Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

The cabinet formation process is still facing several obstacles, amid wrangling by several parties over specific portfolios, a media report said on Sunday. “The Marada Movement is still insisting on one of three key portfolios — public works, energy or telecommunications,” An Nahar newspaper said, […]

“An Israeli gunboat breached the Lebanese territorial waters, off Ras Naqoura, at 5:16 a.m. on Sunday, to a distance of 185 meters for a period of 5 minutes, followed by another violation by a similar gunboat at 6:35 a.m. to a distance of 426 meters […]

Jerusalem- Israeli aircraft struck a machine gun-mounted vehicle inside Syria Sunday, killing four Islamic State-affiliated militants inside after they had opened fire on a military patrol on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. Israel has been largely unaffected by the […]

Francois Fillon is to be the conservative candidate in next year’s French presidential election after his rival Alain Juppe admitted defeat. With virtually all the results counted, Mr Fillon won Sunday’s run-off with nearly 67% of the vote. Mr Fillon promised to build a fairer […]

President Michel Aoun sent a telegram to the President of the Council of the State of Cuba, Raul Castro, offering his condolences on the passing of President Fidel Castro. Aoun praised the political and national stances of the late Castro, asserting that he has left […]

Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, patronized, on Saturday, the inauguration of the Future Movement’s 2nd General Conference at “Biel” in Central Beirut, with the participation of 2400 voting members and 400 monitoring members, in presence of senior political officials and prominent figures. Following a minute of […]

Outgoing minister of Telecommunications Boutros Harb hoped “the political forces would exit the trade bazaar over ministerial portfolios,” urging them to remember that the ministries are to serve the state and the community not to achieve electoral profits. Harb words came during his patronage to […]

Babbda Palace continued on Saturday for the fourth consecutive day to receive delegations of students from various schools in Lebanon to present congratulations on the Independence Day. The students toured a number of the main halls in the Palace and listened to explanations regarding the […]

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has passed away. Speaking to Sputnik, veteran German journalist and Castro biographer Volker Skierka explained the significance of Fidel’s life and work, and the important mark the revolutionary has left on Cuba and the world. Castro, the Cuban revolutionary who […]