The US State Department reprimanded the ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea over the recent diplomatic crisis which resulted in summoning her to appear before the Lebanese foreign minister Nassif Hitti , the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported. The Lebanese foreign ministry summoned Shea after she delivered a number of provocative statements ...
Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that he cannot appoint top legal or police officials, citing a conflict of interest due to the premier’s ongoing corruption trial, the Justice Ministry said. In a legal opinion, Mandelblit said Netanyahu must not be involved in the ...