Month: November 2016

Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem on Sunday noted that “the entire world has acknowledged Hizbullah’s role” in the election of Michel Aoun as Lebanon’s president. “When the entire world acknowledges Hizbullah’s role in electing a president, claims of heroism and taking credit by some […]

The cabinet formation process is still facing several obstacles, amid wrangling by several parties over specific portfolios, a media report said on Sunday. “The Marada Movement is still insisting on one of three key portfolios — public works, energy or telecommunications,” An Nahar newspaper said, […]

“An Israeli gunboat breached the Lebanese territorial waters, off Ras Naqoura, at 5:16 a.m. on Sunday, to a distance of 185 meters for a period of 5 minutes, followed by another violation by a similar gunboat at 6:35 a.m. to a distance of 426 meters […]

Jerusalem- Israeli aircraft struck a machine gun-mounted vehicle inside Syria Sunday, killing four Islamic State-affiliated militants inside after they had opened fire on a military patrol on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. Israel has been largely unaffected by the […]

Francois Fillon is to be the conservative candidate in next year’s French presidential election after his rival Alain Juppe admitted defeat. With virtually all the results counted, Mr Fillon won Sunday’s run-off with nearly 67% of the vote. Mr Fillon promised to build a fairer […]

Nel calendario della haute couture parigina, ancora in fase di definizione ma in programma dal 22 al 26 gennaio, entrano sei nuovi marchi, tra i quali l’italiano Antonio Grimaldi (nella foto), che dopo avere presentato il ready to wear a Tranoï tornerà a Parigi con l’alta moda, su invito […]

President Michel Aoun sent a telegram to the President of the Council of the State of Cuba, Raul Castro, offering his condolences on the passing of President Fidel Castro. Aoun praised the political and national stances of the late Castro, asserting that he has left […]

Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, patronized, on Saturday, the inauguration of the Future Movement’s 2nd General Conference at “Biel” in Central Beirut, with the participation of 2400 voting members and 400 monitoring members, in presence of senior political officials and prominent figures. Following a minute of […]

Outgoing minister of Telecommunications Boutros Harb hoped “the political forces would exit the trade bazaar over ministerial portfolios,” urging them to remember that the ministries are to serve the state and the community not to achieve electoral profits. Harb words came during his patronage to […]