GENEVA, The U.N. human rights office warns civilian casualties are growing in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province as fighting between Russian-backed Syrian government forces and rebels allied with al-Qaida escalates.The U.N. agency says it is extremely…
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Kassem, Kubis tackle latest developments
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Kassem, on Monday received the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jan Kubis, with whom he discussed most recent developments in Lebanon and the broad region. Sheikh Kassem held “the United Sta…
Aoun welcomes envoy of Emir of Qatar, foresees promising summer season involving Gulf tourists
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, expressed his hope that “in the coming months Qatari citizens will return to Lebanon to spend the summer vacation with their brothers, the sons of the Gulf.””Reservations in hotels and tourist establishme…
‘I Hope Not,’ Trump Says on Possibility of War With Iran
President Donald Trump says he hopes the U.S. is not going to war with Iran amid rising tensions in the Middle East, as an Iran diplomat downplayed such prospects.”I hope not,” Trump said when asked about the possibility of a conflict with Tehran as he…
Abdul Mahdi Returns Home After A Short Visit To Turkey
BAGHDAD Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi returned home late last night after a short visit to Turkey.During the visit, Abdul-Mahdi met Turkish President RecepTayyipErdogan and held talks on a number of areas of cooperation, especially oil, water, border…
After Fujairah, Hook Says ‘No Need to Pour Gasoline’ over Tensions in Gulf
BRUSSELS, Brian Hook, U.S. Special Representative for Iran answered Radio Farda’s questions in Brussels in an interview with RFE/RL correspondent Rikard Jozwiak.RFE/RL: We’ve seen the initial reports from U.S. military intelligence saying that it might…