Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

Islamic State (Isis) militants seized Russian arms including 30 tanks, large quantities of surface-to-surface Grad missiles, ammunition and tanks shells when they raided Palmyra, say observers. The extremists surprised Syrian forces, said to be have been part of a National Defence Force (NDF) unit of […]

WASHINGTON — An Obama administration official today declared that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is “in deep, deep hiding,” and “we also know he hides with slaves and all sorts of terrible things.” Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett […]

CAIRO — The chairman of two independent Egyptian newspapers, including one of the country’s only English-language papers, said Wednesday that the company’s assets had been frozen for alleged ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, a charge he denied. The Muslim Brotherhood’s activities were banned in […]

On January 27, 2005, Oroom forum did an interview with one of the Lebanese American Council for Democracy – LACD Founders Mr. Gabriel Issa about President General Michel Aoun.   Q- Describe to us General Michel Aoun. A- This is the toughest question that you […]

O grupo terrorista Daesh (Estado Islâmico) reivindicou hoje (13) a autoria pelo atentado contra uma catedral copta na capital do Egito, realizado na manhã de domingo (11) e que deixou 25 mortos e 49 feridos, segundo dados recentes. Uma das testemunhas do ataque revelou à […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]