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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France signs agreements on welcoming refugees living in Lebanon camps
The French government and Christian charities launched on Tuesday (March 14) an effort to bring 500 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to France to prevent them from turning to taking dangerous sea crossings into Europe through traffickers. An agreement signed in Paris at the Elysee […]
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Boroujerdi, Nasrallah discuss regional developments
A senior Iranian lawmaker and Hezbollah leader discussed latest developments in the region during a meeting in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi held talks with Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during his […]
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Hariri’s Cabinet Wins Parliament Confidence with 87 Votes
Prime Minister Saad Hariri won a parliamentary vote of confidence after 87 lawmakers voted in favor of his government on Wednesday. Kataeb MPs Sami Gemayel, Nadim Gemayel and Samer Saadeh, and MP Khaled Daher withheld their confidence from the cabinet. MP Imad al-Hout, the only […]