Month: December 2016

Scarlett Haddad, she alone symbolizes our reason to exist, us as the team of Odiaspora. The only French journalist who has been able to carry the voice of General Aoun during all the years of resistance among a horde of corrupt and well-thinking journalists. Lots […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump moved closer to nominating Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of State on Saturday, a decision that would bring a business leader with close ties to Russia into the Cabinet. Trump has privately signaled that he plans […]

MANAMA, Bahrain — Drawing the U.S. deeper into the Syria conflict, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Saturday he is sending 200 more troops to accelerate the push on the Islamic State’s self-declared capital of Raqqa. RELATED LINKS What’s next for U.S. involvement in Syria? The […]

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other top diplomats are in Paris in a fresh attempt to find solutions for Syria’s nearly six-year-old war that has claimed the lives of more than 300,000 people. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault hosted the meeting in the […]

In the battle for Mosul, Islamic State fighters who aren’t killed are usually taken away for questioning by Iraqi or Kurdish intelligence. But there are also local Iraqis accused of helping ISIS — and they’re put through a judicial process of sorts. One such case […]

120 competitors, including students, authors, religious men, politicians, and journalists, participated in the fourth edition of an Arabic dictation competition held at the Library hall at the Parliament, in cooperation with the Antonine University. The dictation, aired by LBCI and hosted by Bassam Barrack, aims […]

Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival kicked off in its fourth edition promoting the region’s best independent music alongside international acts. The festival is held under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture and includes an intensive program of concerts for different artists. The opening […]

Syria’s military and Russian warplanes bombarded rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Saturday as Damascus’s allies said victory was near, but insurgents fought back and army advances halted after rapid gains during the week. The United States said it was meeting a Russian team in Geneva […]

Sarah Giles of Doctors Without Borders spent four months on a search and rescue boat in the Mediterranean. She tells NPR’s Scott Simon that women refugees are commonly the targets of sexual assault. Editor’s note: this conversation discusses the issue of rape. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: […]