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BEIRUT: Residents of the northeastern Syrian city of Hassakeh took advantage on Friday of a lull in the fighting between Kurdish forces and Syrian government troops to flee to safer areas nearby, after fighting intensified the previous day with government warplanes bombing Kurdish-controlled positions in […]

BEIRUT: Sukleen denied Friday accusations made by Kataeb party Chief MP Sami Gemayel that the company was in breach of government contract for operation of the Bourj Hammoud landfill and of its overall waste managment plan. “MP Sami Gemayel’s news conference Thursday included false information […]

AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to WhatsAppShare to EmailShare to PrintMore AddThis Share options NNA – A JEWISH rabbi has been stabbed by an attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar” in the city of Strasbourg, sparking fears France has fallen victim to another Islamist-inspired […]

NNA – “Loyalty to Resistance” parliamentary bloc member MP Nawaf Moussawi considered that the “circumstances to elect General Aoun president to the Republic are about to be completed.” Moussawi’s words came during a memorial ceremony held in Nabatieh town. “We are doing what we have […]

BEIRUT: Syria’s conflict has caused hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee to Lebanon, putting a huge strain on the Lebanese economy and its already-crumbling infrastructure. But the five-year Syrian civil war has been a boon for at least one economic sector: the tobacco industry. […]

The image of the five-year-old boy—his feet barely off the seat, his face coated with dirt and blood, his hair falling over his brow—looking dazed at the camera has captivated the world, and drawn its attention, at least temporarily, to the intensity of fighting in […]

Turkey is considering a coalition with Russia and Iran against terrorists in Syria. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will soon visit Tehran to discuss the issue. The visit is also expected to normalize ties between Turkey and Iran, the two powers seeking dominance in the region. […]

US Air Force Chief of Staff General David L. Goldfein announced in a media release Tuesday that Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have completed airstrikes against targets in Afghanistan for the first time in ten years. He stated, “We got the B-52 back in the […]

Reginald Savage had an uneasy feeling when he last contacted his American son fighting alongside Kurdish forces against the Islamic State in Syria. “I then knew that I wasn’t going to see him again,” the father said of his last email exchange in late July […]