Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel announced on Thursday that he will sign a decision to extend the term of Army Commander Jean Qahwaji today and another decision to extend the term of Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Walid Salman on Friday. “We will not accept vacuum in the military institution,” ...
The UN envoy for Syria said Thursday there was little prospect of an imminent restart of negotiations to try to end the raging conflict. “At the moment, when bombs are falling all over, it is very difficult to justify resuming talks,” Staffan de Mistura told AFP after he met Pope ...
