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President Michel Aoun has slammed a recent Israeli letter to the U.N., warning that any Israeli threats to Lebanon’s sovereignty will be met with an “appropriate response.” Israeli envoy to the U.N. Danny Danon’s letter is “a blatant Israeli attempt to threaten security and stability” […]

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim has pledged that “there will be leniency with terrorism or the Israeli enemy.” “I’m fully confident that you know the extent of our sacrifices in General Security, together with the rest of the security institutions, to safeguard our […]

The army on Sunday seized a truck loaded with foodstuffs that was headed for the jihadist groups in the outskirts of the Bekaa border town of Arsal, state-run National News Agency reported. “A truck loaded with foodstuffs and headed for the outskirts was stopped at […]

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Sunday called on some political parties not to “waste time,” stressing the need to pass a new electoral law containing the proportional representation system. “They wasted time and plunged Lebanon into a three-year vacuum but they eventually reached […]

Sport and Youth Minister Mohammed Fneish of Hizbullah stressed Sunday that Hizbullah’s military role in the face of Israel complements that of the Lebanese army. “The Resistance enjoys the awareness and preparedness to pursue the Israeli enemy wherever its threat is present, in harmony with […]

MP Ibrahim Kanaan said on Sunday during a conference held by the Free Patriotic Movement on municipalities in Sin el Fil that in order for Taef Accord to be applied, one must first decree a new electoral law that preserves equity of representation and expanded […]

Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister, FPM chief, Gebran Bassil, called on Sunday for the adoption of policies that encourage refugees to return to their country, especially that several areas were safe today in Syria, adding that any Syrian who goes to Syria must lose his […]

U.S. has ‘unwavering’ commitment to NATO, Pence says February 18, 2017 at 5:05 PM EST At an annual security conference in Munich, Germany, today, Vice President Mike Pence said the U.S. commitment to NATO is “unwavering.” Pence also said that the U.S. would hold Russia […]

Malaka Gharib Twitter Shanghai, China (2012) Courtesy of Martin Roemers Can you capture the energy of a city in just one image? That’s the idea behind Metropolis, a book of photos of the world’s megacities by Dutch photographer Martin Roemers. The images illustrate the rapid […]