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, Kuwaiti delegation discuss refugee aid

20 February 2017 English

Prime Minister Saad Hariri received at the Central House on Saturday the head of the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Hilal Al Sayer. Discussions focused on providing aid for refugees, particularly Syrians. The meeting was attended by State Minister for Affairs of the Displaced, Moein Merabi.

Kanaan after bloc’s meeting: parliament’s term extension, 1960 law worse than void

8 March 2017 English

“Change and Reform” bloc held on Tuesday its weekly meeting at Rabieh. Deputy Ibrahim Kanaan confirmed following the meeting that “extension of the parliament’s mandate and the 1960 law are both worse than vacuum.” The MP said that his bloc is keen on reaching understanding […]

Aoun: Problem lies in transgression of laws

8 February 2017 English

President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, said on Tuesday that the problem was not the absence of legal documents but the transgression of laws and their non-implementation. President Aoun called for work in order to consecrate the cultural piers that would contribute in the exit […]