Politics

PM-designate Saad Hariri and Speaker Nabih Berri have agreed to meet when a new government formula is complete and when Hariri has finished the final touches of lining up the new cabinet, media reports said on Friday. “Hariri and I have agreed to meet when […]

NNA – Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi met on Friday morning at Bkirki with the Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Mireille Girard, on a visit to discuss the Syrian refugees’ issue. There was agreement during the meeting on the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Kremlin said on Thursday U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign policy approach was “phenomenally close” to that of President Vladimir Putin, giving Russia hope that tattered U.S.-Russia relations could gradually be improved. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, speaking in New York, said he saw incredible similarities […]

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri announced Thursday that he is “optimistic” the the new government will be formed soon. “We hope to read together, build together, work together and form the government together,” said Hariri during a visit to the 23rd edition of the Francophone Book […]

The optimistic atmospheres regarding a “quick” formation of the new cabinet do not reflect the reality as difficulties arise and hamper the mission of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, media reports said. Unnamed sources said that things tend to tilt towards pessimism as for a close […]