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Kejian on Lebanese Chinese diplomatic relations’ 45th anniversary: China is Lebanon’s main trading partner

13 November 2016

NNA – Chinese Ambassador to Lebanon, Wang Kejian, said on Friday that China was one of the most important trade partners for Lebanon during three consecutive years, adding that trade between the two countries reached 2 billion and 80 million dollars by 2015. The Ambassador’s […]

Aoun in front of economic committees: To separate external political options from Lebanese interior

13 November 2016

NNA – President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, stressed that a nation’s uprising can solely be achieved through a popular workshop, calling for separating external political options from the Lebanese interior. “Everyone is invited to reconstruct Lebanon,” President Aoun said on Friday during his […]

Trump: US to End Up Fighting Russia in Syria if Attacks Assad Read more: https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201611121047358509-us-fighting-russia/

13 November 2016

The United States will end up fighting Russia if it attacks Syrian President Bashar Assad, US President-elect Donald Trump said. Smoke rises from government-controlled New Aleppo neighbourhood, western Aleppo city, Syria November 3, 2016. © REUTERS/ Ammar Abdullah Syrian Army Liberates From Terrorists District in […]

Aram I visits Pope, welcomes election of Lebanon President

13 November 2016

NNA – Head of Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Aram I, visited today Pope Francis at his Vatican office, a statement by the Church indicated on Friday. During the meeting, Aram I welcomed the fresh election of a new Lebanese president, capitalizing the priority of coexistence […]

Syrian Army Liberates From Terrorists District in Western Aleppo

13 November 2016

The Syrian government troops jointly with people’s militias have retaken the Al-Assad district of western Aleppo which was taken over by terrorists in late October, a source in the Lebanese Hezbollah movement told RIA Novosti. Hezbollah and local militias took part in the offensive to […]

HomeNews Pope Francis hopes next US president’s actions do not increase poverty & exclusion

13 November 2016

Refusing to make any judgements on personalities, Pope Francis told the Italian daily La Repubblica his only concern is the negative impact the next US President’s actions might have on the poor and marginalized people in the country and abroad. Trends US Elections 2016 The […]

Trump shakes up transition team, elevates Pence’s role

13 November 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump shook up his transition team Friday as he plunged into the work of setting up his administration, elevating Vice President-elect Mike Pence to head the operations. The move, one of the first key decisions as Trump pivots from campaigning […]

Iraqi special forces seize Mosul district in fresh push

13 November 2016

Iraqi special forces said they pushed deeper into Mosul on Friday despite heavy resistance from Islamic State militants using civilians as cover, and were holding half a dozen city neighborhoods seized in the last 10 days. The elite Counter Terrorism Service troops broke through Islamic […]

Syrian army and allies advance in Aleppo

13 November 2016

Syrian government troops and their allies advanced on Friday in a district of western Aleppo captured last month by rebels, a Syrian military source and an insurgent official said. The Syrian military source said the pro-government forces had completely retaken the al-Minian district and had […]

What Does Trump’s Victory Mean For NATO?

13 November 2016

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which has ensured peace in Europe since the end of World War II, woke up Wednesday to what seemed like a nightmare: an incoming U.S. president who openly questions the value of the alliance. During his campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly […]

Eating dinner early, or skipping it, may be effective in fighting body fat

13 November 2016

The first human test of early time-restricted feeding found that this meal-timing strategy strategy reduced swings in hunger and altered fat and carb burning patterns, which may help with losing weight. In early time-restricted feeding (eTRF), people eat their last meal by the mid-afternoon and […]

Chinese Construction Workers Set Off Dynamite And Uncover ‘New’ Dinosaur Species

13 November 2016

Workmen building a high school in southern China were dynamiting through bedrock – and when the dust settled, they found they had inadvertently uncovered a well-preserved dinosaur skeleton. It turned out to be the first example of its species, which scientists have poetically named Tongtianlong […]