November 2016 – Page 39

Tal Afar, West of Mosul, Becomes Center of Battle for Influence in Iraq

3 November 2016

ERBIL, Iraq — The city of Tal Afar, a former Ottoman outpost not far from Mosul that has a mostly ethnic Turkmen population and has been home to a corps of Islamic State leaders, on Saturday became the focus of a growing struggle between Turkey […]

Mosul Neighbors Enjoy a Day Without ISIS, but the Path to Peace Will Be Long

3 November 2016

Tim Arango entered the city of Mosul, Iraq, on Wednesday with Iraqi special forces soldiers. For the first time in more than two years, residents of eastern Mosul enjoyed a day without the Islamic State. As Iraqi security forces drove the muddy streets of the […]

Libanon:Saad Hariri für Ministerpräsidentenposten vorgeschlagen

2 November 2016

Beirut (Tasnim/FarsNews/ParsToday) – Die ‘al-Mustaqbal’-Fraktion des libanesischen Parlamentes hat gestern Saad Hariri als Kandidaten für den Ministerpräsidentenposten vorgeschlagen. Die Fraktion ‘Veränderung und Reform’ des libanesischen Parlamentes teilte mit, dass sie die Wahl von Saad Hariri als Ministerpräsident unterstützen werde. Zurzeit ist Tamam Salam […]

Al-Assad: Seguiré como presidente del país hasta el 2021

2 November 2016

El presidente sirio, Bashar al-Assad, consideró que seguirá al frente de su país hasta que finalice su tercer mandato de siete años, en 2021, e indicó que no habrá cambios políticos antes de que termine la guerra en su país. Durante una reunión con varios […]

Presidente Aoun promete acabar con la ocupación israelí en tierras libanesas

2 November 2016

El nuevo presidente de El Líbano, Michel Aoun, prometió liberar las tierras libanesas ocupadas por el régimen israelí. En su discurso de investidura como nuevo dignatario del país árabe, Aoun recordó que el régimen de Tel Aviv continúa representando la mayor amenaza contra El Líbano. […]

Francia felicita al nuevo presidente del Líbano

2 November 2016

París, 31 oct (PL) El presidente de Francia, François Hollande, felicitó hoy al nuevo presidente electo del Líbano, Michel Aoun, con quien dialogó por teléfono, informó el Palacio del Elíseo. Según el texto, el mandatario galo presentó sus congratulaciones y reiteró la amistad de Francia […]

Lebanon’s parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president .

2 November 2016

By Zeina Karam and Philip Issa | AP October 31 BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, filling a post that had been vacant for more than two years and injecting hope that the country’s long-running political paralysis would come […]

Lebanese President’s Election Reveals ‘Who is Running the Show’ in Middle East

2 November 2016

The pattern of support for Lebanon’s new President reveals the cleavages within Lebanese and regional politics, Sami Atallah of the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies told Radio Sputnik. On Monday Lebanese MP’s voted to elect former army commander General Michel Aoun to be the country’s […]

If at First You Don’t Succeed…

2 November 2016

On October 31, after more than two years of political stalemate, Lebanon’s parliament elected General Michel Aoun as the new president. If At First You Don’t Succeed… The Lebanese parliament took 45 failed attempts to elect a president who, according to the country’s Constitution, can […]

Michel Aoun Rises to Lebanese Presidency, Ending Power Vacuum

2 November 2016

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Michel Aoun, a charismatic retired general, polarizing Christian politician and ally to Hezbollah, was chosen president of Lebanon on Monday morning, ending a two-and-a-half-year vacuum that had tested the country’s ability to function without political leadership. Mr. Aoun, 81, has developed a […]

Aoun receives Bishops delegation dispatched by Rahi to congratulate him on election

2 November 2016

NNA – President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, received on Tuesday afternoon at Baabda Palace a delegation of Maronite Bishops, dispatched by Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi to offer congratulations to General Aoun on his election. On emerging, speaking in the name of […]

Bassil announces nominating Saad Hariri to premiership

2 November 2016

NNA – Caretaker Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil, said, “After nominating head of Future Movement Saad Hariri to premiership by the Future Bloc, we agree on such nomination which is a normal stance. All our votes will be in favor of Hariri and we will […]

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Month: November 2016

Tal Afar, West of Mosul, Becomes Center of Battle for Influence in Iraq

Mosul Neighbors Enjoy a Day Without ISIS, but the Path to Peace Will Be Long

Libanon:Saad Hariri für Ministerpräsidentenposten vorgeschlagen

Al-Assad: Seguiré como presidente del país hasta el 2021

Presidente Aoun promete acabar con la ocupación israelí en tierras libanesas

Francia felicita al nuevo presidente del Líbano

Lebanon’s parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president .

Lebanese President’s Election Reveals ‘Who is Running the Show’ in Middle East

If at First You Don’t Succeed…

Michel Aoun Rises to Lebanese Presidency, Ending Power Vacuum

Aoun receives Bishops delegation dispatched by Rahi to congratulate him on election

Bassil announces nominating Saad Hariri to premiership