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SAAD HARIRIS STRANGE SOJOURN IN SAUDI ARABIA
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanon's prime minister, Saad Hariri, was summoned at 8 30 a.m... READ MORE›
LEBANESE PM HARIRI 'PRESSURED TO RESIGN' BY THE SAUDIS
According to the report, Saudis were reprimanded by senior US state department official, David M Satterfield, for destabilising Lebanon ... READ MORE›
'LANGUAGE IS ALSO CULTURE'
'We still pray in it' Shadi Khalloul is the man behind the revival of Aramaic... READ MORE›
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS RE-APPEAR AFTER DARK YEARS FOR SYRIA'S CHRISTIANS
Since the creation of the republic back in 1932, Syrian Christians have been treated as first-class citizens, although they were constitutionally barred from the presidency... READ MORE›
IRAN, TURKEY, RUSSIA STRIKE DEAL ON SYRIA DETAINEES
Iran and Russiasupport the Syrian government, while Turkey has largely supported rebels fighting against the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad... READ MORE›
TRUMP THREAT TO CUT US AID
But since taking office last January, the Trump administration has made a concerted effort to slash US foreign aid spending... READ MORE›
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS SHARE THEIR MOST MEMORABLE TALES
I covered the 2014 war in the Gaza Strip, which was all action -- and terrifying... READ MORE›
LEBANON ARRESTS UBER DRIVER IN FEMALE U.K. EMBASSY WORKER'S SLAYING
A police official said Dykes' murder was a criminal act and was not politically motivated, adding that the suspect had confessed to the killing... READ MORE›
UBER DRIVER WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD KILLED BRITISH EMBASSY WORKER IN BEIRUT, AUTHORITIES SAY
Investigators tracked Harb through surveillance footage, which captured his car in Gemmayzeh and in the area where Dykes's body was found, Awdi said... READ MORE›
SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD SHOWS GRATTITUDE FOR RUSSIA, IRAN
The Syrian President said on Sunday his country had scuppered Western attempts to topple him. Bashar Assad said Syria, with the help of Russia, has... READ MORE›
BRITISH DIPLOMAT FOUND STRANGLED IN BEIRUT
Britain's Foreign Office in London confirmed the death of the diplomat, named by British media and her friends as Rebecca Dykes... READ MORE›
CRISIS BOOSTED CONFIDENCE IN LEBANESE ECONOMY
Salameh placed further hope on Lebanon's potential oil and gas wealth... READ MORE›
CRISIS BOOSTED CONFIDENCE IN LEBANESE ECONOMY
"So the cost is the higher interest rates but the reward is that the country has shown again a resilience and that our monetary policies are correct," Salameh said... READ MORE›
HEZBOLLAH'S HASSAN NASRALLAH VOWS TO FOCUS ON PALESTINE
His speech came as thousands of Hezbollah supporters demonstrated in Beirut, chanting Death to America!... READ MORE›
TRUMP JERUSALEM MOVE 'A DANGEROUS VIOLATION' OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, SAYS ARAB LEAGUE
The Arab League statement made no mention of economic sanctions... READ MORE›
PROTESTS NEAR US EMBASSY IN LEBANON OVER TRUMPS DECISION
Protests in Lebanon Near U.S. Embassy After Trumps Jerusalem Decision... READ MORE›
TEAR GAS FIRED AS RIOTING PROTESTERS BREAK DOWN US EMBASSY GATES IN BEIRUT (WATCH LIVE)
Tensions are running high across the region and around the world now that US President Donald Trump has officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel... READ MORE›
MACRON STEPS INTO MIDDLE EAST ROLE AS U.S. RETREATS
Mr. Macron, who came to the job with few Middle East connections, put in place a team that knows the region intimately... READ MORE›
MASS PROTESTS OF TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION CONTINUE; ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES KILL 2 HAMAS MEN AFTER ROCKETS FIRED FROM GAZA
Along the border with the Gaza Strip, some 450 Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops at eight main locations... READ MORE›
ALBERTA MAN WHO APPEARED AS RETIRED U.S. MARINE AT REMEMBRANCE DAY EVENTS DENOUNCED AS IMPOSTOR
Stolen Valour Canada says Peter Toth of Red Deer took part in events at St. Francis of Assisi Middle School, G.W... READ MORE›
U.S. EMBASSY'S MOVE TO JERUSALEM SHOULD TAKE AT LEAST TWO YEARS, TILLERSON SAYS
That Hariri made the statement from Saudi Arabia set off rounds of speculation that he was being held hostage by his benefactors... READ MORE›
HARIRI, WORLD LEADERS TO MEET IN PARIS FOR LEBANON CRISIS TALKS
Hariri's shock resignation announcement sent tremors through Lebanon, long a proxy battleground of regional powers... READ MORE›
FRENCH SCHOOL IN LEBANON FORCED TO APOLOGIZE FOR PUTTING ISRAEL ON MAP
French school in Lebanon forced to apologize for putting Israel on map -- RT World News... READ MORE›
PALESTINIANS CLASH WITH ISRAELI TROOPS TO PROTEST TRUMPS JERUSALEM DECLARATION
The mood in the streets of downtown East Jerusalem, where there was a heavy Israeli police presence, was tense and sullen... READ MORE›
TILLERSON TO MEET LEBANON'S HARIRI IN PARIS ON FRIDAY
Tillerson to meet Lebanon's Hariri in Paris on Friday U.S. State Department... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | WHERE WOULD A U.S. EMBASSY IN JERUSALEM ACTUALLY GO?
