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Cabinet of 30 ministers announced from Baabda palace

18 December 2016

After more than one month and a half of consultations, the cabinet’s Secretary General Fouad Fleilfel announced Sunday the cabinet formation decrees from the Baabda presidential palace, listing the new ministers as follows: – Saad Hariri Prime Minister – Ghassan Hasbany named deputy PM and […]

There is more than one truth to tell in the heartbreaking story of Aleppo

17 December 2016

Western politicians, “experts” and journalists are going to have to reboot their stories over the next few days now that Bashar al-Assad’s army has retaken control of eastern Aleppo. We’re going to find out if the 250,000 civilians “trapped” in the city were indeed that […]

Aoun: Lebanon faces era of recovery

17 December 2016

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, said on Friday during his meeting with Head of the Physicians Order, Professor Raymond Sayegh, that Lebanon is undergoing an era of recovery. Separately, President Aoun received Armenia’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Samuel Makritichian, who handed him an official invitation from Armenian […]

FPM to Continue Electoral Law Contacts after Tour as Hizbullah Warns on Deadlines

17 December 2016

The Free Patriotic Movement announced Friday that it will continue its electoral law talks with the political parties away from the media spotlight, after an FPM delegation met with the country’s main political parties this week to push for the adoption of a new electoral […]

Report: Changes in the Balance of Distribution Delays Cabinet Formation

17 December 2016

Lining up a new cabinet could be delayed until next week because President Michel Aoun suggested to grant specific titles to the ministers who will be given a state portfolio, which Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said presses the need for reconsidering the distribution of ministerial […]

Defense Chief: US to Remain Leader in Anti-IS Fight

17 December 2016

LONDON — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday reassured coalition partners that the United States would remain a key player in the fight against Islamic State militants under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. “I can’t give assurances. I can’t speak for the next […]

Epic destruction leaves Aleppo an empty shell at siege’s end

17 December 2016

HARI SREENIVASAN: The brutal fight for Aleppo seems to now be over. Evacuations of civilians and fighters from the rebel-held east began today, as the pitched four-year battle ends. Dan Rivers of Independent Television News is there. DAN RIVERS, ITN: After so many false dawns, […]

Shabib holds meeting to organize traffic during festive period and after

17 December 2016

Beirut’s Governor, Judge Ziad Shabib held on Friday noon a meeting at his office in the Municipal Palace in Beirut to organize and facilitate the traffic in Beirut City during the festive seasons and after, in the presence of the concerned sides. The attendees took […]

You Need To Go Back To School To Learn English

17 December 2016

Until seven years ago, Chicago-born Ben Barron had worked only with fellow Americans. But when he took a job with Zurich Insurance Company, an international company headquartered in Switzerland, Barron found that his new colleagues across Europe, who used English as a shared language, had […]

Monday, December 19, 2016 Delivery ceremony of Cessna 403 jets, granted by the U.S.

17 December 2016

9:00 Delivery ceremony of Cessna 403 jets, granted by the U.S. authorities for the Lebanese army, at Beirut airbase, Rafic Hariri International Airport.

This is the Whole Story of Aleppo’s Liberation by Syrian Army

17 December 2016

On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry’s reconciliation center reported that the Syrian army’s operation to liberate the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo was completed, drawing the line under a long-time battle for the city. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Aleppo is the second largest city in Syria and […]

400 million USD from Germany for vulnerable populations in Lebanon in 2016

17 December 2016

In a press release by the German Embassy in Beirut, it said: “Following the Conference “Supporting Syria and the Region” in February, the German Government has substan-tially increased its assistance to vulnerable populations in Lebanon to almost 400 million US$ in 2016. These funds are […]

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