NNA – House Speaker Nabih Berri cabled Saudi King Salman ben Abdel Aziz on Saturday, expressing sincere condolences for the loss of his brother, Prince Turki ben Abdel Aziz, who passed away today.
Berri sends condolences cable to Saudi Monarch
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Taliban Pose ‘Almost Daily’ Challenge for US Troops in Afghanistan
The top U.S. general in Afghanistan says his forces are using their new authorities—which include airstrikes against the Taliban–“almost daily” in support of the Afghan government’s efforts to rid the country of insurgents and terrorists. Speaking at Bagram Air Field on Tuesday, General John “Mick” […]
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Report: Hariri to Introduce Electoral Law Format Similar to 2013 Initiative
Lebanon’s political parties rally to put a new format for a voting system that will govern May’s parliamentary polls before the term of the current parliament ends on June 20. In that regard, “Prime Minister Saad Hariri is expected to suggest a format that he […]
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The Republican Party is now institutionally defending Donald Trump’s racism
THE MORNING PLUM: So it’s come to this: The institutional position of the Republican Party in the great birther controversy roiling the 2016 campaign — a consequential chapter in our political history — is now essentially that Donald Trump did the nation a service by […]