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Parliament stormed in Tobruk, set on fire

Protesters have stormed Libya's parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk and set parts of it ablaze, venting their anger at deteriorating living conditions and months of political deadlock. Black smoke billowed as men burned tyres and torched cars after one protester had smashed through the compound's gate with a bulldozer and others attacked the […]

US, Israel forced to do forensics on Shireen Abu Akleh case

Israel has said it will conduct forensic tests on the bullet that killed the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, a day after Palestinian officials handed over the evidence to a US security coordinator for examination on what they said was the condition that Israel would not be involved. The testing will be carried out by […]

Iran proposes solution to Turkey, Syria problem

Iran is working towards a political solution to keep Turkey from invading northern Syria, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday during a visit to Damascus. "We announced our readiness to offer a political solution and our readiness to help in this regard," he told a news conference with his Syrian counterpart. "We will expend […]

Israel bully's Lebanon into buying its Qana gas shares

Israel has responded to Lebanon’s latest proposal regarding sea border demarcation and its answer included a suggestion that Lebanon “buy Israel’s small share” in the Qana offshore field, informed sources said. “Israel has welcomed the unified Lebanese stance, which does not mention Line 29 as a negotiations line, and it considered that this answer ends […]

BREAKING NEWS - Israelis say they shot down Hezbollah drones going to disputed gasfield

The Israeli army on Saturday said it intercepted three drones launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon that were headed towards an offshore gas field in the Mediterranean, an announcement that was later confirmed by Hezbollah. "Three hostile drones approaching the airspace in Israel's economic waters have been intercepted," the army said in a statement, adding that […]

Arab League meets with President Aoun

A delegation of Arab foreign ministers and Arab League officials met Saturday with President Michel Aoun in Baabda, shortly before a consultative meeting for Arab foreign ministers that Lebanon hosted. Speaking after the meeting with Aoun, Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit stressed support for Lebanon and its government and people. "We listened to President […]

BREAKING NEWS - Syria alleges Israeli attack on Tartus

Syria on Saturday accused Israel of launching an "air aggression" from over the Mediterranean, west of Tripoli, with several missiles targeting south of Tartus. This led to the injury of two civilians and some material damage, the Syrian ministry of defence said. Source: US News & World Report

BREAKING NEWS - Odessa missile attack leaves resident killed, wounded

Russian missile attacks on residential areas in a coastal town near the Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Friday killed at least 18 people, including two children, authorities reported, a day after Russian forces withdrew from a strategic Black Sea island. Video of the pre-dawn attack showed the charred remains of buildings in the small […]

Qatar gives $60 million to Lebanese army in time of need

Qatar has donated $60 million to the Lebanese army, hard hit by the Mediterranean nation's unprecedented economic meltdown, Qatar News Agency reported. The announcement came shortly after Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani arrived in Beirut, where he is expected to meet senior Lebanese officials. Lebanon's nearly three-year crisis has put unprecedented pressure […]

Houthis join peace talks in Jordan

Yemen's Houthi group has sent a delegation to Jordan's capital Amman to resume the UN-sponsored truce talks with the Yemeni government, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported. The delegation would discuss the violations of the ongoing truce and the opening of roads in Taiz, the report said on Thursday. There was no comment yet from the […]

Tunis president wins lion's share of constitutional powers

Tunisia’s president published a planned new constitution on Thursday that he will put to a referendum next month, expanding his own powers and limiting the role of parliament in a vote most political parties have already rejected. Kais Saied has ruled by decree since last summer, when he brushed aside the parliament and the democratic […]

Samie Al-Achrafi advocates a new way of being human in his bestselling book #Time4Humanity

The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. With this quotation from Paulo Coelho, a Brazilian lyricist and novelist, British-Syrian author Samie Al-Achrafi introduces a chapter on conscious leadership in his bestselling book #Time4Humanity. A rather unusual but must-read book for every individual who wants more out of life but does not […]

China, Russia lash out at NATO mobilization, expansion plans

NATO faced rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a "direct threat" and said China posed "serious challenges " to global stability. During a summit in Madrid, the Western military alliance described a world plunged into a dangerous phase of big-power competition and facing myriad threats, from cyberattacks to climate change. […]

Budget committee outlines exchange rate unification plan for Lebanon

The Finance and Budget Committee, headed by MP Ibrahim Kanaan, convened Thursday to discuss the 2022 state budget law and the recovery plan, in the presence of Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati. Cabinet in its last session last month, prior to becoming a caretaker Cabinet and ahead of the beginning of the term of the new […]

US denies it sent warships to protest Karish gasfield for Israel

The circulated reports about the arrival of U.S. warships to protect the Karish offshore gas field are baseless, a U.S. Embassy source told al-Jadeed TV on Thursday. Al-Akhbar newspaper had earlier reported, quoting “UNIFIL sources,” that U.S. warships had arrived off the Karish field and started measures aimed at protecting the Energean Power gas vessel. […]

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Parliament stormed in Tobruk, set on fire

US, Israel forced to do forensics on Shireen Abu Akleh case

Iran proposes solution to Turkey, Syria problem

Israel bully's Lebanon into buying its Qana gas shares

BREAKING NEWS - Israelis say they shot down Hezbollah drones going to disputed gasfield