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Astana Talks on Syria to Continue Despite Setbacks

MOSCOW — Russia considers the second round of Syria peace talks, held this week in Kazakhstan, a success, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Saturday. The director of the ministry’s Middle East and North Africa department, Sergey Vershinin, told Russian state media the talks in Astana […]

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Kataeb, NLP rally in front of Beirut municipality

The youth and students’ sector of the Kataeb Party and the National Liberal Party organized a demonstration on Saturday in front of the municipality of Beirut, protesting against extending the Parliament’s mandate. The protestors demanded that a new electoral law is set and adopted in […]

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Hariri, Kuwaiti delegation discuss refugee aid

Prime Minister Saad Hariri received at the Central House on Saturday the head of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Hilal Al Sayer. Discussions focused on providing aid for refugees, particularly Syrians. The meeting was attended by State Minister for Affairs of the Displaced, Moein Merabi.

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Riachy: We seek equitable electoral law

Information Minister, Melhem Riachy, said during his visit to the Syriac Orthodox church in Zahle that the Lebanese Forces seeks a balanced electoral law that provides equitable representation to all. He told Bishop Boulos Safr that he aimed at rectifying Christian representation in parliament, of […]

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Kanaan: No elections except on basis of a new law

“Change and Reform” Parliamentary Bloc Secretary, MP Ibrahim Kanaan, said that “the President of the Republic’s position is clear in terms of holding the parliamentary elections on basis of a new electoral law.” Speaking in a TV interview to “LBC” Channel on Saturday, Kanaan considered […]