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Lebanese Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil speaks during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) in Moscow on November 18, 2015. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV

Bassil-Muallem Meeting Deepens Lebanese Division on ‘Normalization’

by Paula Astih | Sep 23, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister Jebran Bassil’s meeting with his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem in New York has deepened divisions among Lebanon’s politicians and driven sharp criticism from some officials. Syrian Arab News Agency reported...

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President Michel Aoun chairs Cabinet’s session on Thursday at the Presidential Palace in Baabda (Dalati & Nohra)

Lebanese Government Sets Elections Date, Appoints Supervisory Body

by Paula Astih | Sep 15, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut– Lebanon’s Cabinet formed Thursday an electoral body to prepare for next year’s parliamentary polls. The supervisory body “is a first step in the process of preparation for the elections and must be followed by other accelerated measures”, official sources told...

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Flags down at Presidential Palace on Friday/Dalati&Nohra

Lebanese Army Deployed Across Eastern Border

by Paula Astih | Sep 9, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The Lebanese officials and public laid to rest the bodies of 10 soldiers killed by ISIS two years after being captured in the eastern border town of Arsal in 2014. At the Defense Ministry, an official state funeral was held on Friday morning in the presence of...

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Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters stand near food supplies on the bank of the Euphrates river, west of Raqqa city, Syria April 10, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Syrian Democratic Forces Advance towards Heart of Raqqa

by Paula Astih | Aug 24, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut– Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is now in control of 60 percent of ISIS stronghold Raqqa city, northeast Syria, after it advanced further inside the city, whereas SDF spokesperson Mustafa Bali stated that soon the battle will include the center of the city....

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Lebanese troops battling militants near the Syrian border on the second day of clashes with ISIS. (AFP)

Lebanon: 20 Square Kms Separate Army from Defeating ISIS

by Paula Astih | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The Lebanese army announced on Tuesday that its forces have captured most of the 120 square kms held by ISIS on the eastern borders of the country, only four days after launching their battle against the terrorist militants. “We have captured around...