Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

The din of bullets, mortars and bombs in the northern Iraqi town of Bartella was replaced momentarily on Friday by a sound not heard there for more than two years: the peal of church bells. A cautious calm returned to this historic Christian area following […]

Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that the carrying out presidential elections in Lebanon requires clam dialogues among the different factions, not announcing public stances. In a meeting with Al-Manar Website staff, Sheikh Qassem added that Hezbollah is not playing the […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Hillary Clinton ramped up her pressure on Donald Trump in the election’s most competitive states Friday with an emotional TV ad targeting his criticism of a Muslim-American family. Trump vowed to go all-out in the final three weeks so he’ll have no […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s campaign is increasingly preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump may never concede the presidential election should she win, a development that could enormously complicate the crucial early weeks of her preparations to take office. Aiming to undermine […]

The lander’s failed mission was confirmed by images taken by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter passing above the landing site. Earlier this week, the ESA declared its ExoMars 2016 mission a success, despite losing contact with Schiaparelli just before its expected landing time. READ MORE: ExoMars […]

The United Nations was forced to postpone planned medical evacuations in the eastern part of the ancient city of Aleppo Friday because security assurances were not given by groups fighting in the city. “Medical evacuations of sick and injured could unfortunately not begin this morning […]

LONDON — European Union heads of state continue their summit Friday in Brussels, where the EU’s response to Russia’s bombing campaign in Syria is high on the agenda. Syrian government forces began a 3-day cease-fire in Aleppo Thursday, but their Russian allies have refused to […]

The Iraqi Army and Kurdish Peshmerga forces are bracing for a major offensive aimed to liberate Mosul, the main Daesh stronghold in Iraq. However, the operation may put at risk the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians residing in the city. Iraqi security forces […]

Said Mamuzini, the representative of the Arab Democratic Party of Kurdistan (KDP), spoke to Sputnik about the military operation underway in Mosul, saying that amid the military offensive, Daesh terrorists are fleeing the region with their families. Iraqi forces deploy in the area of al-Shourah, […]