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Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli officials declined to comment Wednesday on reports that the government issued a tender for the construction of an underground wall around Gaza to block attack tunnels from the Palestinian territory. The Ynet news website reported Wednesday that the Defence Ministry had […]

NNA – U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Elizabeth Richard, on Wednesday paid an acquaintance visit to Internal Security Forces General Director, Major General Ibrahim Basbous, in the company of U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Director, Diana F. Brown. […]

President Barack Obama issued a scathing attack of Donald Trump on Tuesday for criticizing a Muslim family whose U.S. Army captain son was killed in Iraq, and he challenged Republican leaders to withdraw support for their “unfit” nominee. Obama’s comments added to a growing number […]

As warplanes continue to pummel their city, residents of Aleppo, Syria, are burning tires to hinder the attacks with a screen of thick black smoke. Seizing full control of Aleppo would mark a significant victory for the Syrian government in its raging five-year civil war […]

The U.S. government airlifted the equivalent of $400 million to Iran this past January, which occurred as four detained Americans were released by Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The cash transfer was the first installment paid in a $1.7 billion settlement the Obama […]

The comparison to ISIS is one with heinous overtones, given that the Islamic State has become infamous for its vicious attacks and executions, including many mass killings of religious minorities, people they suspect as being spies or collaborators with their enemies, or for crimes committed […]

NNA – The American University of Beirut (AUB) mourns the passing away of former Dean, Dr. Thomas Sutherland, who passed away Friday night in Colorado, USA at age 85. Sutherland served as Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences at AUB from 1983 […]

TEHRAN, Iran Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that world powers have not fulfilled their commitments under the landmark nuclear deal, harming Iranian economic growth. Speaking on state TV, Rouhani said that “if the other party had acted properly, we would be in a […]

NNA – The American University of Beirut (AUB) announced that its Medical Center will soon transition to the Epic electronic health record system (EHR), during a signing ceremony held on August 1, 2016 at AUB-New York Office. The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) […]