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Hariri chairs meeting over developing airport services

18 January 2017

Prime Minister Saad Hariri chaired on Tuesday a meeting with Interior Minister, Nouhad Machnouk, Minister of Public Works, Youssef Fenianos, Airport Security Apparatus head Brigadier, Georges Doumit and officials. Discussions focused on the development of services within the airport at all levels. Hariri also received […]

Hariri holds dinner for

18 January 2017

Prime Minister Saad Hariri held this evening at the Grand Serail a dinner in honor of the Board of Trustees and the administration of the American University of Beirut, to launch “Boldly AUB the Campaign to Lead, Innovate, and Serve”. The dinner was attended by […]

Trump’s U.N. nominee to blast world body over Israel: testimony

18 January 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will blast the world body over its treatment of Israel at her Senate confirmation hearing, according to prepared testimony seen by Reuters on Tuesday. “Nowhere has the UN’s failure been more consistent […]

President Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Prison Sentence

18 January 2017

Chelsea Manning had been sentenced to 35 years for leaking military secrets to WikiLeaks. Civil liberties groups have praised President Obama’s decision to commute the sentence, but some Republican leaders are outraged. AP In one of his last moves in office, President Obama has commuted […]

Minister Riachi from Serail: Hariri insisting on passing new electoral law

18 January 2017

Information Minister Melhem Riachi stressed that Prime Minister Saad Hariri is insisting on reaching a new electoral law based on which the parliamentary elections must be held on time. Commenting on reports suggesting the possibility that the Information Ministry offers assistance to the Lebanese newspapers, […]

Chamoy Is Mexico’s Flavor Fiesta Condiment, Courtesy Of China

18 January 2017

In Mexico, chamoy comes in many forms, including sauce, seasoning powder, shaved ice and candy. A chamoy apple was all the author needed to get hooked. Flickr The first time I tasted chamoy was in the Mexican border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. At a […]

Secret Service Faces Unprecedented Level of Threats at Trump Inauguration

18 January 2017

As the upcoming US Presidential inauguration approaches, the Secret Service is preparing itself for a new kind of violent attack, as concerns over the event are said to be “different” than usual. “I think people today are willing to do things they may not have […]

Anarchist Groups Plan to Attack Pro-Trump ‘Deploraball’ Attendees With Acid

18 January 2017

A group operating under the guise of ‘Disrupt J-20’ is planning violent protests to ruin the ‘Deploraball’ to be held on Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington DC. Event organizers insist that any attempts to wreak havoc will be subdued. Project Veritas’ James […]

UN Ambassador Power warns against ‘historical amnesia’ in future Russian relations

18 January 2017

JUDY WOODRUFF: President-elect Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N., South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, plans to question why the U.S. contributes 22 percent of the U.N.’s budget. In prepared remarks for her confirmation hearing tomorrow, we also learned that she will criticize […]

Thank You, President Obama

18 January 2017

It’s almost Inauguration Day and the whole world is turning its attention to Washington as it gets ready to swear in the 45th president of the United States of America. As we welcome one president, we bid farewell another who has, in so many ways, […]

William Peter Blatty, Author of ‘The Exorcist,’ Dies at 89

17 January 2017

William Peter Blatty in 1971, the year “The Exorcist” was published. Credit Jill Krementz, All Rights Reserved William Peter Blatty, the author whose best-selling book “The Exorcist” was both a milestone in horror fiction and a turning point in his own career, died on Thursday […]

An Ice Shelf Is Cracking In Antarctica, But Not For The Reason You Think

17 January 2017

A group of scientists is gathering today in the U.K. to discuss a slab of ice that’s cracking in Antarctica. The crack could soon split off a frozen chunk the size of Delaware. One glacier scientist, Heidi Sevestre, spent six weeks last year living on […]

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