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(Pics)Turkey Launches Operation Olive Branch in Afrin-South Aleppo

20 January 2018

Turkish military on Saturday announced it launched “Operation Olive Branch” on Saturday at 5.00 p.m. The Turkish General Staff made the announcement in a statement published on its website. The statement said that the operation only targets terrorists and their shelters, weapons and belonging and […]

(Video) Mashnouq: ISF Foiled Terror Attacks During Holidays

20 January 2018

The Lebanese Interior Minister, Nohad el-Mashnouq, revealed in a press conference that the operation “Safe Lebanon” spared Lebanon huge terrorist threats and lured several Daesh (ISIS) leaders. At the conference Mashnouq revealed that an elite unit in Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) had arrested an […]

Higher Defense Council: Construction of Separation Wall on Southern Border Violates Resolution 1701

20 January 2018

Lebanon’s Higher Defense Council convened on Friday and announced that the country will take all the possible measures to prevent Israel from violating U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 through its controversial border wall plan. “Israel’s construction of the wall along the Blue Line does not […]

(Video) FPM Leader Minister Gebran Bassil tours the Region of Akkar

15 January 2018

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil toured Sunday the region of Akkar in northern Lebanon where he was welcomed by crowds of citizens and supporters, mostly in the villages of al-Hisheh of Wadi Khaled, Mashta Hasan, Kfratoun and Wadi Akroum, in presence of the region’s notables and […]

(Pics) Car Bomb Targets Hamas Official in Sidon

14 January 2018

A Hamas official was injured in a car bombing in Sidon, southern Lebanon a military sources told French news agency AFP. Furthermore, a Hamas official in Lebanon Ayman Shanaa said that Mohammad Hamdan was “injured lightly in the legs by a car bombing,” however a […]

Inmate Confesses: We Were Plotting to assassinate Bahia Hariri!

6 January 2018

Two men were indicted Thursday on charges of plotting to assassinate Future Movement MP Bahia Hariri at the behest of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. Military Investigative Judge Riad Abou Ghida issued an indictment against Mohammad Mustafa al-Dabet, accusing him of being an Israeli agent […]

(Video)The Exploits of the Lebanese Army in 2017

1 January 2018

The Lebanese army has published on Saturday on its official website a video retracing all of its actions during the year 2017, including its victory against the jihadists of the Islamic State group (IS) along the Syrian border. Maneuvers, Seizure of Weapons and Mine Clearance […]

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri Steps Back from Resignation

5 December 2017

Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Tuesday that he is stepping back from his resignation after an extraordinary government meeting that endorsed the country’s dissociation policy. In a statement he read to reporters, the PM announced that he had withdrawn his resignation in a step […]

(Video) With Hariri’s Release, What is Saudi Arabia’s Next Move?

25 November 2017

Saudi Arabia and other Arab foreign ministers held an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss confronting Iran and the Lebanese resistance Hezbollah, who the Arab allies say are interfering in their internal affairs. Regional tensions have risen between Saudi Arabia and Iran over Lebanese […]

Macron calls Trump, other leaders after meeting Lebanon’s Hariri

19 November 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to his US counterpart Donald Trump and other world leaders about the situation in the Middle East after meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Elysée palace on Saturday. After Iran reacted angrily to Macron dubbing its policy in […]

Senior Saudi figures tortured and beaten in purge

12 November 2017

#SaudiPurge Several detainees taken to hospital with torture injuries, while sources tell MEE scale of crackdown is bigger than authorities have revealed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has overseen arrest of hundreds of people, including senior royals, ministers and tycoons (AFP) […]

Lebanese Army Commander heads to the United States.

22 October 2017

The Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Joseph Aoun left Beirut on Saturday heading to the United States of America on a four-day official visit, after receiving official invites from senior American officials. During his stay, General Aoun is scheduled to meet several military and civilian […]