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Beirut(Press tv/ParsToday)- Der libanesische Nachrichtendienst hat nach eigenen Angaben “Emad Yassin”, bekannt als “Emir der IS-Terrormiliz für Libanon”, festgenommen. Laut dem libanesischen Nachrichtensender “Al Menar” wurde Yassin im palästinensischen Flüchtlingslager “Ain al-Haluwa” in der Stadt Saida(Sidon), im Südlibanon verhaftet. Er soll Terroranschläge im Südlibanon geplant […]

As chairman of the Economic Committee at the World Lebanese Cultural Union, my role and the role of the body is to maintain, encourage, develop and increase trade, commercial and investment relations between the Lebanese diaspora around the world and Lebanon. BDL’s figures show Lebanese […]

LONDON — A Syrian teenager who saved fellow refugees from drowning and then swam for the refugee team at the Rio Olympics was among those honored at the inaugural Global Goals Awards in New York. Yusra Mardini, 18, who fled Syria with her sister in […]

CAIRO — Iraqi officials say tens of thousands of refugees from several parts of the country, including Anbar and Salahedin provinces, have returned to their homes after Islamic State militants were pushed out of large swathes of territory by Iraqi government forces and Shi’ite volunteer […]

CAPITOL HILL — The U.S. Senate defeated a resolution disapproving an arms sale to Saudi Arabia after hours of contentious floor debate that aired sharp criticism of Riyadh and revealed rifts among lawmakers about America’s relationship with its longtime Middle Eastern ally. Wednesday’s 71-to-27 vote […]

U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, allies who nonetheless have had a testy relationship, said Wednesday that their two countries have an “unbreakable bond.” The two leaders met at the United Nations General Assembly, likely their last get-together before Obama leaves […]

Rescue teams are searching waters off the coast of Egypt after a boat believed to be carrying some 600 migrants capsized Wednesday. Egypt’s health ministry says at least 29 people are confirmed dead, while 150 passengers were rescued. Local media say the boat had traveled […]

The US Secretary of State has called for all planes to be grounded in key areas of Syria to save the truce there, following an attack on an aid convoy. In a blistering speech at the United Nations, John Kerry said the future of Syria […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton decried a fresh round of police-involved shootings on Wednesday, with the Republican nominee saying he was “very troubled” by the killing of a black man by a white police officer in Oklahoma. Courting black voters who have […]