Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria on Monday welcomed President Michel Aoun, currently on a state trip in Egypt, as being “the key Christian leader in the Levant,” renewing felicitation on his election as head of the Lebanese republic “following a long vacuum.” Aoun […]
1. Lebanon has 18 religious communities. 2. It has 40 daily newspapers. 3. It has 42 universities. 4. It has over 100 banks (that are banks and not branches of a bank). 5. 70% of the students are in private schools. 6. 40% of the […]
Dozens of Iraqi Christians have marched outside the U.N. regional headquarters in Beirut, demanding the speeding up of their resettlement process. Thousands of Iraqi Christians have fled the fighting in their country to seek refuge in religiously-mixed Lebanon. Many of them are waiting for resettlement […]
A leading international human rights organization is accusing Syrian government forces of dropping banned chlorine bombs on residential areas of a key northern city at least eight times late last year. Human Rights Watch (HRW), in a report issued Monday, said the chlorine attacks on […]
Arab Tawhid Party chief ex-minister Wiam Wahhab on Monday urged Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil to “summon” U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag to the ministry to protest remarks he described as “insulting to the dignity of all Lebanese.” “I call on FM Jebran Bassil […]
U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigird Kaag reminded on Monday that U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 had called for the “disarmament of all armed groups.” “Recalling SCR 1701 (is) vital for Lebanon’s stability-security. Resolution calls for disarmament (of) all armed groups. No arms outside control […]
Beirut City Governor, Lawyer Ziad Shbib, ordered the evacuation and strengthening of a threatened building property #726 in Ashrafieh district, classified within the heritage buildings, based on the decree #107 by Culture Minister dated 22.08.2016. Governor Shbib also issued a warning to the owners of […]
Interior Minister Nohad Mashnouq held talks on Monday with his Egyptian counterpart, General Majdi Abdel Ghaffar, at the Interior Ministry in Cairo. The pair discussed bilateral cooperation between the two ministries, in addition to latest political and security developments. During the meeting, Mashnouq highly esteemed […]
General Security chief, General Abbas Ibrahim, met in Cairo on Monday with Head of Egypt’s National Security, Brigadier General Mohammed al-Sharawi, over the means to develop bilateral ties and cooperation between Lebanon and Egypt. The pair held talks within the frame of President Michel Aoun’s […]
The Kataeb Party on Monday commented on President Michel Aoun’s recent remarks on Hizbullah’s arms without naming him, noting that “any arms other than those of the legitimate security forces contradict legally and constitutionally with the state project.” “The army and the legitimate security forces […]
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