجانب منذ توليه منصبه ، لكنه لم يقم حتى الآن بزيارة رسمية للدولة - مع كل البهاء والظروف التي ينطوي عليها. من المرجح أن يناقش الرجلان كل شيء من الاتفاق النووي الإيراني إلى التعريفات التجارية التي تهدد ترامب.
"أين هي أولوياتك؟" وقال ماكرون عن التعريفات المحتملة لفرنسا. "لا يمكنك القيام بحرب تجارية مع حليفك."
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| جورج وشارلوت يصلان لزيارة أخيهما الجديد والطفل الثالث لكيت ميدلتون (36 عاما) والأمير وليام دوق كامبريدج (35 عاما) سيكون لحفيد السادس للملكة إليزابيث الثانية. Posted: 23 Apr 2018 10:27 AM PDT جورج وشارلوت يصلان لزيارة أخيهما الجديد والطفل الثالث لكيت ميدلتون (36 عاما) والأمير وليام دوق كامبريدج (35 عاما) سيكون لحفيد السادس للملكة إليزابيث الثانية.   |
| Most social stories from April 23 Posted: 23 Apr 2018 10:02 AM PDT | The baby, the third for the former Kate Middleton, 36, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, 35, will be grandmother Queen Elizabeth II's sixth great-grandchild. | |   |
| Vet retiring after 4 decades | Trump's first 'state visit' | Royal couple welcome baby boy Posted: 23 Apr 2018 08:14 AM PDT A U.S. veteran is getting ready to retire after four decades of military service, from Vietnam to Afghanistan; President Donald Trump is set to hold the first official state visit of his presidency; Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton welcomed a baby boy Monday.   |
| Waffle House suspect still at large a day after Nashville shooting Posted: 23 Apr 2018 07:02 AM PDT |  |  | | | | | | | | | | NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - There have been no credible sightings of the 29-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of four people at a Waffle House restaurant over the weekend, police said on Monday, as a manhunt pushed into its second day. | | | | | | (Reuters) - A 28-year-old Chicago man was in custody on Monday after police used a stun gun to arrest him aboard an American Airlines plane after he refused to move seats when accused of touching a female passenger without her permission at Miami International Airport. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co said it canceled about 40 flights on Sunday, or 1 percent of those scheduled, as it inspects engines after last week's deadly accident in Pennsylvania. | | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress needs to consider rolling back the spending deal that U.S. Republicans brokered with Democrats last month, because lawmakers voted to enact the $1.3 trillion legislation without reading it, an aide to President Donald Trump said on Sunday. | | | | | | , (Reuters) - Tim McGrath emerged from the 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, physically unscathed, but his heart breaks whenever another person with a gun makes headlines in the United States. | | | | | | ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States should look at its own actions if it wants the return of an American Christian pastor who has been jailed in Turkey for suspected links to a 2016 failed coup. | | | | | | HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former first lady Barbara Bush was remembered at her funeral on Saturday as a formidable but caring figure whose devotion to her family was matched only by her commitment to public service. | | | | | | (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, already facing an invasion-of-privacy trial next month in connection with an extramarital affair, was charged separately on Friday with felony computer tampering tied to his political fund-raising. | | | | | | LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Leaders of the student-led anti-gun movement, who inspired classroom walkouts across the country on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, say they plan to maintain their activism through the long summer break. | | | | | | (Reuters) - The diminutive actor who starred in the Austin Powers movies' as "Mini Me", Verne Troyer, died Saturday at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 49. | | | | | | | | | | | |  |
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| World Alert: Armenian prime minister resigns after large-scale protests Posted: 23 Apr 2018 05:54 AM PDT Armenia's prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan, said on Monday he was stepping down from his post amid large-scale protests against his rule, he wrote in a statement. Anti-government protests erupted earlier this month against the pro-Russian Sargsyan when he was appointed prime minister as part of a new transition of governance that bolsters the role of the premier, effectively tightening his grip over the former Soviet republic in the South Caucasus. Sargsyan's political opponents accused him of changing the law so he could effectively retain power