Brexit party humiliates Conservatives while remain voters desert Labour for Lib Dems An insurgent Brexit party and reinvigorated Liberal Democrats have delivered a harrowing night for the Conservatives and Labour at the European elections, prompting profound soul-searching at the top of both major parties. Nigel Farage’s Brexit party humiliated ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Jamal Jarrah, indicated that the Cabinet will conclude the discussion of the 2019 state budget on Friday, in remarks made to reporters following a session for the government at the Grand Serail on Wednesday. “The discussion was calm, objective and bold; and there was no tension or ... Read More »
British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected on Friday to announce her departure from office, The Times reported, without citing a source. May will remain as prime minister while her successor is elected in a two-stage process under which two final candidates face a ballot of 125,000 Conservative Party members, ... Read More »
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Cabinet will meet again Wednesday for a final reading of a draft austerity budget, two ministers said following Tuesday’s marathon session, the 17th in a series of meetings dedicated to examining the country’s 2019 fiscal plan. Wednesday’s session will be followed by a ... Read More »
The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday said it welcomed a June 25-26 “Peace to Prosperity” economic workshop hosted in Bahrain in cooperation with the United States. The Trump administration has cast the conference as an overture to its own plan for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The UAE ... Read More »
The risk of nuclear weapons being used is at its highest since World War Two, a senior U.N. security expert said on Tuesday, calling it an “urgent” issue that the world should take more seriously. Renata Dwan, director of the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), said all states with ... Read More »
Dispute likely to escalate after Nicosia said it would seek to arrest anyone caught drilling Tensions over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean have risen sharply after Turkey said it would “exercise its sovereign rights” to drill off Cyprus in flagrant defiance of warnings from western allies. As the ... Read More »
At least 16 people believed to be injured in blast A tourist bus was hit by an explosion near the Giza Pyramids in Egypt, according to security sources. At least 16 people were injured in the blast on the road outside the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo on Sunday. The bus ... Read More »
This is the speech delivered yesterday evening by the president of the Council of Ministers Saad Hariri during the iftar held by the Future movement at the Seaside Arena: Ramadan Kareem, from our beloved Beirut to our people in Akkar, Meniye, Denniye, Kalamun, Zgharta, Koura and Batroun. Ramadan Kareem to ... Read More »
U.S. President Donald Trump has told his top advisers he does not want to get the United States involved in a war with Iran, three U.S. officials said on Thursday. “He doesn’t want to go to war. It’s not who he is,” one official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. ... Read More »
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