Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

Retired Brigadier General Chamel Roukoz arrived Saturday in Boston, as part of his tour to the United States of America. The Lebanese American Council for Democracy organized a meeting, in which Roukoz met with the Lebanese diaspora. During the meeting, Roukoz attacked those who are […]

A silent, insidious war is being waged against Lebanon. A war that’s destroying the very fabric of Lebanese society, throwing a staggering number of families into poverty, driving the economy to the ground, destroying the already fragile political system and poisoning the air, the water […]

The US was relegated to the sidelines of the war in Syria on Saturday as an assault on opposition-held Aleppo is likely to cause a fresh wave refugees, according to Reuters. Washington is now forced to look on in horror as the so-called “moderate” rebels […]

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is arguing that he’ll do more to help women from the White House than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. At the same time, he’s taunting her over the infidelities of her husband. As Trump campaigned in the […]

BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities arrested a suspect Saturday evening in in the slayings of five people in the makeup department of a Macy’s store at a mall north of Seattle. Here are things to know about the shooting and the investigation: WHAT HAPPENED? Authorities […]

The Yazidi people of Iraq who fled from Islamic State militants may never be able to return to their homeland, according to the leader of the minority group. Yazidi leader Prince Tahseen Saeed Ali told VOA during a trip to London that his people feel […]

Latin American nations accused the US of “neo-colonialism” at the UN General Assembly, with Venezuela going as far as calling Washington “the biggest exporter of violence in the world,” while also arguing for the removal of stumbling blocks to development. Ecuador and Nicaragua joined Venezuela […]

In a modest Palestinian home outside the West Bank city of Hebron, two parents try to protect their son, urging him not to tell his story, saying it’s too dangerous. He is 28, has scars on his arms from a motorcycle accident and wears a […]

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will meet Monday night for their first debate in a virtual dead heat in the race for the White House, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with the Democratic nominee’s August advantage erased after recent difficulties and the […]