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The View From Moscow On U.S. Hacking Accusations

Russian state television said that U.S. intelligence accusations of Vladimir Putin ordering election meddling are nothing new. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The U.S. intelligence report presented to President-elect Trump on Friday says that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, personally ordered a campaign to hurt Hillary Clinton during […]

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To celebrate inaugural or not? Trump critics are divided

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s typically an unquestioned honor to participate in the inauguration of an American president. Who wouldn’t want to be part of such a historic event? This time, though, it’s different. The sharp divisions over Donald Trump’s election have politicians, celebrities and even […]

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LAF: Enemy gunboat breaches Lebanese territorial waters

At 15:41 yesterday (Friday), an Israeli enemy gunboat breached Lebanese territorial waters off Ras Naqoura for a distance of 296 meters, for five minutes, according to a communiqué by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Orientation Directorate Department issued on Saturday. The violation was being followed […]

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Geagea: Should Iran wish to help Lebanon, why not?

Lebanese Forces party chief Samir Geagea described President Michel Aoun’s visit to Saudi Arabia as “perfect.” While he refused the return of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s power in Lebanon and even in Syria, Geagea said that Aoun’s visit to Tehran is a normal procedure, adding […]

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Berri receives Boroujerdi and Chinese delegation

House Speaker Nabih Berri held talks in Ain El-Tineh on Saturday with Alaeddine Boroujerdi, chairman of the parliamentary committee for national security and foreign policy in Iran, in the presence of Iranian ambassador Mohammad Fateh Ali. “Discussions focused on bilateral relations on all levels, including […]

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Rahi: Values are lost in our society

“Values in our society are being lost and the Lebanese society needs to be developed,” Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi said during a mass service in Bkirki on Friday upon the Epiphany Day. In his sermon, Rahi hoped that peace would prevail in the […]