The top U.S. commander in Iraq on Wednesday downplayed the chances that the United States would deploy a large number of additional coalition forces to battle Islamic State, even as President Donald Trump weighs options to speed the campaign. Army Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend also […]
Egypt’s top appeals court on Thursday acquitted Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing of protesters during a 2011 revolt, ending the final trial for the strongman who ruled for 30 years. Mubarak had been sentenced to life in 2012 but an appeals court ordered […]
The Syrian military said Thursday that it had re-captured the town of Palmyra from Islamic State militants for the second time in a year. A statement from the army said the government is in control of the whole city. The government was able to take […]
National Defense Minister, Yaacoub Sarraf, received on Friday the Iranian military attaché, Colonel Mohammad Reza Merzaei, with talks touching on bilateral relations and military cooperation. The pair also tackled the regional situation.
Minister of National Defense, Yaacoub al-Sarraf, met on Wednesday with Iraqi Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abbas Bandar al-Ameri. The pair reportedly discussed the means to develop cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, al-Sarraf hailed the role played by the Iraqi military in combating […]
The President of the Council of Ministers Saad Hariri received today at the Grand Serail the Spanish Defense Minister, Maria Dolores De Cospedal, in the presence of the Spanish Ambassador to Lebanon, Milagros Hernando Echevarra. The meeting focused on the situation in Lebanon and the […]
President Michel Aoun met on Wednesday at Baabda palace with MENA region Director at the World Bank, Ferid Belhaj, in presence of Head of the Finance and Budget House committee, MP Ibrahim Kanaan. The pair reportedly discussed the means to ensure the development of infrastructure […]
In a press release by the US Embassy in Beirut, it said: “U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard traveled today to Marjeyoun District. In Marj El Khoukh, Ambassador Richard inaugurated a water pumping station that serves more than 61,000 individuals living in Marj El Khoukh […]
The President of the Council of Ministers Saad Hariri received this evening at the Grand Serail the Head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt and discussed with him the situation in the country, particularly the ongoing contacts regarding the electoral law. After the meeting, […]
French authorities say two people were shot Tuesday during a speech by President Francois Hollande, when a gun belonging to a police sniper accidentally discharged. Early reports described both victims with minor injuries. Hollande was inaugurating a new high-speed rail line in the southwestern village […]
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