“Change and Reform” parliamentary bloc on Tuesday called for a “national plan to confront terrorism” in the wake of Istanbul attack”. Justice Minister, Salim Jreisati said following the weekly meeting in Rabieh that the bloc hailed the cabinet’s performance after Istanbul attack. “Lebanese authorities have […]
Prime Minister Saad Hariri declared Tuesday an hour public mourning from 2 pm until 3 pm in the afternoon, to pay respects for the victims who were killed in the terrorist attack that targeted Istanbul on New Year’s Eve. He also called for amending the […]
As soon as the oil file returned to the cabinet’s agenda, Energy Minister Cesar Abi Khalil called on the committee managing the petroleum sector in Lebanon for a meeting to recount the measures that had been already taken. The meeting also aimed at setting […]
Air strikes on a building in northern Syria used by an insurgent group formerly known as the Nusra Front had killed at least 25 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based Observatory said it was […]
The gunman who killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day in an attack claimed by Islamic State appears to have been well versed in guerrilla warfare and may have trained in Syria, a newspaper report and a security source said on […]
ALISON STEWART: But first: In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pushing NATO allies to return hundreds of officers and soldiers who’ve sought asylum in other countries following the coup attempt last July aimed at toppling his government. In Greece, eight wanted Turkish military personnel […]
Melania Trump, right, looks on as her husband President-elect Donald Trump talks to reporters during a New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 31, 2016, in Palm Beach, Florida. On Tuesday, Trump criticized the largest U.S. automaker for sending its Mexican-made Chevrolet Cruze compact models […]
The Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Rahi received on Tuesday the Ukrainian Ambassador to Lebanon, Ihor Ostas heading a delegation. On another note, Rahi met with a delegation from the University of the Holy Spirit of Kaslik (USEK), chaired by the Rector of the University, Father […]
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, stood a minute of silence at 3.00 p.m. this afternoon in mourning of the souls of the three Lebanese martyrs who were killed in the Istanbul terrorist attack on New Year’s Eve. The President received today a delegation […]
In foreign affairs, it was not a quiet few days leading up to the New Year’s weekend — from Secretary of State John Kerry’s blunt parting speech about Israel to President Obama’s announcement of retaliation against the Kremlin for election hacking. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with […]
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