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Aoun tasks Justice Ministry to press charges over Istanbul New Year’s attack

9 February 2017

President Michel Aoun on Wednesday tasked Minister of Justice, Salim Jreissati, with communicating with the families of Istanbul New Year’s nightclub attack, with the purpose of pressing charges against perpetrators in preservation of the victims’ rights. Contacts will be held with the Turkish competent authorities […]

Gemayel after meeting Sabhan: Lebanon locale of freedom and peace away from conflicts

9 February 2017

Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel met on Wednesday at his residence in Sil El Fil with Saudi State for the Arab Gulf Affairs Thamer Al Sabhan, in the presence of former President Amin Gemayel. Talks reportedly touched on the current situation and bilateral relations […]

US Commander Expects Counter-IS Forces to Take Mosul, Raqqa in 6 Months

9 February 2017

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend (center right) speaks with an Iraqi officer during a visit to an area north of Baghdad, Feb. 8, 2017. Share See comments PENTAGON — The top U.S. commander on the ground in Iraq says that he expects counter-Islamic State forces […]

EU Envoys Urge ‘Consensual’ Electoral Law, Say ‘Technical’ Delay Must be Brief

9 February 2017

The Ambassadors of the European Union and EU Member States held talks Wednesday with Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq to discuss “the advancement of preparations for the forthcoming elections,” an EU Delegation statement said. The EU Ambassadors stressed that after the election of a president and […]

Saudi Minister Says Kingdom Keen on ‘Distinctive’ Ties with Lebanon

9 February 2017

Saudi Minister for Gulf Affairs Thamer al-Sabhan stressed that Saudi Arabia is keen on Lebanon’s unity and seeks “distinctive” political relations between the two countries, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday. “Lebanon is one of the important countries for the kingdom which is keen on having […]

Mashnouq: President, PM Say New Electoral Law before End of February

9 February 2017

President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri told ministers during Wednesday’s Cabinet session that “the new electoral law will be finalized before the end of February,” Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq said. “There is no choice but to hold the parliamentary elections and I don’t […]

Pope repeats ‘bridges not walls’ after Trump travel ban

9 February 2017

Pope Francis leads his Wednesday general audience at Paul VI auditorium hall in Vatican City. Photo by Tony Gentile/Reuters VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis repeated his appeal for people to build bridges of understanding, not walls as he marked a feast day of a Sudanese […]

U.S. Supreme Court puts off action on major class action dispute

9 February 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court will not act until at least the fall on a major business dispute on whether companies can head off costly class action lawsuits, meaning President Donald Trump’s nominee to the bench will almost certainly be in place to cast a possible […]

Trump Administration Considers Ban on Muslim Brotherhood

9 February 2017

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace on Sept. 28, 2016 shows Jordan’s Prime Minister Hani Mulki taking a oath at the swearing-in ceremony of Jordan’s new government in Amman. Jordan’s King Abdullah II re-appointed Prime Minister Hani al-Malki on September 25,2016 to […]

METRO EXPLOSION Smoke-filled Paris Metro

9 February 2017

METRO EXPLOSION Smoke-filled Paris Metro evacuated after ‘huge explosion’ rocks capital underground ‘leaving at least eight injured’ Police have sealed off the station in the south of the city A ‘HUGE explosion’ has rocked the Paris metro resulting in dozens of terrified passengers being evacuated. […]

Steve Bannon Aligns With Vatican Hard-Liners Who Oppose Pope Francis

9 February 2017

White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is known to have cultivated ties with far-right parties in Europe, like the National Front in France. He also seems to have forged an alliance with Vatican hard-liners who oppose Pope Francis’ less rigid approach to church doctrine. The […]

El Oriente celebra el 9 de febrero como día de San Maron, patrono de los Maronitas

8 February 2017

San Marón fue uno de los primeros evangelizadores de la región de Fenicia, que por el siglo IV conservaba sus ritos y religión pagana; la influencia de este gran asceta dio como resultado el que sus discípulos fundaran algunos años después verdaderos enclaves de evangelización […]