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Lebanese President Michel Aoun during an address to the Lebanese people in which he announced the suspension of parliament. (Dalati and Nohra)
by Paula Astih | Apr 13, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun suspended on Wednesday the country’s parliament in an attempt to prevent it from extending its own term for a third time. Aoun resorted to Article 59 of the constitution that grants the president the power to suspend parliament...
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US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter conducts strike operations against Syria in the Mediterranean Sea. Ford Williams/Courtesy US Navy
by Amir Taheri | Apr 13, 2017 | Features
While the United Sates’ limited missile attack on a Syrian air-base has won broad support across the world, a handful of nations have opted for a widdershins analysis. The “quartet” of Russia, Iran, North Korea, and the truncated government led by the regime of Bashar...