An American flag flies over the U.S. Consulate General building on Dec. 6 in Jerusalem... READ MORE›
SAAD HARIRI WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION AFTER CABINET MEETING
Prime Minister Saad Hariri has revoked his resignation after Lebanon's cabinet voted to affirm its disengagement from conflicts in the Arab world... READ MORE›
LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER SAAD HARIRI REVOKES RESIGNATION AFTER CONSENSUS DEAL
The move thrust Lebanon to the forefront of the regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran and shattered the national unity government that Hariri headed... READ MORE›
UN SAYS 400,000 CIVILIANS TRAPPED IN SYRIAN ENCLAVE
Eastern Ghouta has been besieged by President Bashar al-Assad's troops since 2013 in an attempt to force the rebel enclave into submission... READ MORE›
LEBANON'S POLITICAL CRISIS OVER, SAYS PRESIDENT MICHEL AOUN
Lebanon's recent political crisis has come to an end, its President Michel Aoun said here on Friday after a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni... READ MORE›
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THIS MIGHT BE TRUMP'S SECRET IRAN WEAPON
While Saudi Arabia may have some diplomatic and economic sway over Lebanon, it cannot fight Hezbollah militarily... READ MORE›
'ISRAEL SHOULDN'T GO TO WAR WITH LEBANON, AS WE WILL SURELY WIN' - LEBANESE FM
We should restrain Israel from starting a war exactly because Lebanon is sure to win it, he claimed... READ MORE›
ISRAEL INSTRUCTS DIPLOMATS TO SUPPORT SAUDIS
Leaked cable shows Israel told diplomats to support Saudi Arabia's war of words with Iran and Lebanese group Hezbollah... READ MORE›
BAFFLING EVENTS IN LEBANON ARE FUELING ANXIETY IN THE MIDEAST
France has longstanding interests in Lebanon, a former colony, and Mr. Macron was invited to Saudi Arabia by Prince Mohammed... READ MORE›
US OFFICIAL: CROWN PRINCE SALMAN 'BEHAVING RECKLESSLY'
Saudi Arabia has accused Iran of direct military aggression through the Houthi rebels in Yemen... READ MORE›
ISRAEL READY TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE ON IRAN WITH SAUDI ARABIA - IDF CHIEF
Israel ready to share intelligence on Iran with Saudi Arabia - IDF chief... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA HAS 'DECLARED WAR' ON LEBANON, SAYS HEZBOLLAH LEADER
Mr Nasrallah is calming an apparently jittery population following Saudi Arabia's escalation against Hezbollah's patron Iran... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA ORDERS ITS CITIZENS OUT OF LEBANON
Reaction in Washington on Thursday to Saudi Arabia's decision to order its citizens out of Lebanon was also cautious... READ MORE›
ISRAEL'S LEADERSHIP TALKS UP ANOTHER WAR WITH HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON
Israeli strategists do not question the likelihood of a war with Hezbollah, wrote Adamsky... READ MORE›
WILL SAUDIS IMPOSE QATAR-STYLE BLOCKADE ON LEBANON?
