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Mufti of Syria Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun visited on Wednesday President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace accompanied by Syrian ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Karim Ali. Following the meeting the mufti noted that Aoun was elected by the Lebanese people before being elected by […]

The Maronite Bishops held on Wednesday their periodic monthly meeting in Bkerke. Following the meeting, the bishops called for the swift formation of a national unity cabinet that boosts the country’s economy. They also urged the lawmakers to draft a new electoral law that gives […]

Hizbullah hailed the rhetoric of Free Patriotic Movement leader and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil and assured that relations between the two parties are “excellent,” al-Joumhouria daily reported Wednesday. “Relations between the party and the FPM are excellent. The understanding between us with regard to the […]

Preparing to leave office, US President Barack Obama finally admitted his country’s role in the emergence of Daesh and…and unexpectedly gave advice to Donald Trump. Barack Obama said that even though the terrorists claim to fight on behalf of Islam, the ongoing fight against the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly carved out a reputation as a highly respected, but often outspoken commander who could roil debate with blunt assessments or unpopular directives on issues ranging from women in combat to the treatment of detainees at the Guantanamo […]

After weeks of heavy fighting, the Syrian Army has reportedly seized control of the entire historic center of Aleppo that was held by terrorists. Syrian troops also seized a fortified hospital that militants turned into a large command post with an ammo depot. Radio Sputnik […]

Grand Mufti of Syria, Sheikh Ahmad Badr Al-Din Hassoun, said that “Aleppo has not been destroyed in the way they [terrorists] wanted, yet terrorists are withdrawing from the city.” Sheikh Hassoun’s stance came on Wednesday during his meeting with Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Rahi, in […]

President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, stressed before his interlocutors at Baabda Palace on Wednesday that his prime objective is to build a fair, strong and capable state, noting that constitutes a nationwide workshop which can accommodate all, without exception. President Aoun stressed the […]

MP Robert Ghanem declared on Wednesday that the Parliament’s Administration and Justice Committee has unanimously agreed to repeal a controversial article of the Lebanese penal code that protects rapists. The Committee has unanimously decided that it does not “accept article 522, as marriage cannot disregard […]