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Hariri receives French Foreign Minister on Thursday
Prime Minister Saad Hariri is scheduled to meet at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday with visiting French Foreign Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Month: December 2016
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Germany Hunts Tunisian Suspect after IS Claims Truck Attack
German police launched a manhunt Wednesday for a rejected asylum seeker suspected of involvement in a deadly truck assault on a Berlin Christmas market claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. Officials said the suspect, 24-year-old Tunisian national Anis Amri, had already been under investigation […]
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Erdogan Sees Gulen Link to Envoy Killing, Kremlin Cautious
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said the killer of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey was a member of the group of Fethullah Gulen blamed for the July 15 coup, as Moscow warned against jumping to early conclusions. Monday’s murder of Andrei Karlov stunned Russia and […]
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French FM Arrives in Beirut for Talks with Top Leaders
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault arrived in Beirut Wednesday evening on an official visit. Ayrault, who is accompanied by a French foreign ministry delegation, will hold talks with President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri and will congratulate the two leaders on their new […]
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Vigils Honor The Homeless Who Died As They Lived: On The Streets
Wednesday is the longest night of the year, and in many U.S. cities it will also be one of the coldest. Even so, more than a half-million Americans will be sleeping outside or in homeless shelters. This week, activists are holding vigils around the country […]
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Kenaan from Baabda: Priority to endorse transparent budget
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, received on Wednesday afternoon at Baabda Palace Head of Finance and Budget House Committee MP Ibrahim Kanaan, whereby they discussed the overall situation in the country. Talks majorly touched on the financial realities at the legislation and control […]
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Palacio Presidencial de Baabda en vispera de la Navidad
Foto que muestra el exterior del palacio presidencial de Baabda en vispera de la Navidad
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Bassil: Nuestra relación con la tierra de Egipto es muy antigua y histórica, y la cohesión de Egipto la ayuda a vencer al terrorismo
El Ministro del Exterior, Gebran Bassil, visitó por primera vez la ciudad de Alejandría, en el marco de su visita oficial a Egipto, y se reunió con la diáspora libanesa. Bassil fue recibido por el embajador Osama Al Khashab, Cónsul General del Líbano en Alejandría, […]
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Gobierno libanés tuvo su primera sesiona
El nuevo gobierno del Líbano mantuvo su primera reunión con múltiples frentes abiertos, en particular, la siempre difícil misión de consensuar su plataforma política ministerial, la lucha antiterrorista y el enfoque del conflicto sirio. El consejo de ministros dirigido por Saad Hariri, tuvo su primera […]
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Israel quiere dividir Siria en varios estados confesionales
El ex ministro israelí de Asuntos Estratégicos israelí, Moshe Yaalon, ha pedido al nuevo presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, que trabaje para desmembrar Siria. Una de sus propuestas es la de crear un estado independiente alauí y otras entidades kurda, drusa y sunní. El Centro […]