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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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Hariri speaks on Friday after meeting Berri at Ain Al Tineh in Beirut/ NNA

Lebanon: Cabinet Between ‘Positive Allusions’ and Absence of Practical Solutions

by Paula Astih | Dec 11, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The positive positions launched by each of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and the Secretary General of the so-called Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah on Friday and which alluded that a new cabinet could possibly be formed in the next hours did not meet...

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Airstrikes against civilians in Aleppo (Photo: AFP)

Aleppo Witnesses Renewed Bombardment.. All Eyes on Al-Bab Advance

by Paula Astih | Dec 10, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Regime air forces in Syria renewed aerial bombardment of rebel-held Aleppo eastern neighborhoods on Friday. All eyes have turned to the Turkish-led Operation Euphrates Shield making advances on al-Bab grounds, an ISIS controlled city in northern Syria. Rupert...

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Hariri visits Aoun at the Presidential Palace on Monday, November 28, 2016/ NNA

Lebanon: Fears from Long Government Vacuum

by Paula Astih | Nov 29, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s busy schedule at his Future Movement’s general convention last week and the trip of Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil to Brazil have dissipated the momentum that accompanied the election of President Michel Aoun and the...

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Lebanese troops deploy in the eastern town of Arsal near the Syrian border on August 28, 2014 (AFP Photo)

Families of Lebanese Captives Optimistic After Arrest of ISIS Commander

by Paula Astih | Nov 26, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The families of nine soldiers taken captive by ISIS in the northeastern town of Arsal in August 2014 were optimistic on Saturday after the Lebanese army arrested a top militant in the border area with Syria. According to the relatives and sources following up...