Month: November 2016

President Michel Aoun on Thursday hoped the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States will represent “a new chance for Lebanon and the U.S. to boost their bilateral cooperation for the sake of achieving peace in the Middle […]

The Kremlin said on Thursday U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy approach was “phenomenally close” to that of President Vladimir Putin, giving Russia hope that tattered U.S.-Russia relations could gradually be improved. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, speaking in New York, said he saw incredible similarities […]

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced Thursday that he is “optimistic” the the new government will be formed soon. “We hope to read together, build together, work together and form the government together,” said Hariri during a visit to the 23rd edition of the Francophone Book […]

The optimistic atmospheres regarding a “quick” formation of the new cabinet do not reflect the reality as difficulties arise and hamper the mission of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, media reports said. Unnamed sources said that things tend to tilt towards pessimism as for a close […]

NNA – Kataeb party President, Sami Gemayel, tied the participation in the government to “the formation atmosphere”, revealing that contacts are underway with all the political components over this matter. “If there is a will to include and respect everyone, the Kataeb would not mind […]

An army intelligence patrol on Thursday managed to liberate five members of a Syrian family from their captors in the Bekaa border region of Masnaa, an army statement said. The kidnappers had demanded a ransom for the release of the abductees, the statement said. “A […]

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Russian President Vladimir Putin was among the first foreign leaders to send his congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump. Trump has said he wants to work more closely with Russia. And Putin says he’s hoping Russia’s relations with the United States will now […]

President Michel Aoun reiterated on Thursday that he will make sure that his oath of office is implemented for the good of Lebanon as he stressed that cooperation among all parties leads to better reforms. “I will make sure that the oath of office is […]

Two chemicals have improved the speed, quantity, and quality of direct cardiac reprogramming, bringing the technology one step closer to regenerating damaged hearts, report scientists. Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes identified two chemicals that improve their ability to transform scar tissue in a heart into […]