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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel decided on Tuesday to remove metal detectors it had placed at the entrance to a holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City and replace them with smart, less obtrusive surveillance …

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah said on Monday its battle with Nusra Front jihadists at the Syria-Lebanon border was almost over and urged remaining insurgents in the area to give up, pressing its campaign …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump was open to signing legislation toughening sanctions on Russia after Senate and House leaders reached agreement on a bill …

NNA – General Security Director General, Abbas Ibrahim, stressed Saturday on continuing to avert the threats of terrorism, noting that “the cost of confrontation is much less than waiting for the cancer of …

NNA – Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, met Saturday with Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon, Abdel-Karim Ali, with talks touching on the general situation and latest developments. The Army Chief also conferred with …

NNA – Interior and Municipalities Minister, Nuhad al-Mashnouq, conducted over the past 24 hours intensive contacts and work meetings that focused on measures to redress the humanitarian repercussions of the armed clashes in …

NNA – MP Alain Aoun deemed Saturday that the aim behind the ongoing events in Arsal is to prevent the infiltration of militants into Arsal, noting that “controlling the Lebanese borders helps to …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Six people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest spate of Israeli-Palestinian violence for years, prompted by new security Israeli measures at Jerusalem’s holiest site. Three Israelis were stabbed to …

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched an offensive to drive insurgents from their last foothold on the Syrian-Lebanese border on Friday, a pro-Damascus military commander said. The operation targeted …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police tightened security around Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday as Muslims protested against its installation of metal detectors at a flashpoint shrine holy to both Jews and Muslims. There …