December 2016 – Page 60

Rebels in East Aleppo Shoot Down Syrian Army Jet, Kill Crew – Reports

4 December 2016

Armed rebel groups holding quarters in the Eastern part of Aleppo have shot down a Syrian Armed Forces aircraft killing the crew, according to the Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen news channel. Al Mayadeen reports that the incident took place not far from the Aleppo airport territory. The […]

Australia PM Rejects Linking Lebanese Migration with Terrorism

4 December 2016

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has denied that Immigration Minister Peter Dutton had recently linked Lebanese migration to terrorism. In an interview with Australia’s SBS television, Turnbull said Dutton was “misrepresented, recklessly so” over his comments that appeared to link Lebanese migration in the 1970s […]

Scientists Say Pluto May Harbor Novel Life Forms in Its Ocean

4 December 2016

Exotic forms of life may exist in Pluto’s slushy ocean, according to professor William McKinnon from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. The dwarf planet’s most remarkable geological feature is Sputnik Planum, a heart-shaped basin beautifully photographed by the LORRI instrument aboard NASA’s New Horizon […]

American Volunteer Who Died Fighting in Syria Was Kurd Loyalist

4 December 2016

It was a passion for the Kurdish cause that drove Californian Michael Israel to fight on the front lines in northern Syria against the Islamic State group. Israel, 26, died fighting for that mission. Kurdish authorities late this week identified Israel and German national Anton […]

Trump speaks with Taiwanese president, a major break with decades of U.S. policy on China

4 December 2016

President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with Taiwan’s president, a major departure from decades of U.S. policy in Asia and a breach of diplomatic protocol with ramifications for the incoming president’s relations with China. The call is the first known contact between a U.S. president or […]

Turkish FM in Beirut, Holds Talks with Senior Officials

4 December 2016

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu kicked off a visit to Beirut on Friday where he held meetings with senior Lebanese officials. Cavusoglu first held a meeting with newly elected President Michel Aoun at the Presidential Palace. He conveyed a message from Turkish President Recep Tayyib […]

UK Ambassador: International Community Wants a Strong Partner in Lebanon

4 December 2016

British Ambassador Hugo Shorter held a meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri on Friday where talks focused on the situation in Lebanon and the need to address the challenges facing the country. Following the meeting Ambassador Shorter said: “I hope government formation can conclude soon. Lebanon […]

Report: Aoun Defies Difficulties Hampering Cabinet Line-Up

4 December 2016

The presidential palace resumed in the last hours the activation of its contact channels in a bid to contribute to the facilitation of the obstacles that have so far hampered the formation of a new cabinet under the tenure of President Michel Aoun, al-Mustaqbal daily […]

Raad: National Consensus Cabinet Should be Formed, No Need For Further Delay

4 December 2016

Hizbullah MP Mohammed Raad stressed the need to form a national consensus cabinet and added that the party sees no need for further delay in the cabinet formation, the National News Agency reported Thursday. “This tenure must provide the needed opportunity to build a real […]

Bassil Says Lebanon, Germany Engaged in Fight against Terrorism

4 December 2016

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil, said that Lebanon and Germany agreed on the fight against terrorism and the need to prevent its funding resources. Bassil’s stance came on Friday during a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He hailed Berlin’s important role […]

Minister Bassil meets with Turkish, German counterparts

4 December 2016

Lebanese Foreign Minister stressed that Lebanon cannot give up, in any way, the opportunity to benefit from its natural reserves, stressing that this is a sovereign and national matter par excellence. During a joint conference with his Turkish counterpart Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Bassil declared that […]

Hariri receives German, Turkish Foreign Ministers

4 December 2016

Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri received this evening at the “Center House” the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, accompanied by the German Ambassador to Lebanon Martin Huth, in the presence of Hariri’s adviser Ghattas Khoury. During the meeting, Hariri thanked Germany for being one of the […]

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Month: December 2016

Rebels in East Aleppo Shoot Down Syrian Army Jet, Kill Crew – Reports

Australia PM Rejects Linking Lebanese Migration with Terrorism

Scientists Say Pluto May Harbor Novel Life Forms in Its Ocean

American Volunteer Who Died Fighting in Syria Was Kurd Loyalist

Trump speaks with Taiwanese president, a major break with decades of U.S. policy on China

Turkish FM in Beirut, Holds Talks with Senior Officials

UK Ambassador: International Community Wants a Strong Partner in Lebanon

Report: Aoun Defies Difficulties Hampering Cabinet Line-Up

Raad: National Consensus Cabinet Should be Formed, No Need For Further Delay

Bassil Says Lebanon, Germany Engaged in Fight against Terrorism

Minister Bassil meets with Turkish, German counterparts

Hariri receives German, Turkish Foreign Ministers