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Marines of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment, this Thanksgiving Day in Afghanistan brought one overriding thing to be thankful for: They're about to go home. Within days, the Marines will return to Camp Pendleton, Calif., after a seven-month deployment...

Human rights groups reported on Monday that an Islamist opposition figure, Youssef Abdullah Thib, has been arrested at his home in the Syrian capital of Damascus.   Security services arrested Thib, a leader of a banned group, on November 15 "without...

In an interview with Ad-Diyar ’s Sunday edition, State Minister Adnan Sayyed Hussein said that the issue of Hezbollah’s weapons is being discussed behind closed doors, highlighting its “special importance” given its intrinsic relation to national security. “The army and...

In an interview with Al-Hayat newspaper’s Saturday edition, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman said Lebanon’s cabinet was formed “domestically,” stressing that according to him, all regional and western countries tried to provide the adequate...

Syrian President's political advisor Bouthaina Shaaban told Al-Manar television on Friday that “Lebanon’s security, stability and prosperity are that of Syria’s.” She said Damascus is “happy” with Lebanon’s national-unity cabinet and always welcomes the best of relations between...

Development and Liberation bloc MP Yassine Jaber told NBN television on Tuesday that the cabinet will receive the vote of confidence next week only if the Ministerial Statement is drafted first. Jaber also said that there is “a common will”...

Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Ali Fayyad told OTV on Monday that the Ministerial Statement should be based on the one adopted by the previous cabinet of former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, adding that parties’ “visions” should be discussed...

Mughniyeh, killed in 2008   Photo: Reuters Car carrying Mughniyeh after explosion   Photo: AFP Western diplomat in Damascus tells Alrai newspaper former Syrian customs official would leave border unsupervised for hours at a time, allowing for infiltration of Israeli...