A negotiated solution to the ‘Palestinian-Israeli conflict’, at least the way envisaged by successive US administrations, has failed. Now, Palestinians and their allies would have to explore a whole new path of liberation that does not go through Washington. It is easy to place all the blame on the current ... Read More »
Lebanon’s new government won parliament’s vote of confidence on Tuesday, as 63 MPs voted in favor, 20 voted against and one MP abstained. The MPs of Hizbullah, the Free Patriotic Movement, the AMAL Movement and their allies granted confidence to Hassan Diab’s government as those of al-Mustaqbal Movement, the Progressive ... Read More »
A new spacecraft that will give us an unprecedented view of the Sun has blasted off into space. Europe and Nasa’s Solar Orbiter was rocketed up to begin its journey to our star on Sunday night, with the aim of getting pictures of the kind never seen before. “We’re on ... Read More »
Israeli occupation forces escalated their aggression against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, wounding several citizens, arresting 16 civilians including boys, closing the entrances of three villages with iron gates, and bombing sites in Gaza. In Bethlehem, two Palestinians were wounded after the Israeli occupation forces ... Read More »
Agenda-setting newspapers and TV stations facing scramble to survive amid state dysfunction For nearly 80 years since its postwar independence, Lebanon has been a haven for regional media, giving a platform to journalism and entertainment that few other countries in the Middle East would dare to match. Its newspapers ... Read More »
Information Minister, Dr. Manal Abdel Samad Najd, announced Monday that state-run Tele Liban’s ground channel will be the only station to broadcast live the King Abdullah Basketball Cup. In this context, Abdel Samad thanked “Jordanian counterpart Amjad Al-Adayleh for Jordan’s rapid response,” expressing her sincere greetings to Jordanian Prime Minister ... Read More »
The number of chinstrap penguins in some colonies in Western Antarctica has fallen by as much as 77% since they were last surveyed in the 1970s, say scientists studying the impact of climate change on the remote region. The chinstrap penguin, named after the narrow black band under its head, ... Read More »
The Syrian army announced in a statement published by SANA that the armed forces advancing from the eastern countryside of Idlib met other advancing troops in the southern direction of Aleppo, and regained control of 600 square kilometres. The General Command of the Army announced in a statement that “the ... Read More »
Russian oil companies are seeking to invest in the Iraqi gas sector, the First Deputy Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee at the Russian Federation Council announced yesterday. “Today, our leading oil and gas companies such as Lukoil, Bashneft, Gazprom Neft are actively working in Iraq,” Yury Fedorov said during ... Read More »
The number of US service members diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) stemming from Iran’s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month has shot up to more than 100, the Pentagon said Monday. The department said 109 military members had been treated for mild TBI, a significant increase ... Read More »
Lebanese Ministry of Information
