U.S. Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited the northeastern border town of Arsal on Wednesday
US senator tours northeast Lebanon border town
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun: “No Extension, No old Law and No Political Vacuum.”
“No one should even dream of having the parliament’s mandate extended, to stick to the already existing electoral law, or to even allow a state of political vacuum to prevail,” the President of the Republic, Michel Aoun said in front of a […]
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Tax hike, stagnant wages spark protests in Beirut
Lebanese anti-government protesters wave national flags and hold a banner in Arabic that reads, “We will not pay,” during a protest against new taxes in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) BEIRUT: Demonstrators in downtown Beirut pelted Lebanese Prime Minister Saad […]
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Hizbullah Says It Killed IS Commander in al-Qaa Outskirts
Hizbullah announced overnight that it has managed to kill the Islamic State military commander for the al-Qaa border region, where eight suicide bombings killed five people and wounded 28 others earlier this week. Hizbullah’s television al-Manar said the group, which shares security responsibilities with the […]