Politics

Minister of Information Melhem Riachi commented on Thursday evening on the closure of some media institutions and their staff’s layoff by saying “This is an unfortunate crisis, and I will do my best to find solutions to those institutions’ staff and editors, both with their […]

A high-ranking Hizbullah delegation held talks Thursday in Bkirki with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi. “We still believe that the best solution is an electoral law fully based on proportional representation, but we’re open to discussing any other format,” Hizbullah political council chief Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed […]

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has announced that the new government can be “held accountable,” or “ousted” if needed, noting that the LF was behind the recent change in the country’s political course. “We now have a president and vigorous political activity has returned to […]

The US has expelled 35 Russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into last month’s presidential elections, giving them 72 hours to leave the country. It will also close two compounds used for Russian intelligence-gathering. President Barack Obama had vowed action against Russia amid US […]

Prime Minister Saad Hariri won a parliamentary vote of confidence after 87 lawmakers voted in favor of his government on Wednesday. Kataeb MPs Sami Gemayel, Nadim Gemayel and Samer Saadeh, and MP Khaled Daher withheld their confidence from the cabinet. MP Imad al-Hout, the only […]

Prime Minister Saad Hariri responded from the Parliament to the interventions made by Deputies during the sessions devoted to discuss the ministerial statement. Hariri hereby stressed that “the government will follow up on the dossier of kidnapped military personnel, until they return.” “Yes, there still […]

December 27, 20164:08 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Tom Bowman Facebook Twitter Ari Shapiro Facebook Twitter Tumblr Instagram In 2017, major fighting against the ISIS in Iraq may wind up and focus may shift to a new protracted campaign in northern Syria. Ari […]

Ankara: The United States embassy in Ankara denied Washington had ever supported Islamic State (IS) jihadists in the Syrian conflict after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed the extremists had enjoyed US backing. “The United States government is not supporting Daesh,” the embassy said in […]

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he has evidence that U.S.-led coalition forces give support to terrorist groups including the Islamic State and Kurdish militant groups YPG and PYD, he said on Tuesday. “They were accusing us of supporting Daesh (Islamic State),” he told a press […]