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PENTAGON —  U.S. airstrikes killed several dozen Islamic State fighters late Wednesday in two militant camps southwest of Sirte, Libya, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said. “Initial estimates indicate that the airstrikes killed more than 80 ISIL fighters, many of whom had converged there after […]

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, stressed on Wednesday the need for a new mentality and profound change in a bid to rebuild the nation. “No nation can be set right without principles and feeling with the other,” President Aoun said on Wednesday during […]

e Council of Ministers convened in session on Wednesday afternoon at the Grand Serail, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, with 32 items on its agenda. In the wake of the session, Information Minister, Melhem Riachy, briefed the press on Prime Minister Saad […]

Prime Minister Saad Hariri presided Wednesday over a Cabinet session at the Grand Serail, during which he stressed that the government’s “priority” is the organization of parliamentary elections. At the beginning of the session, Hariri lauded President Michel Aoun’s speech before the the diplomatic corps […]

In recent days, Iraqi forces have recaptured the Tomb of Yunus or Jonah, an ancient Muslim, Christian and Jewish holy site in Mosul that was largely destroyed by Islamic State militants when they took over Mosul in 2014. VOA’s Heather Murdock was on the scene […]

CAPITOL HILL — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations condemned the world body’s recent resolution on Israeli settlements, praised NATO as necessary to contain Russia, and pledged to reassert American leadership to confront conflicts and challenges around the world. “The […]

WASHINGTON — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley pledged her support for moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a shift firmly endorsed by Donald Trump but one that could trigger more violence in the Middle East. Haley, Trump’s pick to be […]

The confirmation hearing for Rep. Tom Price, Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET. PBS NewsHour will live stream the hearing. After a first week of confirmation hearings drew considerable attention to some of President-elect Donald Trump’s […]

An ”Arrow 3” ballistic missile interceptor is seen during its test launch near Ashdod, Israel December 10, 2015 Israel’s upgraded ballistic missile shield became operational on Wednesday, in a “Star Wars”-like extension of its capabilities to outer space where incoming missiles can be safely destroyed. […]