The United Kingdom has introduced sanctions against six officials close to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, foreign secretary announced on Monday. The punitive measures target Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, Assad adviser Luna Al-Shibl, financier Yassar Ibrahim, businessman Muhammad Baraa Al-Qatirji, Republican Guard commander Malik Aliaa, and Army Major Zaid Salah. “The ...
House Speaker, Nabih Berri, met Monday at his Ain-el-Tineh residence with a delegation of the families of Lebanese students studying abroad. “The ball of the non-implementation of the student dollar law is the in court of the banks,” Berri told his guests. He also confirmed that no amendments had been ...