Baadba Presidential Palace marks Earth Hour

22 April 2017 English

The Baabda Presidential Palace marked on Saturday the Earth Hour by turning off the lights for one hour.

A statement issued by President Michel Aoun’s press office noted that the lights shut off for an hour at 8:30 PM.

The statement noted that the step comes in harmony with a call launched by the NGO G Association to hold a “green day” for Earth Hour.

“It comes from his Aoun’s support of conserving the environment and respecting the nature’s system that has been abused by human beings and has purposely deformed the ecosystem as well as the climate, which has caused widespread damage and become a threat to humans on all parts of the earth,” the statement added.

Hariri’s Cabinet Wins Parliament Confidence with 87 Votes

28 December 2016 English

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 […]

Aoun Says Proportional Representation ‘Achieves Justice’ among Citizens

8 March 2017 English

President Michel Aoun on Tuesday noted that an electoral law based on proportional representation would “achieve justice” among the country’s citizens. During a meeting in Baabda with a Druze delegation led by ex-MP Faisal al-Daoud, Aoun said “his insistence on approving a new electoral law […]

Lebanon preparing to legalize growing cannabis

21 July 2018 English

Lebanon’s parliament is preparing to legalize cannabis cultivation and its production for medicinal use, House Speaker Nabih Berri told US Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard on Tuesday according to Lebanon’s official news agency. Berri offered no timeframe for the move, which would face a difficult […]