Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

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Trump Praises Putin’s Decision Against Tit-For-Tat Sanctions

2 January 2017
President-elect Donald Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for not retaliating for sanctions imposed Thursday by U.S. President Barack Obama. The sanctions were for interference by Russian intelligence agencies in November’s U.S. national election. “Great move on delay (by V. Putin),” Trump tweeted Friday. […]
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Lahham: Let’s all be peacemakers in 2017!

2 January 2017
Patriarch of Antioch, Levant, Alexandria and Jerusalem for Greek Melkite Catholics, Gregory III Lahham, hoped that the New Year would be one of peace, solidarity and cooperation. “Let us all be peacemakers in 2017,” he said, speaking from the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Lahham considered that […]
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Search Continues for Istanbul Nightclub Attacker

2 January 2017
A manhunt for the gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul night club early Sunday continued into the evening, but authorities still have “no clarity” on who was responsible, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim said. “Some details have started emerging, but the authorities are […]
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Russia Seeks UN Backing for Syria Truce

2 January 2017
Russia is pushing for a UN Security Council vote Saturday to support the ceasefire it helped broker in Syria, where the truce remained largely intact on its second day despite sporadic clashes. Moscow says it wants the United Nations to be involved in peace talks between […]