by Tom DiChristopher | @tdichristopher – by cnbc.com – The bold anti-corruption campaign by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and his aggressive foreign policy threaten to undermine his effort to promote a more moderate form of Islam, warns Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and best-selling author Thomas Friedman. The New York Times columnist, who began his career covering the Middle East and Israel, recently […]

BEIRUT, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) — The Lebanese-Chinese cultural relations are developing “from the Silk Road into the Silk Highway,” said Lebanon’s Minister of Education Marwan Hamadeh Tuesday. Hamadeh hailed the rapid expansion of cultural ties between the two countries, mentioning 30 scholarships for Lebanese and Arab students to continue studies in the Chinese city of […]

by By MARK PERRY theamericanconservative.com – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has accomplished the impossible: he’s actually united Lebanon, though perhaps only briefly.   The tale of how the 32-year-old bin Salman (or MbS, as he’s called), accomplished this is a tad complex, but it’s worth the telling. Earlier this month, on November 2, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, […]

Peter Jesserer Smith  ncregister.com  BEIRUT — Twenty years ago, when St. John Paul II arrived in Lebanon he proclaimed the country’s important “historical mission” was to show the world how “different faiths can live together in peace, brotherhood and cooperation.” The Holy Father declared that “Lebanon is more than a country — it is a […]

by Sonam Sheth Business Insider– President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, has considered the possibility of pushing senior adviser Jared Kushner and special assistant Ivanka Trump out of the West Wing by the end of the year, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Kelly joined the White House in […]

by catholicherald.co.uk – Pope John Paul II had a prophetic vision of an “Islamist invasion” of Europe, a former confidant has claimed. Mgr Mauro Longhi, who often accompanied the former Pope on hiking trips while still a student, said St John Paul was a mystic who “dialogued” with Our Lady and had prophetic visions. He […]

by reuters – BEIRUT, Nov 25 — Top Lebanese Druze politician Walid Jumblatt today called on Saudi Arabia to enter dialogue with Iran and said that the Kingdom’s modernisation plans could not work while Riyadh was engaged in a war in Yemen. Lebanon was thrust back onto the frontline of a regional power tussle this […]

by Alex Morrell  – Business Insider–  Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, has a net worth of $100 billion after Black Friday buzz sent Amazon stock soaring to record highs. Retail stocks are surging after Americans went crazy for Black Friday deals, spending about $1.5 billion online Thanksgiving evening. Amazon gained 2.6% Friday to $1,186 a […]

khazen.org offers its prayers to the victims family – by Ashraf Sweilam and Brian Rohan, Associated Press – EL-ARISH, Egypt — Militants attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, settling off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire, and killing at least 200 people in the deadliest ever attack on Egyptian civilians by Islamic extremists. The attack targeted a […]

By Philip Issa AP – BEIRUT – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri assured regional bankers on Thursday that Lebanon’s stability was his top concern, one day after walking back his shock resignation that threw his country into turmoil. Hariri, speaking at the Arab Banking Conference in Beirut, said his government was going to prioritize Lebanon’s […]