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Lebanese Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq. (NNA)

Dispute between Lebanese Interior, Foreign Ministers Contained

by Paula Astih | Oct 17, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – It does not appear that the renewed dispute between Lebanese Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil over the country’s foreign policy will have repercussions on the ties between President Michel Aoun and the ministers of Prime...

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A woman, who along with members of her family was used as human shields by ISIS group fighters, holds a new born baby after fleeing from the center of Raqqa, Syria, October 6, 2017. (AFP//BULENT KILIC)

Civilians’ Evacuation Speeds Up Liberation of Raqqa

by Paula Astih | Oct 15, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The global coalition against ISIS announced on Saturday brokering a deal to evacuate Raqqa from civilians, excluding the foreign members of the terrorist group, a step that would drive the Coalition-led Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces to speed up...

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An Israeli soldier stands near a mobile artillery unit as it fires a shell into southern Lebanon on July 13, 2006 (photo credit: REUTERS)

Lebanese Government Distances Itself from ‘Hezbollah’-Tel Aviv Row

by Paula Astih | Oct 13, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut — The Lebanese government is trying to stay away from the recent escalating debate between “Hezbollah” and Israel, which has highlighted a high probability of war between the two sides, despite recent accusations by Tel Aviv that the Lebanese Army...

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. (AFP)

Nasrallah Speaks of Confronting Israel as Observers Interpret his Comments as ‘Psychological War’

by Paula Astih | Oct 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – “Hezbollah” Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday of pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. He called on the Jews, who migrated to Israel, to leave as “they...

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Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil gestures after an interview with Reuters at his office in Beirut September 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

Lebanon: ‘Political Weariness’ due to Normalization with Syrian Regime

by Paula Astih | Sep 26, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese government is facing a chain of challenges that are seriously threatening its stability for the first time. Major challenges are the economic file and the obvious push of 8 March alliance towards normalization with the Syrian regime. Days after...