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Syrian Jets Hit Jihadists near Lebanon Border

Syrian warplanes on Thursday waged several raids on posts for the jihadist group Fateh al-Sham Front — al-Qaida’s former Syrian branch – near the Lebanese-Syrian border, media reports said. A security source told LBCI television that the strikes targeted Syria’s western Qalamoun region near the […]

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Lebanon and EU hold highlevel meeting on counterterrorism

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants and the European Union held today a high-level meeting on counter-terrorism. The meeting was co-chaired by the Secretary General a.i. and Director of Political and Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Ambassador Charbel Wehbi, […]

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French FM Slams Populism, Warns against Isolationism

Democracy is being threatened by populism and by those who “propose to build walls and close borders,” France’s foreign minister said Thursday in a veiled criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump. Jean-Marc Ayrault called on countries to tackle isolationism, warning that “we would make a […]

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Syrian Army Announces Re-Capture of Palmyra

The Syrian military said Thursday that it had re-captured the town of Palmyra from Islamic State militants for the second time in a year. A statement from the army said the government is in control of the whole city. The government was able to take […]