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Geagea, Girard tackle refugee affairs

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea met on Monday in Meerab with the Representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Lebanon Mireille Girard, accompanied by her Lebanese affairs’ Advisor, Dominique Tohme, with talks reportedly touching on the current situation of Syrian displaced […]

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STL President submits eighth annual report

The President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), Judge Ivana Hrdlickovل, submitted the Tribunal’s eighth Annual Report to the UN Secretary-General and the Government of Lebanon. The report is now available on the STL’s website. “Over the reporting period, the STL remained primarily focused […]

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Presidential Guard Brigade

Presidential Guard Brigade Mission: Providing effective protection to the President of the Republic and his family members in their residence, change of location and whereabouts. Providing protection to the Kings and Heads of State while being hosted by the President of the Republic and too […]

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New Army Commander in First Visit to Bkirki

Newly-appointed Army Commander General Joseph Aoun took part in Sunday Mass in Bkirki, four days after the government named him as the new army chief. Aoun has pledged to boost the military’s capabilities and to do everything in his capacity so that the army remains […]

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Republican Divisions Deepen on Health Care

CAPITOL HILL — A Republican plan to eliminate and replace major portions of former President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement, the Affordable Care Act, has been savaged since its release earlier this week on Capitol Hill, presenting an early test of Republican governance. “Unconstitutional … dead […]

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US to Host 68-nation Meeting on Battling Islamic State

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will host a 68-nation meeting in Washington this month to discuss the next moves by a coalition fighting Islamic State, the State Department said Thursday. The March 22-23 meeting of coalition foreign ministers aims “to accelerate international efforts […]