Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

An Israeli enemy gunboat violated the Lebanese territorial waters, off Ras el-Naqoura, at 16:35 hours on Sunday, to a distance of 300 meters for a period of 3 minutes, after which it headed back in the direction of the occupied Palestinian waters, an Army communiqué […]

ORLY, France: A man was shot dead Saturday after wrestling a soldier to the ground at Paris’ Orly Airport and trying to take her rifle, officials said. No one else in the busy terminal was hurt, but thousands of travelers were evacuated and flights were […]

As Syrian civil war stretches on, U.S. sends more troops March 18, 2017 at 6:10 PM EDT On Saturday, opposition fighters began to evacuate the last rebel-held neighborhood of Homs, Syria, where the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began. As the Syrian civil war enters […]

Syrian security forces have engaged in fierce clashes with rebels on the eastern outskirts of Damascus. Artillery shells and rockets landed in the heart of the capital as part of a surprise rebel attack launched in the Jobar district. The assault began early on Sunday […]

Russian Foreign Ministry is now engaged in preparing for a previously agreed meeting between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, according to Chairperson of the Council of the Federation Valentina Matvienko. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Foreign Ministry is preparing for a previously agreed meeting […]

Czech President Milos Zeman said Sunday he was ready to propose to Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump to hold a bilateral meeting in Prague. PRAGUE (Sputnik) —According to Zeman, his meeting with Trump is scheduled to take place in April, the meeting with the Chinese leader will […]

US President Trump has come up with yet another description of President Putin, calling him a “tough cookie” when asked to describe a number of acquaintances in just one word. © AFP 2017/ Savo PRELEVIC How Trump’s Political Agenda is ‘Being Polished’ Before First Meeting […]

US President Donald Trump, the former business magnate whom Bill Clinton once described as a “master brander,” has come up with a new description of Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a “tough cookie.” Compared to the nicknames Trump has bestowed upon other politicians and […]

Bahzad Farhan Murad points to a list of missing and killed Yazidis to The Associated Press in the small office where he collects evidence on Islamic State crimes against Yazidis, in Dohuk, Iraq, May 22, 2016. He hopes his detailed files of over 2,400 victims […]