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Lebanon: Army gears for new ISIS and Al Nusra attack

Lebanon is reinforcing its military presence along its border with Syria especially near the villages of Qalamoun and Qusayr after receiving information that the Islamist extremist groups in Syria are planning to launch another attack. 29 Lebanese soldiers were kidnapped by the Islamist militants in August when they attacked the town of Asral. The kidnapped […]

Morocco and France committed to fostering security cooperation

Rabat and Paris reiterated their commitment to reinforce security cooperation notably in terms of intelligence sharing, Morocco’s interior ministry said in a statement. The two countries stepped up their judicial cooperation as well as joint efforts against illegal migration and all sorts of trafficking as well as counter-terrorism, reads the statement issued after talks in […]

Lebanon calls for EU cooperation on Syrian refugees’ return

Lebanon has called on the European Union to cooperate on a roadmap for the gradual return of Syrian refugees to their country. “Lebanon is going through an unprecedented economic and social crisis in its modern history, under which 80% of the Lebanese are living under poverty line,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The […]