Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Daryan said on Sunday that obstacles are being put in the face of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri. Mufti Daryan’s comments were made on the occasion of Birth of the Prophet Muhammad whereby he stressed the importance of an active government […]

According to a statement published on the group’s website, TAK, or the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, have claimed responsibility for the deadly attack in Istanbul. The statement called the attack an “act of vengeance.” The Kurdistan Freedom Fighters is an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party […]

WARRI, Nigeria (AP) — Mortuaries overflowed with bodies Sunday from a church collapse in southern Nigeria that killed at least 160 people, and worshippers said construction of the building had been rushed. Hundreds had been inside the Reigners Bible Church International in the city of […]

A pair of girls, believed to be aged between 7 and 8, blew themselves up in a bustling northeastern Nigerian market in Maiduguri, killing themselves and injuring at least 17 others, according to a local official and a militia member. The attack carried out by […]

Two car explosions took place in Iraq’s Fallujah on Sunday, killing eight people, Reuters reported citing police and hospital sources. It remains unknown how many people have been injured. Members with Iraqi counter-terrorism forces patrol Fallujah, Iraq. (File) © AFP 2016/ Hadi Mizban Two Suicide […]

The political forces are seeking to reach a “broad settlement” over the distribution of the ministerial portfolios that are still a subject of contention so that the new cabinet can be formed soon, a media report said on Sunday. “There are strong efforts aimed at […]

Caretaker Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister and Free Patriotic Movement head Gebran Bassil, said on Sunday that the next government would be a transitional government. Minsiter Bassil’s words came on Saturday during FPM annual dinner in Fih in Koura District. Bassil added that the new […]

Three Syrian opposition officials say outmatched rebels battling Russia-backed government forces in eastern Aleppo have received a U.S.-backed proposal to join with civilians in leaving the city, under safe passage guaranteed by Russia. Reuters news agency reported the proposal late Sunday, saying rebel groups had […]

Syrian rebels have received a U.S.-backed proposal to leave Aleppo along with civilians under safe passage guaranteed by Russia, rebel officials said as government forces closed in on Sunday, but Moscow denied a deal had been reached. If the proposal were to be taken up […]