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Aoun to Visit Egypt Soon

President Michel Aoun is expected to visit Egypt before long for talks with President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, a trip that was purported to be part of his tour after Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but was postponed for pressing reasons, al-Joumhouria daily reported Saturday. Cairo was […]

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Kanaan: LF, FPM understanding strategic

Deputy Ibrahim Kanaan said on Sunday that the understanding between the Lebanese Forces (LF) and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) was strategic and consecrated partnership and Charter. “It has been proven that this understanding was not seasonal but strategic and allotted a new equation on […]

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Once a superpower, how strong is Russia now?

St. Basil Cathedral is in Moscow’s Red Square. File photo by Maxim Zmeyev/Reuters Not since the end of the Cold War has Russia dominated U.S. headlines to the degree we’ve seen during this election. According to U.S. intelligence services, Russian President Vladimir Putin is waging […]

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Deryan concludes visit to KSA

Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdel-Latif Deryan, concluded on Sunday his visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Al Yamama Palace in Riyadh. Mufti Deryan informed King Salman of the situation in Lebanon, and hailed the efforts […]

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World diplomats tell Trump, Israel: Mideast needs peace

PARIS (AP) — Sending a forceful message to Israel’s prime minister and the incoming Trump administration, dozens of countries called Sunday on Israel and the Palestinians to revive work toward long-elusive peace — including an independent Palestinian state. The closing declaration at a Mideast peace […]