Declaration by the High Representative, Federica Mogherini, on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia And Biphobia, 17 May 2018 On the occasion of the …
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Shorter and Richard meet Army commander, discuss border security project
British Ambassador to Lebanon Hugo Shorter and the US Ambassador Elizabeth Richard met the Lebanese Army Commander Joseph Aoun to discuss progress on the security of the Lebanese-Syrian border. The High Level Steering Committee was …
Read More »Angelino Alfano: Performance of Elections in Lebanon Strengthens the Institutions of the Lebanese State
Beirut, 07 May 2018 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “Allow me to express my congratulations for the performance of parliamentary elections in Lebanon yesterday, to which …
Read More »Hugo Shorter: Women On Municipalities Show Society Benefits From Full Participation of Women
As part of his ongoing engagement for greater representation of women in all walks of life, British Ambassador Hugo Shorter met a group of women municipality members to hear about their successes representing …
Read More »Lebanon remains at the heart of international conferences – Brussels II
With the world’s focus once again on the Syria crisis, the Brussels conference, less than a month after CEDRE, is another opportunity to demonstrate our resolve and unwavering commitment to support Lebanon, host communities and Syrian refugees, to cope with the ongoing …
Read More »Saudi Arabia says that calls for internationalization of holy sites a declaration of war
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister called what he said was Qatar’s demand for an internationalization of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage a declaration of war against the kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said …
Read More »Turkish women march in rights protest in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Turkish women marched in the country’s biggest city Istanbul on Saturday to protest against the violence and animosity they face from men demanding they dress more conservatively. The …
Read More »Russia orders out U.S. diplomats in sanctions retaliation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Friday ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff in retaliation for a new round of U.S. sanctions, and said it was seizing two U.S. diplomatic …
Read More »U.S. orders Venezuela embassy families out, crisis deepens
CARACAS – The U.S. government ordered family members of employees at its embassy in Venezuela to leave on Thursday as a political crisis deepened ahead of a controversial vote critics contend will end …
Read More »Pakistani council orders “revenge rape” of 16-year-old girl
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani police have arrested 25 members of an informal village council accused of ordering the rape of a 16-year-old girl as revenge for her brother’s alleged sexual assault of another girl. …
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