December 2016 – Page 38

Alep: les rebelles utilisaient écoles et hôpitaux comme dépôts d’armes

14 December 2016

Les terroristes qui contrôlaient l’est d’Alep avaient transformé les écoles et les hôpitaux en dépôts d’armes, aucun de ces établissements ne remplissait ses fonctions, a annoncé le ministère russe de la Défense, a rapporté l’agence russe Sputnik. Alors qu’Alep est presque complètement libérée, les spécialistes […]

Bachar el-Assad à RT : les Occidentaux veulent sauver les terroristes

14 December 2016

Lors d’une interview exclusive à la chaine de télévision russe RT, le président syrien Bachar al-Assad a rejeté toute éventualité de trêve qui «stopperait la progression de l’armée syrienne». Il a déploré aussi que les médias tournent les yeux quand «les terroristes tuent des civils […]

Trump brushes off concerns that secretary of State pick is too close to Putin

14 December 2016

Donald Trump defended his choice of Rex Tillerson as secretary of State on Tuesday, brushing off concerns of both Democrats and Republicans that the Exxon Mobil chief executive is too close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Rex is friendly with many of the leaders in […]

Multiple Investigations Underway On Russian Ties To U.S. Election

14 December 2016

What is the state of the various investigations underway into Russian cyber-intrusions? What are the key questions that Congress is trying to answer? And how much of the currently classified evidence can be made public? The CIA is weighing what it can share, without […]

For Trump’s Top Diplomat, Questions Loom About Conflicts Of Interest

14 December 2016

Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, will have his Senate confirmation hearing in January. Before then, experts say, he’ll have to think hard about how to divest from a company where he has spent his entire career. Tillerson reportedly […]

Will Lebanon soon benefit from its oil and gas wealth?

14 December 2016

Despite the upbeat measures adopted by the Lebanese state in the oil and gas sector which jumpstarted in the year 2010 and continued till 2013, the Lebanese people are still awaiting the completion of this process pending the approval of other needed requirements to benefit […]

Media Institutions, Schools in Lebanon Stand Up for Human Rights

14 December 2016

As part of an initiative by the UN Information Centre in Beirut (UNIC Beirut), Lebanese TV stations marked Human Rights Day on 10 December by highlighting several rights that, according to them, are still missing in Lebanon. The initiative, which was under the Human Rights […]

Change and Reform, Kataeb Talks Focus on Electoral Law

14 December 2016

As part of an initiative launched by the Change and Reform bloc to separate the cabinet formation process from an agreement on a new electoral law, a delegation of the bloc visited the Kataeb party on Tuesday and talks focused on devising a law for […]

Kanaan after Change and Reform bloc’s meeting: Cabinet consultations persist

14 December 2016

“Change and Reform” bloc secretary, Deputy Ibrahim Kanaan said after his bloc’s weekly meeting “Contacts over the cabinet are still ongoing and there can’t be a final line-up before the president and the PM-designate agree on it”. “Respect for the National Pact which was demanded […]

Rogue One’ brings new hope to Star Wars story with gritty battles, killer droids

14 December 2016

ide Don’t take this stand-alone business too seriously. The folks who made “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” didn’t. This second entry in the Disney Empire’s conquest of George Lucas’ space opera does indeed have a mostly new cast of characters — at least one […]

As Aleppo falls, Trump faces test on posture toward Russia

14 December 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aleppo’s fall to Syrian government forces is shaping up as the first major test of President-elect Donald Trump’s desire to cooperate with Russia, whose military support has proven pivotal in Syria’s civil war. The death and destruction in the city is only […]

US Halts Weapons Sales to Saudis Over Growing Body Count in Yemen Conflict

14 December 2016

A rapidly-increasing civilian death toll resulting from Saudi Arabia’s military campaign in Yemen has prompted the White House to halt the sale of weapons to Riyadh. Washington announced that instead it will shift focus to improving target practice in the kingdom and training the Saudi […]

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Month: December 2016

Alep: les rebelles utilisaient écoles et hôpitaux comme dépôts d’armes

Bachar el-Assad à RT : les Occidentaux veulent sauver les terroristes

Trump brushes off concerns that secretary of State pick is too close to Putin

Multiple Investigations Underway On Russian Ties To U.S. Election

For Trump’s Top Diplomat, Questions Loom About Conflicts Of Interest

Will Lebanon soon benefit from its oil and gas wealth?

Media Institutions, Schools in Lebanon Stand Up for Human Rights

Change and Reform, Kataeb Talks Focus on Electoral Law

Kanaan after Change and Reform bloc’s meeting: Cabinet consultations persist

Rogue One’ brings new hope to Star Wars story with gritty battles, killer droids

As Aleppo falls, Trump faces test on posture toward Russia

US Halts Weapons Sales to Saudis Over Growing Body Count in Yemen Conflict