Month: February 2022

Uzbekistan to host first international investment forum

From March 24 to March 26, foreign businesses will get acquainted with the investment opportunities of Uzbekistan. By Sher KarimovIn March, Tashkent will host the first international investment forum, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade reported. The event will become “a new platform for discussion and implementation of strategic initiatives.” In addition, Uzbekistan will demonstrate […]

Germany added to list of inquirers about Riad Salameh

Lebanon has received a letter from Germany asking for information relating to the finances of Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Lebanese Justice Minister Henry Khoury confirmed to Reuters that he had received two German letters and had handed them to the public prosecutor, without saying […]

Hochstein in encouraging talks with Lebanese army commander

"Where there's a will, there's a way," the U.S. embassy in Lebanon tweeted Wednesday, describing a meeting between U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein and Army Commander Joseph Aoun as fruitful. U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein arrived in Lebanon Tuesday and met today, Wednesday, with Aoun. The embassy said that […]

Israel, Syria trade charges over new spate of missile attacks

A Syrian soldier was killed and five others were wounded in an Israeli attack near the capital Damascus, Syrian state media said. The Israeli military said it attacked targets in Syria shortly after an anti-aircraft missile was fired from the Arab country into northern Israel early Wednesday. Israel said the Syrian rocket exploded in the […]

Al-Rahi doesn't want Lebanon to be missile launchpad threatening region

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Wednesday stressed that Lebanon “must not remain to be a missile launchpad” nor “an enemy of its neighborhood.” “We want Lebanon to be a point of convergence between civilizations, but the weakness of national immunity has deviated its message. However, we are struggling together so that it does not remain […]

Grain silos hit by Beirut blast may be demolished

Acting information minister Abbas Halabi said Tuesday that a ministerial committee has been formed to study the fate of Beirut's Blast-hit silos facing the threat of collapse. The ministerial committee will prepare a report by the end of February, Halabi said. Experts had warned that a section of the grain silos that absorbed much of […]

Printing money to escape the pressure of fiscal reforms is any corrupt politician’s number one choice

Rest assured dear citizens of Lebanon, the denial shall not set the corrupt and incompetent of the political class free. This too shall pass. By Mohammad Ibrahim FheiliWhenever you speak of money with a Lebanese, the focus is on the dollar; everyone has been chasing the dollar each in his/her way. None has been satisfying […]

Tunisian president Kaïs Saied steps away from crowning himself king of Tunisia

The birthplace of the Arab Spring, Tunisia, slid in less than a year into a newborn dictatorship. A doom scenario for the country, and an insult to the revolution of 2011. It looks like president Kaïs Saied is just a few steps away from crowning himself as the first King of Tunisia.By Arthur BlokSaied is […]

Egypt's first ever Coptic head of constitutional court

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has appointed Bolis Fahmy as the first Coptic head of the Supreme Constitutional Court starting on Wednesday. Fahmy, 65, was previously vice president of the court, and before that head of the Cairo Court of Appeal. He takes over from Saeed Marei Amr, who stepped down due to health issues. […]

Egypt launches Red Sea exercises for atypical threats

Egypt’s military has announced the launch of International Maritime Training Activities in the Red Sea, as part of its plan “to raise the level of training and exchange experiences with the armed forces of brotherly and friendly countries.” It said the training will last “several days,” with the participation of Egypt’s navy and the Western […]

Hezbollah bemoans Kuwaiti proposals for Lebanon

The head of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group said on Tuesday he was against a list of proposals as part of Kuwait’s mediation aimed at repairing ties between Lebanon and Gulf Arab states. But Hassan Nasrallah said he was in support of dialogue efforts. He described the Kuwaiti list of proposals and conditions brought forward for […]

BREAKING NEWS - Syrians shoot down Israeli missiles headed for Damascus

Syrian air defences on Wednesday shot down a number of "Israeli aggression's missiles" around Damascus, the capital, state TV said. State television also reported earlier that Syrian air defences confronted "hostile targets" over Damascus. There was no immediate information on damages or casualties. Rocket warning sirens sounded in northern Israel on Wednesday, the Israeli military […]

US envoy brings Lebanon new maritime border proposal

U.S. Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein arrived in Lebanon Tuesday carrying a new proposal regarding the maritime borders demarcation between Lebanon and Israel. Amos' visit comes after Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz had said that "Israel is ready to resume the maritime border talks with Lebanon." Indirect negotiations, mediated by […]

Nasrallah slams subversive, spying role of US embassy

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has lashed out at what he called the “subversive” U.S. influence in Lebanon, while questioning the Lebanese identity of political parties which he said are “receiving orders from embassies.” Noting that “U.S. attempts to open communication channels with Hizbullah” through various parties “have not stopped” over the past years, Nasrallah […]

New peace proposal for two-state confederation

Israeli and Palestinian public figures have drawn up a new proposal for a two-state confederation that they hope will offer a way forward after a decade-long stalemate in Mideast peace efforts. The plan includes several controversial proposals, and it's unclear if it has any support among leaders on either side. But it could help shape […]

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