Hariri ends ‘positive’ consultations to form govt

6 November 2016 English

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri ended consultations with parliamentary blocs Saturday following two days of talks over the formation of a new government ahead of his meeting with President Michel Aoun.

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C.I.A. Arms for Syrian Rebels Supplied Black Market, Officials Say

26 June 2016 English

Weapons shipped into Jordan by the Central Intelligence Agency and Saudi Arabia intended for Syrian rebels have been systematically stolen by Jordanian intelligence operatives and sold to arms merchants on the black market, according to American and Jordanian officials. Some of the stolen weapons were […]

Trump officially chooses Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke as Interior secretary

16 December 2016 English

Donald Trump called Josh Earnest “a foolish guy” Thursday after the White House press secretary said the president-elect should stop attacking U.S. intelligence agencies for their conclusion that Russia tried to help Trump win the election. The back-and-forth reflected rising tension between the incoming and […]

Hajj Hassan: No conditions on the President or government

31 October 2016 English

NNA – Agriculture Minister, Hussein Hajj Hassan, assured, on Sunday, that “no conditions shall be placed on the President or government.” “However, we shall put within the hands of the new President and government the economic and daily living burdens, urging them to come up […]