Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

Arab Tawhid Party chief ex-minister Wiam Wahhab officially announced Sunday the creation of the so-called “Tawhid Brigades” during a paramilitary parade that was held in his Chouf district hometown, Jahliyeh. Hundreds of masked, black-clad Wahhab supporters took part in the parade, which did not involve […]

A Hizbullah lawmaker on Sunday said his party was “pleased by the end of Christian frustration,” in reference to the rising alliance between the Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces, as he warned of a possible “Lebanese, cross-confessional frustration.” “We were pleased by the […]

President Michel Aoun has received cables greeting him on the occasion of Lebanon’s Independence Day from several world leaders, topped by U.S. President Barack Obama, state-run National News Agency reported on Sunday. In his cable, Obama pledged that the U.S. will maintain its support for […]

The latest obstacle that is hindering the cabinet formation process is President Michel Aoun’s insistence on naming a Shiite minister and Speaker Nabih Berri’s condition that he be also given the right to nominate a Christian minister, a media report said on Sunday. “After the […]

NNA – The National Liberals Party (NLP) and Camille Chamoun Association held a celebration at Monroe Hotel in Beirut on the occasion of reopening the Boulevard of President Camille Chamoun. The event was attended by a host of top ranking political, military, diplomatic and religious […]

NNA – On the occasion of the Independence Day, President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, will deliver a televised speech tomorrow, on Monday at 20:30. On this occasion President Aoun received a number of congratulatory messages notably from former U.S. President Barack Obama, Custodian […]

The statement, in a Fox News interview, comes after President-elect Donald Trump met Mr Romney, a Republican who criticised him during the campaign. There has been speculation that the post of top diplomat was discussed. Neither man gave details of their meeting on Saturday. Mr […]

Plants respond very sensitive to temperature changes in their environment. At 22 degrees Celsius, for example, the model plant Arabidopsis shows compact growth. But if the temperature rises only a few degrees, plants exhibit an increased elongation growth in the shoot and leaves, enabling plant […]

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi held a meeting with President Michel Aoun on Friday one day after the latter paid him a protocol visit in Bkirki. “I am here today to congratulate the President on the occasion of Independence Day which regained its luster and meaning […]