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Franjieh met with Berri on Monday/NNA

Lebanon: Birth of Cabinet this Week Depends on Public Works Portfolio

by Paula Astih | Dec 13, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – A pour of meetings and talks intensified in Lebanon this week with an attempt to solve the remaining obstacles ahead of announcing the birth of a new cabinet before the festive seasons. Meetings held on Monday and the comments delivered by some...

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Egypt to Take Swift Measures…Suicide Bomber Behind Church Explosion

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Dec 13, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo – While Egypt announced on Monday that a suicide bomber was behind Sunday’s explosion that shook Egypt’s Coptic Christian church, Cairo alluded to take swift measures facing the threat of terrorism. Speaking at a state funeral for 24 victims killed...

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A Free Syrian Army fighter handles ammunition in a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria, Dec. 12, 2016.

Aleppo in Final Stages as Opposition Looks for Safe Corridors

by Paula Astih | Dec 13, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Riyadh – The mood prevailing in Aleppo Monday hinted about the fall of the opposition after losing additional areas to Syrian regime forces. Practically, opposition factions now witness a fate similar to thousands of civilians trapped in about 10...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. AFP

Netanyahu to Meet with Trump and Discuss Iran Deal Options

by Nazir Majli | Dec 13, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he wants to discuss with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ways to get rid of the Iran nuclear deal. According to Netanyahu – who is expected to meet with Trump next month – there are...

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A boy holds his baby sister saved from under rubble in Syria’s Aleppo. Reuters

UNICEF: ‘All Children’ in Aleppo Suffering Trauma

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 13, 2016 | Middle East

Aleppo- All children in northern Syria’s battered Aleppo are suffering from trauma after enduring some of the worst violence in their country’s war, the U.N. children’s agency has said. “All children in Aleppo are suffering. All are...