USA: Reward Offer for Information on Hamas and Hezbollah Key Leaders

The US Department of State’s Rewards for Justice Program is offering rewards of up to $5 million each for information leading to the identification or location of Hamas leader Salih al-Aruri and Lebanese Hezbollah leaders Khalil Yusif Mahmoud Harb and Read more

Turkey: UN Agri Fund chooses Istanbul for new sub-regional office

The UN agency for support to agricultural development, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will set up its sub-regional office in Istanbul following an agreement with Ankara. The agreement, according to Donald Brown, IFAD’s associate vice president, program management division, Read more

Lebanon: Newspaper’s editor sued for calling Saudi MbS killer

Editor in chief of Lebanese Al-Diyar daily has to face a legal action after Justice Minister lodged a lawsuit against him for calling Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS) “killer” of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who was “botched” Read more

Lebanon: Journalist who interviewed Hariri in Riyadh in November confirms PM was detained

Former journalist and current lawmaker who interviewed Prime Minister Saad Hariri in November in Riyadh following his surprising resignation has confirmed the Prime Minister was detained in the Saudi capital as she was expressing concern over the fate of missing Read more

UK to ban Lebanese Hezbollah’s entire movement

British authorities are on the verge of banning from their territories all branches of Lebanon-based Hezbollah that the government-led by Theresa May has labeled as a “disgusting group”. The decision, endorsed by Home Secretary Sajid Javid and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Read more

Lebanon: Journalist to go on trial for ‘defaming’ Kuwait ruler

A local journalist is on the verge of facing trial. State Prosecutor has begun legal action against him after the reporter accused Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of succumbing to U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure to cancel oil Read more