Tag: Middle East

Dumb Or Daring? Pagani Utopia Owner Drives Through Dubai Floods

Dumb Or Daring? Pagani Utopia Owner Drives Through Dubai Floods | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Fortunately, the Utopia’s AMG-sourced V12 doesn’t appear to have been flooded https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Pagani is building just 99 examples of the V12-powered Utopia. Customer deliveries of the Italian exotic started last […]

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Israel’s Strike Was Smaller Than Expected, and So Was Iran’s Reaction

The relatively limited scope of Israel’s overnight strikes on Iran, and a subdued response from Iranian officials, may have lowered the chances of an immediate escalation in fighting between the two countries, analysts said Friday. For days, there have been fears that a forceful Israeli response to Iran’s attack on southern Israel last weekend could […]

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Ford Opens Up Applications For Mustang GTD, Increases Price To $325,000

Ford Opens Up Applications For Mustang GTD, Increases Price To $325,000 | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The ultimate Mustang will also be sold in Mexico, Europe, and the Middle East https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Canadian shoppers will have to cough up approximately CAD$440,000 for the limited-run model. Driving […]

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U.S. and Allies Penalize Iran for Striking Israel, and Try to Avert War

The United States and European allies joined together on Thursday to impose new sanctions on Iranian military leaders and weapon makers, seeking to punish Iran for its missile and drone attack on Israel last weekend, while imploring Israel not to retaliate so strongly as to risk a wider war. White House officials said the sanctions […]

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How to Be Pro-Palestinian, Pro-Israeli and Pro-Iranian

Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend was a game-changing escalation that requires some game-changing rethinking on the part of Israel and its most important ally, the United States. I call it “the three-state solution.” It begins with the recognition that there is probably zero hope for any resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian […]

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This Company Converts GMC Hummer EVs To Right-Hand Drive For 77 Markets

This Company Converts GMC Hummer EVs To Right-Hand Drive For 77 Markets | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Right-hand drive conversions will allow the all-electric Hummer pickup and SUV to reach every market that drives on the other side of the road https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson April 16, 2024 at 09:40 <!––> <!– –> Global […]

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With Nuclear Deal Dead, Containing Iran Grows More Fraught

When Iran agreed to a deal in 2015 that would require it to surrender 97 percent of the uranium it could use to make nuclear bombs, Russia and China worked alongside the United States and Europe to get the pact done. The Russians even took Iran’s nuclear fuel, for a hefty fee, prompting celebratory declarations […]

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Markets Brace for Israel’s Next Move

An uneasy calm Investors are breathing a sigh of relief on Monday. Global stocks are in the green and oil prices have retreated from last week’s gains after Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel was mostly neutralized in the skies. But the calm could be short lived, as world leaders and markets focus […]

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Iran’s Unprecedented Attack on Israel

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Israel Faced a Sophisticated Attack From Iran

Late Saturday, Iran began firing hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel, including weapons that experts say are more sophisticated than anything Israel had encountered until now in six months of fighting with Hamas and its allies in the region. Previously, Israel had faced aerial attacks from Hamas and Islamic Jihad, whose rocket arsenal includes […]

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U.S. Sends a Top General to Israel Amid Fears of Iranian Strikes

The United States dispatched its top military commander for the Middle East to Israel on Thursday, after President Biden stated that, despite recent friction, American support for Israel “is ironclad” in the event of an attack by Iran. Iran’s leaders have repeatedly vowed to punish Israel for an April 1 strike in Syria that killed […]

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U.S. Sends a Top General to Israel Amid Fears of Iranian Strikes

The United States dispatched its top military commander for the Middle East to Israel on Thursday, after President Biden stated that, despite recent friction, American support for Israel “is ironclad” in the event of an attack by Iran. Iran’s leaders have repeatedly vowed to punish Israel for an April 1 strike in Syria that killed […]

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Gaza War Turns Spotlight on Long Pipeline of U.S. Weapons to Israel

In the fall of 2016, the Obama administration sealed a major military agreement with Israel that committed the United States to giving the country $38 billion in arms over 10 years. “The continued supply of the world’s most advanced weapons technology will ensure that Israel has the ability to defend itself from all manner of […]

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Kuwaitis Vote With Hope for Change Amid Political Turmoil

As the clock struck noon on Thursday, the doors to dozens of polling stations across Kuwait opened and voters rushed in to elect one of the Middle East’s most robust parliaments. Candidates set up makeshift headquarters in tents, and coffee shops pledged discounts to voters. Swarms of people waited to cast their ballots — even […]

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Trump Spoke Recently With Saudi Leader

Former President Donald J. Trump spoke recently with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, their first publicly disclosed conversation since Mr. Trump left office in January 2021, according to two people briefed on the discussion who were not authorized to speak publicly about it. It was unclear what the two men discussed […]

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Why Can’t They Sell This $9.5M Lamborghini Veneno?

Why Can’t They Sell This $9.5M Lamborghini Veneno? | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> A dealer in Dubai has been attempting to sell this Veneno Roadster for nearly $10 million for over two years https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> The exclusive supercar has been sitting on the showroom floor of […]

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500 HP Genesis G80 Magma Limited To 20 Units For The Middle East: Report

500 HP Genesis G80 Magma Limited To 20 Units For The Middle East: Report | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Unfortunately, the BMW M5 rival from Genesis won’t be available in North America 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> This performance version of the G80 features an aggressive design, upgraded interior, and a rumored twin-turbo V6 […]

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Biden Talks to Xi About Conflicts, From Ukraine to the Pacific

President Biden spoke with Xi Jinping, China’s leader, in a call on Tuesday morning that was aimed at addressing a wide range of combative and cooperative issues, as the United States grapples with wars and other global crises, the White House said. The topics on Mr. Biden’s agenda included fighting narcotics production, the Middle East […]

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Strike in Damascus Escalates Israel’s Undeclared War With Iran

Israel’s bombing of an Iranian Embassy building in Damascus, which killed senior Iranian military and intelligence officials, is a major escalation of what has long been a simmering undeclared war between Israel and Iran. But while the strike is a vivid demonstration of the regional nature of the war, Iran has been careful since Hamas […]

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