The Obama administration intends to damage relations with Moscow “as much as possible” before US President-elect Donald Trump comes to power, Russian political analyst Alexei Zudin told Radio Sputnik, commenting on Washington’s refusal to follow through on its own proposal to bring peace to Aleppo. […]
In the early days of the assault on Islamic State in Mosul, Iran successfully pressed Iraq to change its battle plan and seal off the city, an intervention which has since shaped the tortuous course of the conflict, sources briefed on the plan say. The […]
Germany’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that ultra-conservative Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming classes at school, finding against an 11-year-old pupil who had argued that even wearing a burkini, or full-body swimsuit, breached Islamic dress codes. The Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe rejected […]
Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh held talks Wednesday with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri after which he defiantly announced that he “will not allow anyone to subjugate, penalize or curb the representation” of his movement. “We exchanged viewpoints and PM-designate Hariri knows that we only […]
Was 2016 Merry to Lebanon? A New Year is just around the corner and before we get to welcome what is in store in the New Year, let’s take time to reflect on the events that took place in our […]
President of the Republic, Michel Aoun lit the Christmas tree on Tuesday at Baabda Palace with his family. The ceremony was held for the first time since December 2013, and in the presence of the senior staff of the Directorate-General in the presidency and the […]
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil stressed Tuesday that the alliance between the FPM and Hizbullah is still “firm,” as he voiced rejection of a new extension of the parliament’s term or the adoption of the 1960 electoral law. The alliance with Hizbullah is “among […]
GENEVA — The United Nations has launched a four-year crisis response plan for Lebanon it hopes will maintain stability and prevent an internal conflict from breaking out. It is appealing for $2.8 billion to get humanitarian and stabilization support programs underway in 2017. The United […]
Brussels • The United States is discussing with Syrian rebels their surrender and evacuation from Aleppo, as Russia on Tuesday threatened the imminent “elimination” of anyone who refuses to leave the city. “Those who refuse to leave of their own accord will be wiped out,” […]
SAARLOUIS, Germany (AP) — The millions in ransom money came in dollar by dollar, euro by euro from around the world. The donations, raised from church offerings, a Christmas concert, and the diaspora of Assyrian Christians on Facebook, landed in a bank account in Iraq. […]
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