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Crisis parlamentaria aboca al Líbano por desacuerdo de ley electoral

1 March 2017

Beirut, 27 feb (PL) Diputados y líderes políticos libaneses continuaban una indefinida y aparentemente insoluble disputa por la ley electoral, divididos entre quienes defienden la normativa vigente, abogan por renovarla o se resignan a otra extensión de la legislatura. El presidente del Parlamento, Nabih Berri, […]

French Presidential Address Interrupted by Police Gunfire

1 March 2017

French authorities say two people were shot Tuesday during a speech by President Francois Hollande, when a gun belonging to a police sniper accidentally discharged. Early reports described both victims with minor injuries. Hollande was inaugurating a new high-speed rail line in the southwestern village […]

Jreisati after bloc’s meeting: parliamentary polls must be held on time if possible

1 March 2017

“Change and Reform” bloc held on Tuesday its weekly meeting at Rabyeh under the chairmanship of FPM head, Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Gebran Bassil. Justice Minister, Salim Jreisati, said following the meeting that the bloc discussed the situation in the country and the latest developments. […]

European Union highlevel officials attend LebanonEU counter terrorism dialogue in Beirut

1 March 2017

In a press release by the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon, it said: “The EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, will visit Lebanon on 1 and 2 March to attend a high level meeting on the National Counter Terrorism Strategy, which is jointly […]

Israeli Bulldozer Removes Cement Blocks near Shebaa Farms

1 March 2017

An Israeli unit carried out on Monday some changes near the occupied Shebaa Farms, the National News Agency reported. It said that the unit, comprised of a bulldozer and a number of soldiers, removed cubes of reinforced concrete near the Shebaa Farms. The units worked […]

Aoun Says ‘Irregularities’ in Christian-Druze Ties a ‘Historic Mistake that Won’t be Repeated’

1 March 2017

President Michel Aoun emphasized Monday that no one will be able to strain the relations between Christians and Druze in Lebanon, stressing the importance of unity in the Mount Lebanon district. “No one will be able to strain the ties between Christians and Druze and […]

US general discusses military aid on Lebanon visit

1 March 2017

BEIRUT (AP) — The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East has met with top officials in Lebanon to discuss American military aid and other efforts to contain the fallout from the civil war in neighboring Syria. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, the head of […]

Abbas Ibrahim: Daesh poses biggest threat

1 March 2017

Director-General of General Security Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim said in an interview with DailyStar to be published tomorrow (Wednesday) that “Daesh terrorist organization poses the biggest threat to Lebanon,” praising continuous cooperation with all local, Arab and Western security apparatuses. “The security situation in Lebanon […]

Army carries out security measures at Ain El Helweh camp entrances

1 March 2017

The Lebanese Army has carried out security measures at the entrance of Palestinian refugee camp in Ain El-Helweh, NNA correspondent reported on Tuesday. The field reporter added that the security forces closed the eastern highway next to the camp after sniper bullets hit it, pointing […]

Russia, China block U.N. sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

1 March 2017

Russia on Tuesday cast its seventh veto to protect the Syrian government from United Nations Security Council action, blocking a bid by Western powers to impose sanctions over accusations of chemical weapons attacks during the six-year Syrian conflict. China backed Russia and cast its sixth […]

Hariri in launching office of Minister of State for Women Affairs: The time of eliminating discrimination against women has come

1 March 2017

Under the sponsorship of the President of the Council of Ministers Saad Hariri, the Office of the Minister of State for Women Affairs (OMSWA) was officially launched this morning at the Grand Serail. The “Technical Support to the Office of the Minister of State for […]

Berri receives regional director for International Organization for Migration

1 March 2017

House Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday received in Ain Al Tineh a delegation of International Organization for Migration headed by the regional director of said organization Carmela Godeau and discussed with her the activities of the organization as well as the displacement crisis. Separately, Speaker […]