Interior Minister Mawlawi: Security forces making great efforts to solve crimes as quickly as possible

Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi affirmed on Tuesday that "security forces are making great efforts to solve crimes as quickly as possible." "We are imposing order more and more in Beirut ... Read More

World Leaders Urge Restraint as Israel Weighs Retaliation Against Iran

Israel’s war cabinet has yet to say how it will respond to Iran’s assault. Far-right members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government have called for swift action. Read More

Killing of party official fuels sectarian, political tensions in Lebanon

"In this delicate and tense political, security and social circumstance, we call for calm and restraint," said Lebanon's top ... the crime against Pascal Sleiman to others," Lebanon's interior ... Read More

Lebanon Minister Vows Tighter Grip on Syrians after Killing of Party Official

Lebanon's caretaker interior minister vowed Tuesday to get tough on Syrians after several were arrested on suspicion of involvement in killing a political official, in a case that triggered uproar. Read More

Lebanon official urges restrictions on Syrian refugees after slaying blamed on Syrian gang

Lebanon official urges restrictions on Syrian refugees after slaying blamed on Syrian gang - Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister says this week’s slaying of a local politician by what authorities sa ... Read More

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister, in US Meeting, Calls for Regional Restraint

Iraq called on all parties to show restraint amid soaring tensions between neighboring Iran and Israel, Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Tamim said on Monday as he met with US Secretary of State ... Read More

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while authorities maintain they're doing nothing more than protecting the UNESCO World Heritage Site from illegal squatters ... Read More

Coordinated pro-Palestinian protests snarl traffic across US cities

In Chicago, the highway that goes into O'Hare Airport was jammed by a protest, leading some passengers to walk to the terminal with their luggage. Read More

German foreign minister to Israel: 'prudent restraint' is 'strength'

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock again urged Israel to act prudently and responsibly in response to Iranian attacks following meetings with top Israeli officials on Wednesday. "I'm not ... Read More

Cyprus seeks EU help to curb surge of Syrian refugees from Lebanon

Christodoulides, who on Tuesday said Lebanon should not 'export' its migration problem, said he had a telephone conversation with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on the matter. Read More

Killing of Party Official Fuels Sectarian, Political Tensions in Lebanon

"In this delicate and tense political, security and social circumstance, we call for calm and restraint," said ... Pascal Sleiman to others," Lebanon's interior minister Bassam Mawlawi told ... Read More

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Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. By ... Read More