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Defense Chief: US to Remain Leader in Anti-IS Fight

17 December 2016

LONDON — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Thursday reassured coalition partners that the United States would remain a key player in the fight against Islamic State militants under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. “I can’t give assurances. I can’t speak for the next […]

Epic destruction leaves Aleppo an empty shell at siege’s end

17 December 2016

HARI SREENIVASAN: The brutal fight for Aleppo seems to now be over. Evacuations of civilians and fighters from the rebel-held east began today, as the pitched four-year battle ends. Dan Rivers of Independent Television News is there. DAN RIVERS, ITN: After so many false dawns, […]

Shabib holds meeting to organize traffic during festive period and after

17 December 2016

Beirut’s Governor, Judge Ziad Shabib held on Friday noon a meeting at his office in the Municipal Palace in Beirut to organize and facilitate the traffic in Beirut City during the festive seasons and after, in the presence of the concerned sides. The attendees took […]

You Need To Go Back To School To Learn English

17 December 2016

Until seven years ago, Chicago-born Ben Barron had worked only with fellow Americans. But when he took a job with Zurich Insurance Company, an international company headquartered in Switzerland, Barron found that his new colleagues across Europe, who used English as a shared language, had […]

Monday, December 19, 2016 Delivery ceremony of Cessna 403 jets, granted by the U.S.

17 December 2016

9:00 Delivery ceremony of Cessna 403 jets, granted by the U.S. authorities for the Lebanese army, at Beirut airbase, Rafic Hariri International Airport.

This is the Whole Story of Aleppo’s Liberation by Syrian Army

17 December 2016

On Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry’s reconciliation center reported that the Syrian army’s operation to liberate the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo was completed, drawing the line under a long-time battle for the city. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Aleppo is the second largest city in Syria and […]

400 million USD from Germany for vulnerable populations in Lebanon in 2016

17 December 2016

In a press release by the German Embassy in Beirut, it said: “Following the Conference “Supporting Syria and the Region” in February, the German Government has substan-tially increased its assistance to vulnerable populations in Lebanon to almost 400 million US$ in 2016. These funds are […]

China steals U.S. research drone in South China Sea in front of its crew

17 December 2016

US Navy MSC In yet another sign of the deteriorating relationship between China and the United States, on Friday U.S. officials confirmed that the Chinese confiscated a non-military underwater drone in international waters in the South China Sea a day before. The USNS Bowditch, an […]

Why we lost Aleppo

17 December 2016

Aleppo evacuations suspended 02:56 Story highlights Abdul Jabbar al Aqidi: The involvement of Russia in Syria played an integral role in tipping the balance back to the regime On top of trying to maintain our gains in Aleppo from the regime, we had fierce battles […]

Syria Suspends Aleppo Evacuation

17 December 2016

The Syrian government suspended the evacuation of civilians from eastern Aleppo Friday after blasts and gunfire were hard in parts of the city and both rebels and government forces accused the other of breaking the fragile cease-fire agreement. The Syrian government ordered trucks and buses […]

Can Trump ‘build a wall’ between his presidency and his business?

17 December 2016

JUDY WOODRUFF: Today was supposed to be the day President-elect Trump held a news conference, to spell out what role, if any, he would play in the future of his business empire. He’s since postponed talking to the press about it, at least until January. […]

The Latest: Syrian opposition group supports call for talks

17 December 2016

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria where thousands more civilians and rebels are expected to leave the eastern part of the city of Aleppo under a key cease-fire deal (all times local): 10:25 p.m. An official with Syria’s main opposition group […]