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Las instituciones catalanas se unen para atender el “drama humanitario” del Líbano

2 December 2016

La Generalitat, el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona, la Diputación de Barcelona, el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona (AMB) y el Fondo Catalán de Cooperación al Desarrollo se han aliado para coordinar políticas conjuntas y atender el “gran drama humanitario” del Líbano. Así lo ha explicado este lunes […]

Putin’s Foreign Policy Approach Resonates With Many in Europe

2 December 2016

President Vladimir Putin’s Valdai speech, recently published by the Italian newspaper La Stampa, resonated with Europeans concerned about tensions simmering between Russia and the EU, Italian journalist Marcello Foa noted, adding that Trump’s win may potentially change the situation. On Monday, La Stampa, one of […]

Militants’ Guns Fall Silent Across Syria as Army Liberates Aleppo Districts

2 December 2016

The Syrian Army’s success in Aleppo makes militants’ guns fall silent across the country, Russia’s reconciliation center said. HMEYMIM (Sputnik) — Syrian government troops assumed full control of a city on the southwestern outskirts of Damascus and 13 nearby villages in the past 24 hours, […]

Former Yazidi Sex Slave Uses International Stage to Spotlight Trafficking

2 December 2016

LONDON — A Yazidi woman imprisoned and raped by Islamic State fighters said she had no idea about the scourge of human trafficking until she found herself enslaved with thousands of other women. Nadia Murad Basee Taha has become the face of Yazidi women captured […]

Russia, Syrian Opposition in Secret Talks to Stop Aleppo War: FT

2 December 2016

Leaders of the Syrian opposition are now holding negotiations with Russian representatives to end the fighting in Aleppo, the Financial Times has reported, citing four anonymous Syrian opposition figures. The US is allegedly not aware of the talks. The talks are taking place in Ankara, […]

Report: LF, Democratic Gathering Finish Deliberations over Shares in Cabinet

2 December 2016

The endeavors to line-up a cabinet are focusing now on the share that will be allotted to the Marada Movement after an agreement was reached with regard to the portfolios that will be given to the Lebanese Forces and the Democratic Gathering bloc, media reports […]

Aoun receives head of Iraqi Council for Dialogue between Religions

2 December 2016

President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Aoun, on Thursday received at Baabda Presidential Palace head of the Iraqi Council for Dialogue between Religions, Scholar Sayyid Jawad Al Khoei, and discussed with him the general condition and other affairs related to the dialogue between religions […]

Jawish Oglu, Steinmeier in Lebanon to congratulate Aoun, meet officials

2 December 2016

Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, arrived in Beirut on Thursday, coming from Turkey, accompanied by a delegation, to pay a two-day private visit to Lebanon during which he will offer congratulations to President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, for his election. Oglu will also meet […]

Air strikes kill 54 civilians in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military

2 December 2016

The U.S.-led coalition killed 54 civilians between March 31 and Oct. 22 while carrying out air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military said in a statement on Thursday. Up to 24 civilians were killed in one strike in mid-July […]

UN Issues Urgent Appeal to Save Aleppo’s Civilians

2 December 2016

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations humanitarian chief urged states with influence to do everything within their power to protect civilians in eastern Aleppo, to save what was once Syria’s largest city from becoming “one giant graveyard.” Stephen O’Brien told an emergency Security Council meeting Wednesday […]

Aleppo rebels hope to reverse fortunes with new alliance

2 December 2016

Rebels in Aleppo have agreed to form a new military alliance to better organize the defense of parts of the city they control from a ferocious assault by the government and its allies, officials in two of the insurgent groups said on Thursday. The Syrian […]

As Assad Pushes into Aleppo, Rebellion’s Future Unclear

2 December 2016

LONDON — The Syrian army’s push into rebel-held areas of Aleppo continues, and entire districts of Syria’s largest city have been returning to government control for the first time in years. As Assad’s forces backed by their Russian allies pound eastern Aleppo, the human suffering mounts […]