Politics

Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, on Monday welcomed Admiral Edward Ahlgren, the UK’s Senior Defense Advisor for the Middle East, and his accompanying delegation at the second presidency in Ain al-Tineh. British Ambassador to Lebanon, Hamish Cowell, was also in attendance. Discussions focused on the situation in Lebanon and

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: “We must strengthen our military capabilities in order to deter Israel from its practices against the Palestinian people.” Erdogan added during his participation in a meeting of the Justice and Development Party branch in the northeastern province of Rize: “Just as we entered Karabakh

The Coordination Framework called on the House of Representatives to proceed with the first reading of the law. He said in a statement that “the Coordination Framework held its regular meeting today, Monday, in Nouri al-Maliki’s office, calling on the House of Representatives to proceed with the first reading of

Colonists stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque today in Occupied Jerusalem (Al-Quds), under the protection of the occupation police. Wafa news agency reported eyewitnesses as saying that dozens of colonists stormed Al-Aqsa in consecutive groups, carried out provocative tours and performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards. The Israeli occupation forces (IOF)

Iraq and Bolivia signed a statement to establish diplomatic relations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement: “The signing ceremony of the statement establishing joint diplomatic relations between the governments of Iraq and the Plurinational State of Bolivia took place in the building of the Permanent Mission of

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) bombed east of Khan Younis City today, south of the Gaza Strip, murdering a Palestinian civilian and injuring several others. Wafa news agency reported local sources as saying that the IOF artillery shelling targeted Abu Hamid roundabout, east of Khan Younis, slaughtering a Palestinian civilian

The Head of the National Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, stressed the necessity of making the local governments experience a success. The Wisdom Movement stated in a statement: “Al-Hakim met today with the head of Wasit Provincial Council, Ali Sulaiman al-Shammari, his deputy, and a number of council members, reviewing the

Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Dr. Abdallah Bou Habib, received on Monday the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, with whom he discussed the developments in south Lebanon. Minister Bou Habib stressed the “necessity of self-restraint to avoid a regional war that would have major repercussions on