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President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, congratulated, on Friday, members of the Armenian Sect on the occasion of Christmas, wishing them all goodness, peace and stability. Aoun also contacted Catholicos Aram I expressing his well-wishes on the festive holiday season.

Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan, vice-president of the Shiite Supreme Council, urged in his Friday sermon “religious dignitaries from all communities confronted with the perils of terrorism” to address the issue of terrorism and condemn “acts and attacks which violate the dignity of Man.” After reproving […]

Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Ming, arrived to Lebanon on Friday on an official visit that is to last for two days, during which the Chinese official will meet with President Michel Aoun, PM Saad Hariri, and House Speaker, Nabih Berri. This would […]

Hizbullah assured on Friday that its relations with President Michel Aoun and the Free Patriotic Movement are “firm”, and assured that the party does not demur Aoun’s travel to Saudi Arabia as the first trip the president is scheduled to take abroad, al-Joumhouria daily reported […]

Chairman of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said on Friday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to send military aid to the Lebanese army shall the Lebanese government authorize it. “Iran’s permanent and firm stance is to stand […]

A meeting between a key member of the AMAL Movement, Ali Hassan Khalil and head of the Free Patriotic Movement Jebran Bassil took place on Thursday, marking an improvement in ties between the two parties after some conflict emerged against the backdrop the presidential elections, […]

Russia is going to continue its military pullout in Syria after completing a range of objectives and in the wake of the renewed ceasefire in the war-torn country, according to the statement of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia is starting […]

The outgoing US administration seems set on tainting Donald Trump’s presidency. In recent weeks, Washington has made a number of controversial decisions that go against the president-elect’s proclaimed policies. Sputnik discussed with political analyst Earl Rasmussen why the outgoing politicians want to complicate the political […]

Right after the stunning victory of Donald Trump back in November 2016, President Obama pledged a peaceful transition of power to the president-elect; however the latest decisions of the outgoing president look like he’s planting mines for his successor. Media sources attempt to understand what […]