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Bassil Reassures Safa on Ties as Hizbullah Vows to Facilitate Govt. Formation

5 December 2016

Head of Hizbullah’s Liaison and Coordination Committee Wafiq Safa has expressed the party’s concerns regarding the new presidential tenure during a meeting with Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil, a media report has said. “Safa raised Hizbullah’s concerns regarding a possible change in Rabieh’s stances, […]

AMAL Says ‘Shiite Duo’ Not Seeking to Confront FPM-LF Alliance

5 December 2016

A senior official of Speaker Nabih Berri’s AMAL Movement announced Sunday that AMAL and Hizbullah are not seeking a confrontation with the rising Lebanese Forces-Free Patriotic Movement alliance. “Let no one bet that AMAL Movement and Hizbullah will form a Shiite duo to confront a […]

Govt. Formation Impasse ‘Won’t Protract’ as Franjieh Expected to ‘Visit Baabda’

5 December 2016

All political parties want the new government to be formed soon and a visit by Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh to the Baabda Palace is expected to facilitate the formation process, a media report said on Sunday. Franjieh’s visit to the Baabda Palace will […]

Alain Aoun partakes in Mediterranean Dialogue Conference in Rome: Lebanon cannot bear any Syrian refugee’s settlement

5 December 2016

MP Alain Aoun stressed, on Sunday, that “Lebanon is unable to bear the settlement of any Syrian refugee on its territories.” Speaking at the “Mediterranean Dialogue” Conference organized by the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome, Aoun said: “Lebanon’s good management of the displaced Syrians’ crisis, […]

Michel Mouawad marking his late father’s 27th assassination commemoration: For turning the page on disputes, rallying around new presidential mandate

5 December 2016

Head of the Independence Movement, Michel Mouawad, called on Sunday for “turning the page on all differences and rallying around the new presidential mandate since no side can be eliminated or overlooked in the country.” “The nation is enough to accommodate all parties and sides,” […]

Officials say 9 dead in Oakland warehouse party fire, death toll could rise to 40

5 December 2016

At least nine people died when a fire tore through a warehouse in Northern California during a rave party and officials fear the death toll from the tragedy could rise to 40. So far, nine bodies have been recovered from the site, which is not […]

Islamic State tells supporters to quit messaging apps for fear of U.S. bombs

5 December 2016

Islamic state has told its members to stop using internet-based communication apps like WhatsApp and Telegram on smartphones, suspecting they are being used by the U.S.-led coalition to track and kill its commanders. Until recently, the hardline group used such apps to chat with members […]

Trump’s New Administration

4 December 2016

While President-elect Donald Trump is still picking his cabinet, his ex-wife Ivana Trump announced in an interview that she would like to become the US ambassador to the Czech Republic. Czech politicians were quick to welcome “pani Trumpova’s” candidacy, with president Milos Zeman’s spokesman Jiri […]

US President-Elect Shows Consistency With Mars Plan

4 December 2016

NASA is developing the capacity to send astronauts deep into space to obtain samples from Mars and other space bodies, but has identified 25 “gaps” in their knowledge of how to keep Earth organisms safe from alien contamination, and how to keep humans from contaminating […]

How to Lose Votes and Alienate People

4 December 2016

On December 2, President Francois Hollande addressed the nation asserting that he would not seek re-election. His current approval rating has plunged to four per cent, making him France’s least popular post-war leader. French lower house lawmaker from The Republicans party said that Francois Hollande’s […]

LF Says Aoun Adheres to Approach of Founding a State Based on Constitution

4 December 2016

The Lebanese Forces urged the political parties, without naming them, which it blames for delaying the cabinet formation, to stop their endeavors because “they will be proven futile,” al-Joumhouria daily reported Friday. LF sources called on the political parties reportedly hampering the formation of the […]

Aoun receives credentials of Ambassadors of France, EU, and Chilli

4 December 2016

ident of the Republic, Michel Aoun, received on Monday the credentials of French Ambassador to Lebanon, Emanuel Bonne, European Union Ambassador to Lebanon, Christina Lassen, and Chilean Ambassador to Lebanon, Martha Chalhoub Romario.

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