Jeryes S. Khalil

Gaza manager of aid group World Vision sent millions of dollars to Hamas, Israel says

5 August 2016

Israel’s internal security agency said Thursday it has arrested a senior employee of the international aid group World Vision in the Gaza Strip, accusing him of siphoning millions of dollars of the charity’s funds and transferring them to the Islamic militant group Hamas. Mohammed el-Halabi […]

3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers captured by Daesh, some executed: UNHCR

5 August 2016

Daesh fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of them, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said in a daily report on events in Iraq. The report followed a statement on Thursday from the Iraqi Observatory for […]

Saudi-led coalition’s committee admits “unintended bombings”

5 August 2016

SANAA, Yemen: The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Shiite rebels announced Friday that the coalition has committed “unintended bombings” and blamed U.N. agencies for not coordinating with the coalition, causing civilian casualties, according to the Saudi official news agency. Spokesman Mohammed al-Mansour, in comments published Friday […]

Lebanese National Dialogue Ends, New Round to Take Place in September

5 August 2016

Speaker Nabih Berri chaired on Thursday the last session of a three-day national dialogue Ain el-Tineh which was aimed at finding a solution to the current political crisis in Lebanon. Although political leaders failed to achieve tangible results over three consecutive days of national dialogue, […]

Lebanese Army Retaliates to ISIL Fire, Destroys Nusra Post

5 August 2016

The Lebanese army on Monday retaliated to shelling from ISIL terrorist group on the border with Syria after destroying a post for al-Nusra Front in the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Arsal, state-run National News Agency reported. Lebanese army“Army posts in Ras Baalbek […]

Obama to talk Islamic State fight at Pentagon as U.S. expands Libya role

5 August 2016

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is assessing what’s working and what’s not in the fight against the Islamic State as the U.S. military ramps up its engagement in Libya. After meeting Thursday with military and national security advisers at the Pentagon, Obama plans to take […]

Aid dropped by crane reaches 75,000 Syrians on Jordan border

5 August 2016

AMMAN, Jordan: Aid agencies say they have delivered a month’s worth of food and supplies to more than 75,000 Syrians stuck on Jordan’s sealed border, using cranes to lift bags from the Jordanian side over an earthen barrier along the frontier. The World Food Program […]

Syrian Army Advances in Aleppo, Retakes Several Terrorists’ Positions

5 August 2016

Syrian Army Advances in Aleppo, Retakes Several Terrorists’ Positions Syrian army forces bolstered by Russian air strikes recaptured territory overnight in the southwest suburbs of the battleground city of Aleppo, rolling back the short-lived gains of a terrorists’ offensive. Syrian forcesMilitants and their terrorist allies […]

Emirates plane catches fire in Dubai; 13 injured, hundreds escaped, 1 firefighter killed

5 August 2016

emirates-plane catches fire-Hundreds of passengers escaped after an Emirates flight skidded on a runway and burst into flames Wednesday at Dubai International Airport. Thirteen passengers suffered minor injuries when the plane crashed after landing, Emirates Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said. But a […]

Berri ties new electoral law to senate formation

5 August 2016

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s rival political factions wrapped up the third consecutive day of talks aimed at breaking a nearly two-year-long political deadlock with no signs of a breakthrough. After failing to find common ground on the election of a president and the ratification of a new […]

ISIS News: Former Militant Says Group Is Mocking U.S. Gun Laws

5 August 2016

News 28 0 0 August 4, 2016 ISIS News: Former Militant Says Group Is Mocking U.S. Gun Laws Rider Torrance ISIS-related shootings have become a serious issue that concerns many Americans, and it appears the terrorist group is taking advantage of America’s gun laws. In […]

Lebanon faces political stalemate as dialogue stalls

5 August 2016

BEIRUT: The first of three consecutive National Dialogue rounds kicked off Tuesday as Speaker Nabih Berri urged rival parties to make concessions to pave the way for a comprehensive political settlement. Talks, however, failed to make headway over the election of a president and the […]

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Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

Gaza manager of aid group World Vision sent millions of dollars to Hamas, Israel says

3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers captured by Daesh, some executed: UNHCR

Saudi-led coalition’s committee admits “unintended bombings”

Lebanese National Dialogue Ends, New Round to Take Place in September

Lebanese Army Retaliates to ISIL Fire, Destroys Nusra Post

Obama to talk Islamic State fight at Pentagon as U.S. expands Libya role

Aid dropped by crane reaches 75,000 Syrians on Jordan border

Syrian Army Advances in Aleppo, Retakes Several Terrorists’ Positions

Emirates plane catches fire in Dubai; 13 injured, hundreds escaped, 1 firefighter killed

Berri ties new electoral law to senate formation

ISIS News: Former Militant Says Group Is Mocking U.S. Gun Laws

Lebanon faces political stalemate as dialogue stalls