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Kanaan from Mehrab: Problem lies not in this government or another, but rather in the need for implementing the Constitution

11 September 2016

NNA – Change and Reform Parliamentary Bloc Secretary, MP Ibrahim Kanaan, considered on Saturday that “the main obstacle at this stage lies not in the resignation of the current cabinet and appointing another one, but rather in the necessity of respecting the Charter and implementing […]

UPI/CVoter: Donald Trump maintains 1 point lead over Hillary Clinton

11 September 2016

WASHINGTON Sept. 10 (UPI) — The UPI/CVoter daily presidential tracking poll released Saturday shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton by 1 percentage point. The online poll shows Trump with 47.73 percent, to Clinton’s 46.84 percent. Clinton slipped by two-tenths of a percentage point overnight, while […]

Hillary Clinton denounces some Trump supporters as ‘a basket of deplorables’

11 September 2016

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (UPI) — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, speaking to wealthy donors at a fundraising event open to the press, said half of Donald Trump supporters are in “the basket of deplorables,” people who are racist, xenophobic, homophobic and misogynistic, a comment […]

Clinton says ‘Deplorables’ comment is ‘grossly generalistic’

11 September 2016

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton said Saturday that she was wrong to put half of Donald Trump’s supporters in a “basket of deplorables,” but she didn’t back down from describing his campaign as largely built on prejudice and paranoia. The Republican accused her […]

Congress Bucks Obama, Passes Bill Letting 9/11 Victims Sue Saudi Arabia

10 September 2016

WASHINGTON ― The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged role in the terrorist attacks. The Senate passed the bill in May, so it now heads to President Barack Obama’s […]

Abi Ramia, Jreissati urge Finance Minister to cancel land surveys following land dispute in Aqoura

10 September 2016

NNA – Members of Change and Reform bloc, MP Simon Abi Ramia and former minister Salim Jreissati, urged, in a press conference on Friday, Minister of Finance, Ali Hassan Khalil, to cancel his decision on conducting land surveys in the region of Aqoura. “We are […]

In Saudi Arabia, Hajj Begins Amid Security Concerns, War of Words with Iran

10 September 2016

More than 1.5 million Muslims from across the globe have converged on Saudi Arabia for the annual five-day Hajj. The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all able-bodied Muslims who can afford to do so are expected to take part in […]

CIA Chief: IS Likely to Remain in Iraq, Syria for Years

10 September 2016

Despite the shrinking of Islamic State-held territory in Iraq and Syria, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency is stressing that the group’s influence is not going away anytime soon. “I think ISIL [Islamic State] will remain a presence inside Iraq and Syria for quite […]

Iranians to hold nationwide demo in condemnation of Saudi, Bahraini crimes

10 September 2016

Iranians are set to take to the streets nationwide to denounce the Saudi crimes as well as the Bahraini regime’s crackdown on political dissidents. Iran’s Islamic Propagation Coordination Council said the protest rallies will be held across the country, including the capital, Tehran. The marches […]

Mexico angry at president’s ‘humiliating’ meeting with Trump

10 September 2016

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president was savaged on social media and in political circles following his joint press conference Wednesday with Donald Trump, with many seeing a national humiliation in his welcoming of a man who has derided migrants as rapists and criminals. President […]

The Latest: Trump would give generals 30 days for IS plan

10 September 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Campaign 2016 (all times Eastern): 7:21 p.m. If elected president, Trump says he will give his top generals a “simple” instruction: Within 30 days, come up with a plan for “soundly and quickly defeating” the Islamic State group. by […]

Clinton blasts Trump’s comments on military generals, Putin

10 September 2016

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump Thursday for his condemnation of American military generals and his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying her Republican opponent had “failed” at proving he can be commander in chief. “Every Republican holding or seeking […]