Miami, Aug 12 (EFE).- Violent crime rates in major U.S. cities during the first half of this year have decreased compared to the same period last year, a rate that continues the downward trend observed over the past 50 years, the Department of Justice said Monday. A preliminary report by the Major City Chiefs Association … Read more
Today, Saturday, the Egyptian artist Sherine Seif Al-Nasr passed away at the age of 57 years.Sherif Saif Al-Nasr, the artist’s brother, wrote on his Facebook page, saying: “My little half-sister, the artist Sherine Saif Al-Nasr, passed away today, to God’s mercy. The prayer and burial took place in the family graves in peace and quiet, … Read more
The pictures that brought together, at the beginning of the month of Ramadan, the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, with some Syrian actors, suggest that they are from one family, who met at a social event. The distance between him and them is narrow, so that he appears as if he is one … Read more
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said that the Israeli leadership received “optimistic messages” about the possibility of reaching a prisoner exchange deal in the near future. The Israeli government decided to exhaust the pressure exerted on Hamas, in an attempt to push it to agree to an exchange deal under a temporary ceasefire agreement in the … Read more
At the end of this week’s trading yesterday evening, Friday, Brent crude futures contracts (for delivery next May) recorded a weekly increase of 2.4% compared to late last week, to reach the limits of 83.55 US dollars. US Texas Intermediate crude futures also recorded a similar increase of 4.5%, reaching about 79.97 US dollars. These … Read more
Perhaps he carried this huge loss until his last moment, and confided his grief to his companion, Latifa Multaqa. That multi-functional and multi-dimensional theater was a dream that tickled the ambition of Antoine and Latifa ever since they were concerned about the stage and the laboratory. This was at the height of the Lebanese theatre’s … Read more
Since the early hours of the morning, the vicinity of the Government Palace witnessed the influx of numbers of demonstrators, who besieged its entrances and exits. This came in response to calls from associations of military retirees to mobilize and impose popular pressure on the resigned government, and to demand effective solutions to their living … Read more
International positions continue to warn of the possibility of a further escalation of the situation on Lebanon’s southern front between Hezbollah and Israel. On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that “any Israeli attack on Rafah will cause an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe, and may constitute a turning point in … Read more
Saad Hariri speaks, insisting on describing himself as “out of the scene.” He considers that the picture from a distance is better, and the observer can give his opinion better, especially since Lebanon cannot remain in this situation. He insists on the phrase, “Everything is good in its time.” Council of Elders?He considers that suspending … Read more
Since the beginning of the financial crisis in Lebanon, commercial banks have attacked depositors, deposits have been stolen and disappeared, and the capital has exploded with its people. The former Governor of the Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, has become persecuted, locally and internationally, on charges of corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, and theft of public … Read more