by Kieran Corcoran –– Business insider — Russia, a country which has been accused numerous times of attempting to interfere with elections overseas, has claimed that its own presidential contest is under attack from foreign hackers. Officials in Moscow said that the Russian Central Election Commission’s website was hit by a coordinated attack by IP addresses from […]

by Michelle Mark — Business Insider –– Facebook and its executives faced a torrent of backlash on Saturday following news reports that the data firm Cambridge Analytica, which worked on the Trump campaign in 2016, improperly harvested private information from 50 million Facebook users. The company quickly faced calls for increased regulation and oversight, and Massachusetts’ Attorney […]

By Kevin Jones – Cambridge, England, (CNA/EWTN News).- The death of Stephen Hawking this week prompted a leading Catholic scientist to reflect on the life of the famed physicist, including his “astonishing” contributions to physics and his lifelong atheism. “He was of course a very great physicist and one of the greatest physicists of his […]

by aawsat.com — Saudi Arabia called for supporting the Lebanese Army based on a clear mechanism that ensures that it is the sole legitimate power in the country. In remarks before the Rome 2 Conference on Thursday, the head of the Saudi delegation, Deputy Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Ayesh, said that the vision […]

The Daily Star BEIRUT: Veteran TV host Marcel Ghanem will leave LBCI TV channel after more than two decades of hosting the late night political show Kalam Ennas. The news was confirmed Friday night in a joint statement issued by Ghanem and LBCI’s CEO Pierre Daher. The statement reported that Ghanem’s departure from the station […]

BEIRUT (Reuters) – IMF criticism of Lebanon’s public finances is valid, but the country’s draft 2018 budget sends a good signal as it seeks to cut one of the world’s highest debt-to-GDP ratios from above 150 percent, the head of its central bank said. Riad Salameh also said in an interview with Reuters on Friday […]

Article represents opinion of the Publication NPR –  by NPR-  Saudi Arabia’s future king has hidden the whereabouts of his mother from his father and the public, according to U.S. officials. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has given his father, King Salman, a number of different explanations for her absence, say 14 current and former U.S. […]

by al-monitor.com – Nour Samaha — BEIRUT — It is officially election season in Lebanon, and the air is quickly filling up with the chatter of candidates, programs, videos, publicity stunts and alliances. Who can blame them? It has been almost a decade since Lebanon’s last parliamentary elections on June 7, 2009; the delay has been caused political […]

  Today the European Union has announced a €50 million package to support the Lebanese security sector, as part of its longstanding commitment to the stability and security of Lebanon. This package includes €46.6 million for promoting the rule of law, enhancing security and countering terrorism until 2020 and €3.5 million in support of airport […]

By Sune Engel Rasmussen and Nazih Osseiran – WSJ – BEIRUT—A high-level Lebanese delegation, faced with a tense border with Syria and financial strains at home, is setting off on a three-city European tour to solicit aid from allies who see Lebanon as a bulwark for stability in a volatile region. At a 40-nation donor […]