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Buses carrying militants of “Saraya Ahl al-Sham” and a number of displaced left Arsal en route to the Syrian town of Flitah and, from there, to the town of Rahiba in east Qalamoun in the countryside of Damascus/NNA

Lebanese Army Surrounds ISIS in Jurud, Installs Special Operation Room for Battle

by Youssef Diab | Aug 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Hours after Saraya ahl al-Sham militants and their families arrived to Qalamoun from Lebanon’s Jurud Arsal area, the Lebanese Army launched on Tuesday sweep operations in the geographical area where the militants were present, ahead of triggering a battle...

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Children walk past rubble of damaged buildings at Ain Tarma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta. , Syria, July 19, 2017. (photo by REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh)

Syrian Regime Bypasses ‘Southern Truce’…Reaches Jordanian Border

by Youssef Diab | Aug 11, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Syrian regime forces and their allies managed to capture on Thursday areas at the borders of Souweida province with Jordan, a movement considered as bypassing the west southern truce signed under a US-Russian-Jordanian patronage, including the countryside of...

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Lebanese Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel. (NNA)

Lebanese Politicians Strongly Criticize ‘Hezbollah,’ Nusra Swap Deal

by Youssef Diab | Aug 3, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The prisoner exchange deal between Lebanon’s “Hezbollah” and al-Nusra Front extremists was met with wide condemnation among Lebanese politicians, who said that the deal “undermined the sovereignty of the state. The deal saw terrorist fugitives wanted by the...

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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meets US President Donald Trump at the White House on July 25, 2017. (Dalati & Nohra)

Hariri’s US Trip: Backing Lebanon’s Stability, Building Partnership to Reconstruct Syria

by Youssef Diab | Aug 1, 2017 | Features

Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s visit to the United States last week was not limited to its official designation and agenda, but it paved the way for a roadmap for the new American administration to work with Lebanon during the upcoming phase. The visit...

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Lebanese soldiers on the way to Arsal. (Reuters)

Lebanese Investigators Gather Information in Death of 4 Syrian Detainees

by Youssef Diab | Jul 9, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – An investigation committee has been busy collecting information linked to the death of four Syrian detainees, who were arrested by the Lebanese army during recent raids in refugee encampments in the northeastern border region of Arsal. The deaths of the...