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Minister Gebran Bassil departs to Washington

Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil departed Beirut to Washington, for a conference with the international coalition against terrorism and how to fight Daesh (ISIS). The Conference is organized and hosted by the US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson; the representatives of 68 countries participating in […]
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Banks deny finance minister’s accusations

President of the Association of Banks in Lebanon, Francois Bassil denied the accusations launched by Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, who said that the banks offered an amount of $1 billion in order to cancel the item pertaining to imposing taxes on the banks.   […]
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Hariri Meets Berri over Electoral Law, New Wage Scale

Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks Monday in Ain el-Tineh with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. State-run National News Agency said talks tackled “the electoral juncture, the electoral law and the political and social situations including the new wage scale.” According to al-Jadeed television, Berri and […]
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Lebs let loose in Punchbowl ‘prison’

Lebs let loose in Punchbowl ‘prison’ Michael Mohammed Ahmad, The Australian, 12:00AM March 11, 2017 Earlier this week, the historically troubled Punchbowl Boys High School in western Sydney once again made headlines when its principal and deputy were sacked after the school fobbed off an […]