Fri, 2019-05-24 18:50 WASHINGTON: The US will strengthen its force in the Middle East with 1,500 extra troops, Donald Trump said Friday as the Pentagon blamed Iran for an attack on oil tankers off the coast of the UAE. “We want … read more
Author: Reuters ID: 1558708701133989300 Fri, 2019-05-24 14:21 BEIRUT: The heavily indebted Lebanese government approved a draft budget to cut its large deficit on Friday, aiming to ward off a financial crisis which top leaders have warned is bearing down on … read more
Author: AFP ID: 1558707525333855800 Fri, 2019-05-24 12:08 BEIRUT: Lebanon has “summarily deported” at least 16 Syrians, some of them registered refugees, by forcing them to sign “voluntary repatriation forms,” human rights groups said on Friday. Lebanon hosts nearly one million … read more
Thu, 2019-05-23 01:21 WASHINGTON: The United States is considering deploying more troops to the Middle East as it looks for ways to enhance the protection of its forces in the turbulent region, acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said Thursday. … read more
Author: Thu, 2019-05-23 21:45 FALLUJAH: A parked vehicle exploded in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, killing two people and wounding two others, a district mayor said on Thursday, the latest attack inside what was once Daesh’s last stronghold in the … read more