They want Lebanon to be disassociated from Hezbollah... READ MORE›
HEZBOLLAH SAYS SAUDI DECLARES LEBANON WAR WITH HARIRI DETENTION
It is clear that Saudi Arabia and Saudi officials have declared war on Lebanon and on Hezbollah in Lebanon, he said... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN FM CALLS ON ARAB NATIONS TO CONFRONT IRAN
'Blunt interference' In his opening remarks in Cairo, Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi foreign minister, condemned Iranian activity in the region... READ MORE›
SAUDI-IRAN PROXY WARS: IN PURSUIT OF REGIONAL HEGEMONY
How does Saudi Arabia advance Sunnis by humiliating the Sunnis of Lebanon?... READ MORE›
NASRALLAH REJECTS ARAB LEAGUE STATEMENT ON HEZBOLLAH
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has rejected claims made by Arab foreign ministers that the Lebanese group is arming rebels in Yemen... READ MORE›
TENSION MOUNTS IN LEBANON AS SAUDI ARABIA ESCALATES POWER STRUGGLE WITH IRAN
But it was brought to a head on 3 November, at a lunch in Beirut being hosted by prime minister Saad Hariri... READ MORE›
HEZBOLLAH SAYS SAUDI DECLARES LEBANON WAR WITH HARIRI DETENTION
It is clear that Saudi Arabia and Saudi officials have declared war on Lebanon and on Hezbollah in Lebanon, he said... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA TELLS CITIZENS TO LEAVE LEBANON AT ONCE
Saudi Arabia has told its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately... READ MORE›
LEBANON'S PM SAAD AL-HARIRI HOLDS OFF RESIGNATION
Hariri's return to Lebanon comes two weeks after he announced his shock resignation as the country's prime minister in a televised speech from Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
LEBANON'S HARIRI ARRIVES IN FRANCE TO MEET MACRON
Prime Minister Hariri then has the intention, I believe, to return to his country in the following days or weeks... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA ORDERS CITIZENS TO LEAVE LEBANON AS TENSIONS RISE
He described Hezbollah's participation in government as an act of war against Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
LEBANESE LEADER ENDING SAUDI STAY ARRIVES IN FRANCE
Questions are swirling about why Mr. Hariri spent two weeks in Saudi Arabia, where he announced his resignation... READ MORE›
HOW ZIAD AHMAD ITANI FELL INTO MOSSAD'S HONEY TRAP
Abi Saab also thinks Itani's handlers in the Mossad ordered his vociferous public defence of Doueiri's cultural ties with Israel... READ MORE›
FRANCE MAKES DIPLOMATIC PUSH TO SOLVE LEBANON CRISIS
This week, Hariri said he planned to return to Lebanon soon, but did not specify when... READ MORE›
MICHEL AOUN PRESSES SAUDIS ON SAAD HARIRI'S STATUS
Lebanon's president has called on Saudi Arabia to clarify exactly why Saad Hariri, the country's prime minister, has yet to return to Beirut... READ MORE›
MACRON INVITES SAAD HARIRI TO PARIS WITH FAMILY
Emmanuel Macron's offer came just hours after Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday that nothing justified the apparent detention of Hariri in Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
US DECLINES COMMENT ON HARIRI'S STATUS IN SAUDI ARABIA
State Department spokeswoman says US charge d'affairs in Riyadh met Hariri but refuses to comment on what's going on... READ MORE›
MICHEL AOUN: NOTHING JUSTIFIES SAAD HARIRI'S DETENTION
Hariri, a Sunni Muslim politician and longtime ally of Saudi Arabia, suddenly announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister during a visit to Riyadh last week... READ MORE›
HARIRI SAYS HE WILL RETURN TO LEBANON SOON, LEAVES DOUBT ABOUT RESIGNATION
After Hariri announced his resignation, Saudi Arabia accused Lebanon of declaring war against it because of Hezbollah... READ MORE›
FRANCE'S PRESIDENT MACRON BEGINS SAUDI VISIT, AMID LEBANON CRISIS
In a separate development, Saudi Arabia on Thursday told its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately... READ MORE›
SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS MESSAGE TO IRAN IS
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir attends a joint news conference with France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 16, 2017... READ MORE›