Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

BEIRUT — The tarboosh, or fez, once a common sight in Middle Eastern countries, may be set for a 21st-century revival. Having quit the lucrative world of finance, entrepreneur Elias El Haddad is pressing ahead with his forward-looking take on a hat that once adorned […]

Former Minister Salim Jreisati said on Wednesday that the Free Patriotic Movement is preparing for a protest. “When we launch our protests we will not stop before reaching a presidency and an electoral law that respect the National Pact,” he added. Jreissati’s comments were made […]

President Obama returns to the campaign trail to urge people to vote for Hillary Clinton in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Hillary Clinton was at home for a second straight day. Her campaign says she’s trying to recuperate from pneumonia. In […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — When Hillary Clinton was sidelined this week with pneumonia, her campaign didn’t rush to cancel a busy slate of events out West. The presidential candidate’s husband simply stepped in to take her place. Former President Bill Clinton hobnobbed with wealthy […]

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The White House was submerged in scandal. Democrats faced tough midterm elections. And Hillary Clinton, far more popular than her embattled husband, had become a one-woman campaign machine. But the nonstop travel in 1998 took a toll. Clinton developed a […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump has rolled out a new attack line against Hillary Clinton as they enter the final stretch of the presidential race, and it’s a head-turner. His claim: that his Democratic rival has been running a policy-free campaign, lacking specific proposals. […]

BEIRUT (AP) — Russia said Wednesday that separating Syrian rebels from ‘terrorists’ is a “key task” to ensure that the Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire continues to hold in Syria, where a relative calm has prevailed since the truce went into effect two days ago. Russian Lt. Gen. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday signed an unprecedented new security agreement with Israel that will give the Israeli military $38 billion over 10 years. The deal, the largest such agreement the U.S. has ever had with any country, amounts to $3.8 billion […]

JERUSALEM (AP) — Escalating violence in South Sudan is casting a light on Israel’s murky involvement in that conflict and raising questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new strategy of strengthening ties with African countries. Netanyahu has been forging alliances across Africa in an effort […]