REPORT: Who is the new Min of State for Administrative Development Affairs Inayat Ezzdine?

20 December 2016 English

President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri have formed a new government of 30 ministers.

Among the cabinet posts, only one ministry was allocated to a female, Inayat Ezzdin who was named as Minister of State for Administrative Development Affairs.

International

Nationwide Truce in Syria Underway

31 December 2016 English

The Syrian government and rebel groups agreed to a nationwide cease-fire starting a midnight (22:00 GMT) Thursday. The deal was brokered this week by Russia and Turkey and excludes the groups designated by the United Nations as terrorist. If the truce holds, peace talks will […]

Why Turkey ‘Could Very Likely Make Concessions to Russia, Iran on Syria’

16 August 2016 English

Forced by geopolitical circumstances Turkey is very likely to make concessions to Iran and Russia on Syria; at the same time, Ankara has seemingly softened its stance toward the Baathist Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad. According to global intelligence company Strategic Forecasting Inc. (Stratfor), […]

Coalition Targets Islamic State Fighters in Mosul Hospital

9 December 2016 English

PENTAGON — The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria intentionally struck a hospital in Mosul Wednesday to protect Iraqi forces from Islamic State fighters inside the building. The coalition said Iraqi forces requested “immediate support” after receiving heavy machine gun fire […]