Month: December 2016

Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi, called on Sunday during the holy mass service in Bkerki upon political blocs to abide by the Constitution and to support the facilitation of government formation. Cardinal Rahi expressed his concern regarding the delay in the formation of the […]

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, awarded on Sunday posthumously renowned singer Melhem Barakat the insignia of the National Order of the Cedar. A mass was held in Kfarchima marking the 40th Day commemoration of Barakat’s death, in presence of Caretaker Economy and Trade Minister, Alain Hakim, […]

Head of Hizbullah’s Liaison and Coordination Committee Wafiq Safa has expressed the party’s concerns regarding the new presidential tenure during a meeting with Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil, a media report has said. “Safa raised Hizbullah’s concerns regarding a possible change in Rabieh’s stances, […]

A senior official of Speaker Nabih Berri’s AMAL Movement announced Sunday that AMAL and Hizbullah are not seeking a confrontation with the rising Lebanese Forces-Free Patriotic Movement alliance. “Let no one bet that AMAL Movement and Hizbullah will form a Shiite duo to confront a […]

All political parties want the new government to be formed soon and a visit by Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh to the Baabda Palace is expected to facilitate the formation process, a media report said on Sunday. Franjieh’s visit to the Baabda Palace will […]

MP Alain Aoun stressed, on Sunday, that “Lebanon is unable to bear the settlement of any Syrian refugee on its territories.” Speaking at the “Mediterranean Dialogue” Conference organized by the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome, Aoun said: “Lebanon’s good management of the displaced Syrians’ crisis, […]

Head of the Independence Movement, Michel Mouawad, called on Sunday for “turning the page on all differences and rallying around the new presidential mandate since no side can be eliminated or overlooked in the country.” “The nation is enough to accommodate all parties and sides,” […]

At least nine people died when a fire tore through a warehouse in Northern California during a rave party and officials fear the death toll from the tragedy could rise to 40. So far, nine bodies have been recovered from the site, which is not […]

Islamic state has told its members to stop using internet-based communication apps like WhatsApp and Telegram on smartphones, suspecting they are being used by the U.S.-led coalition to track and kill its commanders. Until recently, the hardline group used such apps to chat with members […]