Jeryes S. Khalil

Miami’s joyous Cubans hope for change with Castro’s death

27 November 2016

MIAMI (AP) — Wearing his “Bay of Pigs Veteran” shirt, 80-year-old Rafael Torre stood amid hundreds of Cuban-Americans celebrating the death of Fidel Castro and marveled that he remained in power for so long. Cuban exiles such as Torre tried numerous ways to dislodge Castro […]

Castro’s death could change Cuba reform dynamic, much depends on Trump

27 November 2016

Fidel Castro’s death could give his younger brother, President Raul Castro, more space to pursue economic reforms, but change will also depend on whether U.S. President-elect Donald Trump decides to work with or challenge Cuba’s communist government. Raul Castro has introduced market-oriented reforms in recent […]

Fidel Castro, Cuba’s fiery Communist leader, dead at 90

26 November 2016

Fidel Castro, the revolutionary leader who put Cuba on the world stage and made himself a world player, died on Friday, his brother Raul Castro announced on state-run television. He was 90. The communist adversary for 10 U.S. presidents, Castro wore his trademark beard and […]

Lebanon army says 11 IS militants detained near Syria border

26 November 2016

BEIRUT – Lebanon’s army says one of its special units conducted an operation near the border with Syria, capturing 11 members of the Islamic State group. The army says the operation on Friday near the border town of Arsal targeted an IS center. It says […]

Lebanese army arrests senior Daesh commander, 10 aides in border raid

26 November 2016

Lebanese military forces have arrested a high-profile member of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group along with 10 other militants during a mop-up operation in the northeastern town of Arsal on the border with conflict-plagued Syria. Lebanese soldiers mounted an offensive in the Wadi al-Araneb suburbs […]

President Aoun hails major operation in Arsal

26 November 2016

Lebanese President Michel Aoun hailed the major operation carried out by the Lebanese Army in the northeastern town of Arsal on Friday in which a senior commander was detained along with other terrorists. “Such major operations boost stability in the country and put an end […]

Hizbullah: Army Operation Highlights Its Essential Role in Protecting Border

26 November 2016

Hizbullah on Friday hailed the Lebanese army’s special operation against Islamic State militants in the outskirts of the Bekaa border town of Arsal, noting that it has “highlighted its essential role in defending the border and ridding it of terrorists.” “This heroic operation is a […]

REPORT: President Aoun stresses keenness on protecting Lebanon’s interests

26 November 2016

President Michel Aoun stressed that Lebanese will rise again; adding that the state will regain its power and Lebanon will restore its status the first economic, financial and ethical center in the east. Aoun noted he is keen on maintaining Lebanon’s interests and the citizens’ […]

Terrorist Ahmad Amon, companions arrested by Army at dawn

26 November 2016

The Lebanese Army, and in a qualitative operation, succeeded to arrest in Arsal a person called Ahmad Youssef Amon who is one of the terrorist organization Daesh’s top leaders, the NNA correspondent said. In details, the arrest took place at dawn in Wadi Al-Araneb in […]

French terror suspects ‘were planning attack on Paris’

26 November 2016

Five men arrested last weekend in raids in France were planning a terror attack next Thursday in the Paris area, the city’s chief prosecutor says. Francois Molins said the suspects were receiving orders via encrypted mobile apps from a commander of the so-called Islamic State […]

Death Toll in Sinai Attack Rises to 12 Egyptian Soldiers: Sources

26 November 2016

ISMAILIA, EGYPT — The death toll from an attack on an Egyptian military checkpoint on Thursday in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula has climbed to 12, medical sources said on Friday. The military said late on Thursday that militants had killed eight soldiers and that […]

U.S. Service Member Dies In Syria After Roadside Bomb Explodes

26 November 2016

The Pentagon announced in a statement on Thursday that an American service member in Syria died from injuries suffered by an improvised explosive device. “I am deeply saddened by the news on this Thanksgiving Day that one of our brave service members has been killed […]

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Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

Miami’s joyous Cubans hope for change with Castro’s death

Castro’s death could change Cuba reform dynamic, much depends on Trump

Fidel Castro, Cuba’s fiery Communist leader, dead at 90

Lebanon army says 11 IS militants detained near Syria border

Lebanese army arrests senior Daesh commander, 10 aides in border raid

President Aoun hails major operation in Arsal

Hizbullah: Army Operation Highlights Its Essential Role in Protecting Border

REPORT: President Aoun stresses keenness on protecting Lebanon’s interests

Terrorist Ahmad Amon, companions arrested by Army at dawn

French terror suspects ‘were planning attack on Paris’

Death Toll in Sinai Attack Rises to 12 Egyptian Soldiers: Sources

U.S. Service Member Dies In Syria After Roadside Bomb Explodes