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Egypt has suddenly delayed a vote on its UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank as Donald Trump made his opposition clear. A US official told the BBC that it had been considering an abstention, which would have allowed the motion to pass. […]

A year ago, it would have been unthinkable that Russia and Turkey could hold cordial talks a day after the gunning down of a Russian diplomat in Ankara. But Tuesday, there were no public recriminations over the slaying of ambassador Andrei Karlov as Russian and […]

The Obama administration said Thursday it is officially scrapping a post-9/11 requirement for immigrant men from predominantly Muslim countries to register with the federal government. The decision to end the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, or NSEERs, comes amid growing international terror fears and suggestions […]

All the difficulties and dire conditions failed to reduce the enthusiasm of the Syrian refugee children and desire for learning and obtaining education.   The European Union’s envoy to Lebanon Christina Lassen paid a visit to these children who live in a refugee camp in […]

The process of drafting the new government’s policy statement has been progressing quickly, as obstacles vanish and settlements take over.   The committee tasked with drafting the statement agreed over being inspired by the presidential oath of office, while remaining away from the controversial “people, […]

The United States denied Wednesday an Israeli claim that U.S.-supplied armored vehicles seen being operated by Hizbullah in Syria had been given to the Islamist militia by Lebanon’s official army. Last month, footage emerged of Hizbullah fighters operating M113 armored personnel carriers in Syria, where […]

President Michel Aoun announced Thursday that the new government will be guided by the presidential oath of office, a day after the 30-member Cabinet held its first meeting and devised a panel to devise its policy statement. “It is necessary to respect the laws and […]

Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks Thursday at the Grand Serail with the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Sigrid Kaag, and the Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Philippe Lazzarini. The U.N. has been “in Lebanon for more than 71 years, our presence is strong […]

Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Thursday received a phone call from Saudi Arabia’s powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and met with visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Jaber Ansari. The Saudi prince congratulated Hariri on the formation of the new government, wishing him […]