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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US Hesitates in Confirming Whether Sanctioned Iranian General Visited Russia
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it cannot confirm that an Iranian general barred from foreign travel by the U.N. Security Council visited Russia this week, despite a prominent U.S. congressman and news outlet saying he had made the trip. In an emailed response to […]
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Turkey: Assad can be part of transition in Syria
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Saturday his country is willing to accept a role for Syrian President Bashar Assad during a transitional period but insisted he has no place in Syria’s future. The comments came after Assad’s forces began attacking Kurdish […]
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UN Chief Calls Netanyahu Ethnic Cleansing Comment Outrageous
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that Palestinians want the “ethnic cleansing” of Jews in the West Bank “unacceptable and outrageous.” Ban told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday he wanted to be absolutely clear: “”Settlements are […]