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TOPSHOT – A Syrian man stands in the rubble of destroyed buildings following an air strike in Aleppo’s rebel-controlled neighbourhood of Karm al-Jabal on September 18, 2016.
Syria’s ceasefire was on the brink of collapsing on September 18, after a US-led coalition strike killed dozens of regime soldiers and Aleppo city was hit by its first raids in nearly a week. / AFP PHOTO / KARAM AL-MASRIKARAM AL-MASRI/AFP/Getty Images

Turkey Suggests Autonomous Zone in Aleppo… Russia Silent

by Thaer Abbas | Nov 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The Syrian regime rejected on Sunday a Turkish proposal made by U.N. Syria Envoy Staffan de Mistura concerning the situation in the city of Aleppo and its eastern side that is besieged by regime forces and their allies. But, Syria’s rebuff did not burry the...

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PSP chief MP Walid Jumblat. AFP

Jumblat: Aoun is not Made in Lebanon President

by Thaer Abbas | Nov 10, 2016 | Interviews

Beirut-Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat has urged the rival political parties to seize the “historic” opportunity that brought President Michel Aoun to power and work on the swift formation of a new government. “All parties should work swiftly on...

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Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil. NNA

Bassil: Aoun was Hezbollah’s Ally… Now he is Ally of All Lebanese

by Thaer Abbas | Nov 7, 2016 | Interviews

Beirut-Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil expressed his country’s desire to restore relations with Saudi Arabia, asserting that both states would witness better days. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Bassil who is the son-in-law of Lebanon’s President...

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Christian politician and FPM founder Michel Aoun talks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Aoun’s Path to Baabda: Wars and Reconciliations

by Thaer Abbas | Oct 29, 2016 | Features

Beirut- Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun has not had an easy path to the presidential palace. The “impossible” was made possible by Future Movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri’s approval to back Aoun for the presidency. The doors of Baabda Palace, which have...

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Aoun speaks after meeting with Hariri on Thursday/ NNA

Aoun Nears Lebanon’s Presidency as Hariri Says Willing to Risk his Future

by Thaer Abbas | Oct 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Saad Hariri, Lebanon’s former prime minister and head of the largest parliamentary bloc has admitted that he was willing to take “a political risk” when announcing his support for the candidacy of “Hezbollah’s” ally, the head of the Change and Reform bloc, MP...