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A Canadian military veteran has been arrested by Kurdish forces in Erbil, Northern Iraq, under mysterious circumstances. Michael Kennedy has been fighting Daesh forces in Iraq as a volunteer since June, and was attempting to return to his native Newfoundland for Christmas. Kennedy served in […]

US airforces hit 63 Daesh fighting positions near the Libyan city of Sirte, according to the US military’s Africa Command. Fighters ride a pickup truck as smoke rises during a battle with Islamic State fighters in neighborhood Number Two in Sirte, Libya © AFP 2016/ […]

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri received this afternoon at the “Center House” China’s special envoy to Syria, Xie Xiaoyan, at the head of a delegation, accompanied by the Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon Wang Kejian, a statement by Hariri’s office indicated on Monday. After the meeting, the […]

UNITED NATIONS — Russia wielded its U.N. Security Council veto Monday, blocking imposition of a 7-day cease-fire in the Syrian city of Aleppo so that humanitarian aid could reach the city’s besieged eastern neighborhoods. China sided with Russia and also vetoed the measure. Council member Venezuela […]

President Michel Aoun held a meeting at the Presidential Palace with Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion where discussions touched on the Syrian refugees in Lebanon and highlighted the need for a political solution in Syria, the National News Agency reported Monday. The issue of the […]

As we approach the holidays, we would like to announce to you the launching of a fundraising project to help the orphans of “karyet Maryam lilatfal” in Ghosta, Lebanon. This orphanage is yet another charitable mission of the highly regarded Father Majdi Allawi. The orphanage […]

In a new edition of Achrafieh 2020 Car Free Day, the streets of Saint Nicholas were closed for all vehicles and motorcycles, allowing families and friends to celebrate healthy and fun moments.   The streets will only be open before pedestrians to enjoy activities while […]

Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi, called on Sunday during the holy mass service in Bkerki upon political blocs to abide by the Constitution and to support the facilitation of government formation. Cardinal Rahi expressed his concern regarding the delay in the formation of the […]

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, awarded on Sunday posthumously renowned singer Melhem Barakat the insignia of the National Order of the Cedar. A mass was held in Kfarchima marking the 40th Day commemoration of Barakat’s death, in presence of Caretaker Economy and Trade Minister, Alain Hakim, […]