Beirut- Five suicide bombers blew themselves up as Lebanese army forces raided on Friday Syrian refugee encampments in eastern Lebanon’s Arsal area. One child was killed and a number of soldiers were injured, the Lebanese Army Command said in a statement. The five suicide bombers blew themselves up
Cairo- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Friday that “the June 30 Revolution” foiled the plans of foreign forces that sought to produce chaos in the region by financing and sponsoring terrorism. In a televised speech delivered on the fourth anniversary of the mass protests that ended t
Beirut- Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has stressed that only the Lebanese state and citizens should defend Lebanon against any attack. “No one at all, other than the Lebanese state, has the right to take strategic decisions regarding Lebanon’s defense or foreign policy,” the LF leader to
Casablanca- The Moroccan government has postponed the announcement of the first phase of liberalizing the dirham currency although it was on the agenda of the cabinet session on Thursday. Moroccan government spokesman Mustapha El Khalfi said the postponement came following a request made by the fina
Golan- The small church in the village of Ein Qiniye in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights opens only on rare occasions. Few Christians remain on the Israeli-held part of the strategic plateau northeast of the Sea of Galilee. Israel seized 1,200 square kilometers of the Golan from Syria in the Six-D
Jeddah- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense has received a telephone call in Jeddah from French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the call, the French Minister congratulated the Crown Prince on rece
US President Donald Trump emphasized the need for a determined response to North Korea after talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, while taking aim at Seoul over trade and the need for burden sharing in defense. At a joint appearance with Moon, Trump said North Korea’s nuclear and bal
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’s official website released a statement on Friday that it regrets the appearance of inaccurate accounts in Qatari media of a meeting held on Thursday between UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein and the Permanent Repre
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin officially extended Moscow’s embargo on food products from the West until the end of 2018, continuing its policy of retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine. A decree signed by Putin and posted in the official government database states that the embargo on
“I feel like we sort of choked.” That is the killer quote in an extraordinary Washington Post investigation into how Barack Obama responded to intelligence last year that Russia was running a sophisticated influence operation against the 2016 elections. It’s attributed to a former
A number of international officials praised the royal directive recently given to King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense to provide $ 66.7 million to fight the cholera epidemic in Yemen in respo
London- A crow prevented a postman from resuming deliveries to a street in Canada after attacking him frequently. Canada Post refused to deliver letters to a Vancouver neighbourhood after the bird swooped on the worker, leaving him bleeding. “The notorious crow, known as Canuck, first found fa
London- Basori Lal, from Indian province Madhya Pradesh, has become a local celebrity. Standing 29 inches tall at 50 years old, Basori is considered the shortest man in the world. It was only around age five that his family started to notice he wasn’t growing. Basori was bullied as a young man
London- British currency exchange companies suspended trading with Qatari Riyal temporarily while other companies said that the Qatari currency is currently not available amid the diplomatic crisis between some Arab countries and Doha. The spokeswoman for Exchange Company Travelex said in a statemen
Millions have prediabetes and don’t know it. Here is why it’s important to find out and act to lower your diabetes risk. An estimated one out of three American adults is prediabetic, which means blood sugar levels are higher than normal but below the threshold for type 2 diabetes. Yet 90
London- Ebrahim Raisi, who lost in the Iranian presidential elections, met Thursday with Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Quds Force Qasem Soleimani and chairman of the Assembly of Experts Ahmad Jannati in addition to the members of the National Security Council and Foreign Policy in
London- It was the kind of story that made one do a double take. The Paolo Maldini? The retired footballer? The five-times European champion, former Italy captain and devilishly handsome H&M model? He’s a professional tennis player now? Are you sure? There was a temptation to assume it was nothi
The UN refugee agency said Friday that nearly a half-million people who were displaced within Syria due to its civil war have returned to their homes since the beginning of the year. The agency pointed out to “a notable trend of spontaneous returns to and within Syria in 2017.” UNHCR say
Iraqi troops were clearing up a key neighborhood in Mosul on Friday as a senior commander said the country will declare victory over ISIS in the northern city during the “next few days.” Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab al-Saadi and Lieutenant Colonel Salam Hussein told The Associated Pres
The German parliament on Friday passed a law aimed at to fine social media networks up to 50 million euros ($57 million) if they fail to remove “obviously illegal” content in time, despite concerns the law could limit free expression. The measure approved Friday is designed to enforce th