into a second decade. | |  | | Democracy Dies in Darkness | | | | | | World Alert | Mon, Apr 23, 2018, 8:53 AM | | | | | | Armenian prime minister resigns after large-scale protests | Armenia's prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan, said on Monday he was stepping down from his post amid large-scale protests against his rule, he wrote in a statement. Anti-government protests erupted earlier this month against the pro-Russian Sargsyan when he was appointed prime minister as part of a new transition of governance that bolsters the role of the premier, effectively tightening his grip over the former Soviet republic in the South Caucasus. Sargsyan's political opponents accused him of changing the law so he could effectively retain power into a second decade. | | Read more » | | | |  |
| News Alert: Royal baby: William and Catherine welcome a boy Posted: 23 Apr 2018 05:14 AM PDT The baby is the third child for the duke and duchess of Cambridge and fifth in line to the British throne. According to tradition, news of the birth will be displayed on an easel in front of Buckingham Palace. Royal groupies had camped outside Saint Mary's Hospital in London for days. Bookies have been taking bets for names. In the queue to succeed great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, the baby is behind grandfather Prince Charles, father William, brother George and sister Charlotte. A 2013 act of Parliament removed preference for male heirs. The baby knocks Prince Harry down a notch in the succession to the throne. Next month, Harry will marry American actress Meghan Markle. | |  | | Democracy Dies in Darkness | | | | | | News Alert | Mon, Apr 23, 2018, 8:10 AM | | | | | | Royal baby: William and Catherine welcome a boy | The baby is the third child for the duke and duchess of Cambridge and fifth in line to the British throne. According to tradition, news of the birth will be displayed on an easel in front of Buckingham Palace. Royal groupies had camped outside Saint Mary's Hospital in London for days. Bookies have been taking bets for names. In the queue to succeed great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, the baby is behind grandfather Prince Charles, father William, brother George and sister Charlotte. A 2013 act of Parliament removed preference for male heirs. The baby knocks Prince Harry down a notch in the succession to the throne. Next month, Harry will marry American actress Meghan Markle. | | Read more » | | | |  |
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| Monday Morning Briefing: Trump's travel ban heads to Supreme Court showdown Posted: 23 Apr 2018 04:46 AM PDT |  | | | | | World | | Thieves should have their hands chopped off, a Mexican presidential candidate said in a televised debate yesterday, provoking disbelief from a moderator and setting off a storm of comments and jokes on Twitter. | | | | Kate, the wife of Britain’s Prince William, was admitted to hospital in the early stages of labour today to give birth to the couple’s third child. The new baby will be Queen Elizabeth’s sixth great-grandchild and fifth-in-line to the British throne. Follow our dedicated page for the latest news on Britain's Royal family. | | | | | | Brilliant, bonkers Britain: "We’ve been camped here outside the hospital for 15 days," said John Loughrey, 63, who was wearing a Union Jack onesie and holding a doll adorned with a crown that said 'feed me mummy' every few seconds. https://reut.rs/2Hmg4e7 11:26 AM - 22 Apr, 2018 | | | | | | | | | | | u.s.-china trade | | Investors’ fears of an all-out trade war between the United States and China is prompting U.S. stock fund managers to hunt for companies that can easily pass on higher costs to their consumers. 5 Min Read | | | | Chinese funds have slashed valuations of ZTE Corp after the United States banned American companies from selling components to the telecoms equipment maker for seven years, a move ZTE said threatened its very survival. 3 min read | | | | Can China and the United States ever share global hegemony, asks John Lloyd. "Any Washington-Beijing relationship will be difficult, at times nerve-wracking. But if the United States is prepared to stand by the liberal ideas which have defined it since its founding and to rediscover its indispensability to Western democratic cohesion, there is a possibility that the world may be ruled in something approaching peace." | | | | | | | | | | | | | Top Stories on Reuters TV | | | | Saudi jobs for Saudi workers is the message as the kingdom tries to tackle high unemployment and wean its economy off oil, but as I find out from the capital Riyadh it's not as simple as it sounds https://reut.rs/2qV1KOm 8:34 AM - Apr 23, 2018 | | | | | | | |  |
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