President Donald Trump has threatened to force a shutdown of the federal government this fall if Congress doesn’t fund his proposed border wall with Mexico—and it is an idea that is almost universally opposed by congressional Democrats as well as by a key bloc of Republicans. The chances of a shutdown occurring, ... Read More »
Repeated bombings have crippled bridges, hospitals and factories. Many doctors and civil servants have gone unpaid for more than a year. Malnutrition and poor sanitation have made the Middle Eastern country vulnerable to diseases that most of the world has confined to the history books. In just three months, cholera ... Read More »
Russia is preparing to mount what could be one of its biggest military exercises since the cold war, a display of power that will be watched warily by Nato against a backdrop of east-west tensions. Western officials and analysts estimate up to 100,000 military personnel and logistical support could participate in ... Read More »
“We have no problems with the electricity file, but we will put it quietly as we will put up the apple file,” Information Minister Melhem al-Riyashi said ahead of a cabinet meeting at the Beit Din palace. Read More »
Prime Minister Saad Hariri Tuesday hailed the Lebanese Army’s quick gains against Daesh (ISIS) on the northeastern border region as the “biggest vote of confidence in the role of the government, the state and the Army.” He also said the key to halting the waste of public funds is by ... Read More »
Plight of ordinary people being overlooked amid focus on missile launches and rising tensions between Pyongyang and Washington The Guardian Justin McCurry 23 August, 2017 Sanctions and the worst drought for almost two decades threaten to cause severe hardship for millions of people in North Korea, while the country’s leadership ... Read More »
The president admitted: ‘My original instinct was to pull out’ but said he’d bowed to advice from officials, and claimed he’d take a much tougher line with Pakistan The Guardian Julian Borger 22 August, 2017 Donald Trump has announced he will prolong the US military intervention in Afghanistan, which he ... Read More »
A total eclipse that crossed the sky from Oregon to South Carolina brought out throngs of spectators, who exulted in seeing the midday sky go briefly dark. The New York Times By HENRY FOUNTAIN 21 August, 2017 CHARLESTON, S.C. — The United States basked in the glory of ... Read More »
Minister of Information Melhem Al-Riyashi received today, at his office in the ministry, the head of Rachaya Development Committee Lilian Malouli. After the meeting, Maalouli confirmed that she had presented with Minister Al-Riyashi “the subject of the Transfiguration on Mount Hermon, which is the focus of several development projects in ... Read More »
The United Nations Information Center in Beirut is organizing a training workshop for media professionals on “Sustainable Development Goals”, sponsored by Information Minister Melhem Riachi, on Thursday 7 and Friday, 8 September 2017, at the SmallVille Hotel, Badaro, Beirut. The workshop aims at informing journalists about these global goals and ... Read More »
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