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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Debbie Reynolds embodied the sunshine of postwar America on the screen as she matched steps with Gene Kelly in “Singin’ in the Rain.” Carrie Fisher brought the sarcasm and cynicism of the Baby Boomers to her movies, books and stage shows, […]

The US has expelled 35 Russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into last month’s presidential elections, giving them 72 hours to leave the country. It will also close two compounds used for Russian intelligence-gathering. President Barack Obama had vowed action against Russia amid US […]

Snow covered on Tuesday the Kfardebian village and turned it into a natural masterpiece. This as Civil Defense members worked on reopening the Kfardebian-Faytroun road which was cut due to the accumulation of snow. All roads are now passable for SUV vehicles equipped with chains.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri won a parliamentary vote of confidence after 87 lawmakers voted in favor of his government on Wednesday. Kataeb MPs Sami Gemayel, Nadim Gemayel and Samer Saadeh, and MP Khaled Daher withheld their confidence from the cabinet. MP Imad al-Hout, the only […]

Army troops and intelligence agents carried out a major crackdown at dawn Wednesday in the Hermel town of al-Qasr in search of culprits involved in the assassination of Sergeant Ali al-Qaq, state-run National News Agency reported. Five people were arrested and quantities of arms and […]

Prime Minister Saad Hariri responded from the Parliament to the interventions made by Deputies during the sessions devoted to discuss the ministerial statement. Hariri hereby stressed that “the government will follow up on the dossier of kidnapped military personnel, until they return.” “Yes, there still […]

December 27, 20164:08 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Tom Bowman Facebook Twitter Ari Shapiro Facebook Twitter Tumblr Instagram In 2017, major fighting against the ISIS in Iraq may wind up and focus may shift to a new protracted campaign in northern Syria. Ari […]

Ankara: The United States embassy in Ankara denied Washington had ever supported Islamic State (IS) jihadists in the Syrian conflict after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the extremists had enjoyed US backing. “The United States government is not supporting Daesh,” the embassy said in […]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he has evidence that U.S.-led coalition forces give support to terrorist groups including the Islamic State and Kurdish militant groups YPG and PYD, he said on Tuesday. “They were accusing us of supporting Daesh (Islamic State),” he told a press […]