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All of the changes to Trump’s executive order on immigration, explained

8 February 2017

on immigration, explained BY Ryan Connelly Holmes February 7, 2017 at 11:53 AM EST Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (R) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting Jan. 31 with cyber security experts in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, […]

If Obamacare is being repealed, do the uninsured need to pay tax penalties?

8 February 2017

Should people bother paying the penalty for not having health insurance when they file their taxes this year? Photo by Karen Roach/via Adobe In some recent emails, readers asked about what to expect as Republicans move to overhaul the health law. Should people bother paying […]

Homeland Security Chief Says He Should Have Delayed Trump Travel Ban

8 February 2017

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly listens to a question while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 7, 2017, before the House Homeland Security Committee. Share See comments WASHINGTON — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told lawmakers Tuesday that he should have delayed implementation of […]

How Trump’s Travel Ban Could End Up in Supreme Court

8 February 2017

Volunteer immigration attorneys organize to help as people gather to protest against President Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban at Los Angeles International Airport, Jan. 31, 2017. Share See comments Legal experts almost all agree that the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily […]

Italian Deputy FM meets Lebanese ministers

8 February 2017

“Italian Deputy Foreign Minister, Vincenzo Amendola, started on Monday series of official meetings with Lebanese officials, the Italian embassy said in a statement on Tuesday. Amendola met with Social Affairs Minister, Pierre Abou Assi. He reiterated his support for the international cooperation in the Italian […]

Coming to America: One translator’s harrowing journey

8 February 2017

An Iraqi translator who worked extensively with the US military spent almost seven years trying to get his family to America. But with days to go before their departure, President Trump signed a travel ban that put the family’s future in question. Friday, 27 January […]

Bassil Dubs ‘Shameful’ the Failure to Endorse New Vote Law

8 February 2017

Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil criticized as “shameful” the political parties failure to agree on a new election law for the upcoming parliamentary polls, stressing that the sought vote system must reinforce unity among the Lebanese, the National News Agency reported on Tuesday. “It is such […]

Ter Sarkisian Urges Aoun, Hariri to Maintain ‘Consensual’ Ties

8 February 2017

MP Serge Ter Sarkisian voiced calls on Tuesday upon President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri to “safeguard their joint visions” for Lebanon and to “preserve their consensual views” in light of the debate between political parties over an electoral law for the upcoming […]

Aoun condecora con grado de “Comendador” al artista Elie Chouairi

7 February 2017

El presidente de la República, Michel Aoun, condecoró hoy en el Palacio de Baabda al gran artista “Elie Chouairi” como “Comendador de la Orden del Cedro Nacional, en reconocimiento a sus aportes artisiticos, nacionales y sociales.

Aoun: No hay razón por temer a las discusiones de la ley electoral

7 February 2017

El Presidente de la República, Michel Aoun, dijo el lunes que “el Líbano tendrá una nueva ley electoral que garantice una representación equitativa al Parlamento”, y señaló que no existe razón alguna por detener los debates de la próxima ley electoral. “Las legislativas se llevarán […]

Protesta contra la demolición de viviendas palestinas en Tel Aviv

7 February 2017

Miles de personas tomaron las calles de Tel Aviv el sábado por la noche en protesta por la demolición de las viviendas palestinas en la aldea de Umm al Hayran y otras regiones. Alrededor de 5.000 musulmanes y judíos participaron en la marcha durante la […]

Al Assad: Europa se equivocó al apoyar a los grupos armados en Siria. La actuación de la ONU dejó de ser neutral debido a la influencia de EE.UU. Francia y Reino Unido

7 February 2017

El presidente sirio Basher al Assad, criticó, en una reunión el lunes con una delegación de diputados belgas en Damasco, a los gobiernos europeos por adoptar políticas irrealistas y equivocadas hacia Siria en los últimos años, diciendo que este enfoque ha llevado al aislamiento de […]