
David Schenker, former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, considered that his intervention in the Lebanese parliamentary elections does not violate Lebanon’s sovereignty. Schenker justified his comment on the situation of the opposition groups and support to the non-governmental organizations by saying that he is no ...

Russia castigated the US government for its attempts to recruit staff in the Russian embassy in Washington to work against their government, calling it “unacceptable.” Russia’s envoy to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, told state media that embassy employees had repeatedly been threatened with physical violence, or frequently badgered in the vicinity ...