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Turkey has shelled pro-Syrian government forces as they entered the city of Afrin in support of the Kurdish SDF militia. The Turkish bombing of Syrian regime fighters marks another escalation in the Syrian war, which has turned to a series Read more
Tensions have gripped Lebanon again as the country is on the way to May elections after supporters of Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, close to the powerful movement Hezbollah, protested Monday night at comments by Foreign Minister calling Berri Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri made a U-turn on his party’s alliance with Saudi Arabia by showing support for Iran-backed Hezbollah. After announcing a shock resignation last November from Riyadh, blaming Iran for interfering Lebanese domestic affairs, Hariri defied the Read more
The United State announced Wednesday a new assistance package in forms of military support to help Lebanon better secure its borders and tackle terrorism. The assistance announced to Prime Minister Saad Hariri is estimated at $120 million and will include Read more
Prime Minister Saad Hariri Tuesday rescinded his resignation that he submitted in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia early last month, after securing ‘dissociation’ pact from other cabinet groups including Iran-backed Hezbollah. Hariri accepted to continue running his one-year old cabinet Read more
Hamas Monday ruled out demands to disarm its military wing, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, saying that the weapons will rather be moved to the West Bank to fight Israel. The Islamist movement has agreed to reconcile with rival Fatah in Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri Sunday confessed to a Saudi media that his country cannot do anything to numb Hezbollah’s might adding that a solution can only come from regional powers, Middle East Monitor reports. “The solution for Hezbollah’s arms Read more
The Palestinian Hamas movement Monday rejected an Arab League resolution labeling Lebanon-based Shia movement Hezbollah a terrorist group, and demanded that the regional organization condemns Israel occupation. Hamas, which has been in control of the Gaza enclave for a decade Read more
Paris has invited Prime Minister Saad Hariri to leave Saudi Arabia for France amid mounting calls for his return home following his unexpected resignation nearly two weeks ago. President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday told media that he had invited Hariri to Read more
Saudi Arabia is frustrated at the rising influence of Hezbollah and its Christian allies in Lebanon. The recent resignation, announced from Riyadh, by Prime Minister Saad Hariri bodes ill for Lebanon’s struggling economy. In an interview with Future television few Read more