Hala Najjar

Report: Fadel Shaker Wants Security Agencies’ Assistance to Run to Qatar

5 September 2016

Singer turned salafist Fadel Shaker, an affiliate of detained extremist cleric Ahmed al-Asir, has requested the security apparatuses to facilitate his travel to Qatar, As Safir daily reported on Monday. “Repentant singer and fugitive Fadel Shaker has asked the security agencies (in Lebanon) to facilitate […]

Fayyad Blames Mustaqbal for Election Law Impasse

5 September 2016

Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Ali Fayyad blamed al-Mustaqbal Movement for impeding an agreement on a new electoral law, the state-run National News Agency reported on Monday. The Hizbullah MP said: “Neither the AMAL movement nor the Free Patriotic Movement or Hizbullah are responsible […]

Shehayyeb Says Waste Crisis ‘Solution’ Reached after Meeting FPM Officials

5 September 2016

Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb announced Monday that a “solution” has been reached for the country’s renewed waste management and collection crisis, following a meeting with two Free Patriotic Movement officials. “We have managed to reach a solution through negotiations,” said Shehayyeb at a joint press […]

U.S., Russia Fail to Reach Syria Deal despite ‘Productive’ Talks, ‘Some Alignment’

5 September 2016

Washington and Moscow failed Monday to agree on a deal to stem Syria’s violence during talks between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in China. While speaking of “productive” talks and “some alignment” on Syria, the two powers failed to produce an […]

48 Dead, Dozens Hurt in IS-Claimed Blasts across Syria

5 September 2016

Bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens in mainly government-controlled areas of Syria on Monday, a day after IS lost the last stretch of the Syria-Turkey border under its control. The deadliest in the wave of blasts […]

Mass Protests in Brazil against Temer ‘Coup’

5 September 2016

Tens of thousands took to Brazilian streets Sunday to support sacked leader Dilma Rousseff and protest the new government of Michel Temer, who has taken power and downplayed the protests. Demonstration organizers — who have rejected Temer’s ascendancy as a “coup” — said some 100,000 […]

Erdogan Calls Putin as Russia Seethes at Turkey’s Syrian Incursion

31 August 2016

August 30, 2016 “Information Clearing House” – “The Duran” – Russia furious at Turkish move to set up rebel “safe zone” inside Syria to assist Jihadi rebels there, putting the recently announced “normalisation of relations” between Russia and Turkey in jeopardy. In the immediate aftermath […]

Crowds Cheer a New Governing Council in Yemen

31 August 2016

Thousands gathered in Sana, the capital, to celebrate the formation of a new coalition governing body and to denounce airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition.

Can Russia Survive Washington’s Challenge?

31 August 2016

News services abroad ask me if President Erdogan of Turkey will, as a result of the coup attempt, realign Turkey with Russia. At this time, there is not enough information for me to answer. Speculation in advance of information is not my forte. Moreover, I […]

It’s Time to Talk About Saudi Arabia

31 August 2016

In the House of Commons this past Tuesday, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond made two announcements pertaining to Saudi Arabia that sounded like they came straight out of the ninth century. The first was that thanks to British diplomacy, Hammond did “not expect” that a […]

Can Israel and the Arab States Be Friends?

30 August 2016

Saudi Arabia have no formal diplomatic relations. The Saudis do not even recognize Israel as a state. Still, there is evidence that ties between Saudi Arabia and other Sunni Arab states and Israel are not only improving but, after developing in secret over many years, […]

The Empire Files: ‘This Ship is Sinking’ Says Former Bush Official

30 August 2016

AN ABSOLUTE MUST WATCH. THE FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF OF COLIN POWELL SPEAKS.

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Articles by Hala Najjar

Report: Fadel Shaker Wants Security Agencies’ Assistance to Run to Qatar

Fayyad Blames Mustaqbal for Election Law Impasse

Shehayyeb Says Waste Crisis ‘Solution’ Reached after Meeting FPM Officials

U.S., Russia Fail to Reach Syria Deal despite ‘Productive’ Talks, ‘Some Alignment’

48 Dead, Dozens Hurt in IS-Claimed Blasts across Syria

Mass Protests in Brazil against Temer ‘Coup’

Erdogan Calls Putin as Russia Seethes at Turkey’s Syrian Incursion

Crowds Cheer a New Governing Council in Yemen

Can Russia Survive Washington’s Challenge?

It’s Time to Talk About Saudi Arabia

Can Israel and the Arab States Be Friends?

The Empire Files: ‘This Ship is Sinking’ Says Former Bush Official