President Michel Aoun said Monday his visit to Saudi Arabia was aimed at improving Lebanese-Saudi ties strained by the upheavals in some Arab countries, and expanding cooperation between the two countries in all fields
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Parliament shelves public wage hike, enacts new taxes
protester holds up an Arabic placard that reads: “I only will pay the travel tax because I will leave and won’t come back,” as other wave Lebanese flags during a protest against the newly approved taxes, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 16, 2017. BEIRUT: Lebanon’s […]
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Lebanon Finalizes Military Appointments, Names New Army Chief
The cabinet convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace and approved a list of security, military and judicial appointments, including the appointment of General Joseph Aoun as army commander. President Michel Aoun chaired the meeting in the presence of PM Saad […]
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Bassil Says ‘No One Can Eliminate Anyone in Lebanon’, Urges Fair Electoral Law
Free Patriotic Movement chief and caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil stressed Wednesday that “no one can eliminate anyone in Lebanon,” as he called for a “fair” law for parliamentary elections. “We must leave behind the policies of the past and the policies of elimination,” said […]