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KILIS, TURKEY — The much fought over front lines in Aleppo separating Syrian rebels in the eastern districts from the mixed forces of President Bashar al-Assad surrounding them have begun to shift dramatically — that’s hardly surprising given how outmatched the fight has become both in […]

The Kataeb Party on Monday called for “releasing the new government from captivity,” lamenting the delay that the formation process has witnessed. “The government must be formed as soon as possible and without procrastination so that it can address the living conditions of the Lebanese […]

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri held consultations Monday with President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace after which he pledged to maintain good ties with Speaker Nabih Berri. “There are some obstacles in the cabinet formation process but we will try to resolve them,” Hariri said […]

Diet sodas have long been marketed as weight loss tools. The idea is that they allow people to enjoy the sweetness of regular soda, but without all the calories and weight gain. Some scientists, however, are highly skeptical that diet soft drinks, which contain artificial […]

(CNN)Thousands of people are fleeing the eastern, rebel-controlled part of Aleppo. Pro-regime forces have breached the once stable front lines in this battered city. The end is near. It’s the beginning of the end of the uprising against the regime of Bashar al-Assad that began […]

An Ohio State University student was shot dead by police after he plowed into pedestrians with a car and then stabbed multiple people with a butcher’s knife at the OSU campus in Columbus this morning, officials said. The scene is now secure, officials said. Eleven […]

The years-long standoff between government forces and rebel fighters in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo appears to be breaking in favor of the Syrian army. For much of Syria’s five-year civil war, forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have carried out relentless attacks and […]

Dans le cadre de sa tournée en Amérique latine, le ministre des Affaires étrangères au sein du cabinet chargé de l’expédition des affaires courantes, Gebran Bassil, s’est rendu le week-end dernier au Brésil, en République dominicaine puis à Trinité-et-Tobago. Les deux pays n’ont jamais reçu […]

Le parallèle est ravageur : la presse de lundi souligne le “triomphe” de François Fillon dans la primaire de la droite et sa mise sur orbite élyséenne alors qu’”aux antipodes” la gauche “s’autodétruit”. François Fillon peut savourer. Son large succès (66,5%) sur Alain Juppé (33,5%) […]