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British Navy Flagship to Conclude Middle East Tour in Lebanon

24 February 2017
The British Embassy announced Thursday that, in a demonstration of “the strength of the enduring UK-Lebanon partnership,” the Fleet flagship of the British Royal Navy will visit Lebanon next week. The visit will conclude a Middle East deployment of HMS OCEAN, which has seen the […]
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US-backed Iraqi Forces Take Control of Mosul Airport

24 February 2017
Iraq said Thursday that its U.S.-backed forces had retaken the airport in Mosul, which Islamic State extremists had controlled since 2014. In a flash on its screen, state television declared, “The Rapid Response Forces and federal police are fully in control of the airport of […]
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In Lebanon Gyms, Playtime and Escape for Syrian Children

24 February 2017
BEIRUT — Every Sunday, the gymnasium along Beirut’s airport highway echoes with the shouting and laughter of dozens of Syrian children enjoying a rare escape from a grim and confined life in exile. The Sport 4 Development program, run by the U.N. children’s agency, aims to […]
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Aoun receives delegation of Lebanese Banks Association

24 February 2017
President Michel Aoun received on Thursday at the Baabda Palace a delegation of the Lebanese Banks Association headed by Joseph Tarabay. Talks reportedly featured high over the state’s budget and the country’s banking sector.   Aoun also received head of the Constitutional Council Dr. Issam […]
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Trump’s Plan To Hire 15,000 Border Patrol And ICE Agents Won’t Be Easy

24 February 2017
President Trump wants to hire 5,000 more Border Patrol agents and 10,000 more Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to enforce his executive orders on immigration. It wont be easy. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly was blunt when asked by a member of Congress about […]
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Mosul offensive: Iraqi forces recapture airport in bid to retake city

24 February 2017
Iraqi security forces have recaptured Mosul airport, a key part of the government’s offensive to drive the so-called Islamic State (IS) from the western half of the city. The operation took four hours. IS continued to fire mortars at the airport from further inside the […]
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Trump wants to make sure U.S. nuclear arsenal at ‘top of the pack’

24 February 2017
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to ensure the U.S. nuclear arsenal is at the “top of the pack,” saying the United States has fallen behind in its weapons capacity. In a Reuters interview, Trump also said China could solve the national security […]
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Exclusive: Trump says Republican border tax could boost U.S. jobs

24 February 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday spoke positively about a border adjustment tax being pushed by Republicans in Congress as a way to boost exports, but he did not specifically endorse the proposal. Trump, who has lashed out at U.S. companies for moving operations and […]
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A Conversation with the President of the Lebanese American Council for Democracy

23 February 2017
A Conversation with the President of the Lebanese American Council for Democracy, Dr. Joseph Khalil  Dr. Khalil was born in Lebanon, in 1974. As a child and young adult, he was an active member of the Scouts du Liban and the Lebanese Red Cross; both […]
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Aoun May Call National Dialogue or Consecutive Cabinet Sessions on Electoral Law

23 February 2017
President Michel Aoun might call for a national dialogue among the leaders of the political parties in Baabda or he might agree with Prime Minister Saad Hariri on holding consecutive cabinet sessions, with the aim of reaching consensus over a new electoral law before the […]
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Israeli Troops Cross Electronic Fence, Plant Spy Devices

23 February 2017
12-member Israeli force crossed the electronic fence overnight in the outskirts of the southern border town of Mays al-Jabal in the Kroum al-Sharqi area, media reports said Wednesday. Troops planted spy devices consisted of a camera and a transmission instrument that are both solar powered, […]
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Israeli Ministry Orders Ammonia Tank Shutdown amid Nasrallah Threats

23 February 2017
Israel’s environment ministry announced Wednesday it will not renew the license of an ammonia container in the port city of Haifa as it poses a potentially deadly threat to residents. The container, which holds 12,000 tons of the toxic, corrosive liquid, puts the public “at […]

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