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Riachy vows to guard freedoms in Lebanon

20 March 2017

Minister of Information, Melhem Riachy, on Friday renewed promises to guard freedoms in Lebanon, maintaining that he is working on turning his Ministry into an institution for communication and dialogue. “This is a crucial project aimed to remain abreast and to find connection between people […]

Mutalaqem arrives in Beirut to partake in NNA Conference

20 March 2017

Foreign Information Deputy Assistant at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information, Faisal al-Mutalaqem, arrived on Sunday evening at Beirut International Airport, whereby he will be representing Kuwaiti Information Minister at the international conference organized by the National News Agency. Greeting the Kuwaiti Official at the Airport […]

Mekati: We reject any attack against the Premiership or PM Hariri

20 March 2017

Former Prime Minister Najib Mekati rejected via Twitter, on Sunday, “any attack against the Premiership position or the person of Prime Minister Saad el-Hariri,” considering it “unacceptable” while supporting citizens’ legitimate right to demonstrate and express their opinions.

Aoun Won’t Sign Elections Decree, to Address ‘Message to All Lebanese’

20 March 2017

President Michel Aoun will not sign a decree that calls on electoral bodies to hold parliamentary elections on June 18, a media report said. “A technical extension of the electoral deadlines is inevitable,” Baabda Palace sources told the Kuwaiti al-Anbaa newspaper in remarks published Sunday. […]

Rai urges officials to put an end for corruption, bribery

20 March 2017

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai presided over the Sunday’s mass at the Church of Saint Joseph-Aintoura in celebration of Saint Joseph. During his sermon, Rai urged Lebanese officials to put an end to corruption and bribery. “We call on the political parties and Lebanese officials to […]

Communist Party stages sit-in, calls for changing political class

20 March 2017

The Communist Party and the Union of Lebanese Democratic Youth staged Saturday a sit-in outside Lebanon’s central bank in Hamra to protest against a decision to raise the taxes and to call for passing the pay scale. In this context, the Secretary General of the […]

MENA EditorinChief, Xinhua Agency Director arrive in Beirut to partake in NNA Conference

20 March 2017

Airport – Middle East News Agency Board of Directors Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Alaa Haidar, and Xinhua News Agency Director in the Middle East, Zheng Hu, arrived in Beirut on Sunday, in order to participate in the International Conference organized by the National News Agency. Greeting […]

Tax hike, stagnant wages spark protests in Beirut

20 March 2017

Lebanese anti-government protesters wave national flags and hold a banner in Arabic that reads, “We will not pay,” during a protest against new taxes in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) BEIRUT: Demonstrators in downtown Beirut pelted Lebanese Prime Minister Saad […]

President Aoun hopes agreement over electoral law will be reached soon

20 March 2017

President Michel Aoun stressed Saturday that the internal danger threatening Lebanon and the Christians in the Middle East has receded with the expiration of the crisis in the Middle East, noting that this danger will remain represented by groups targeting everybody. Commenting on the issue […]

Israel Army Vows to Strike Hizbullah Arms Convoys, Warns Lebanese Govt.

20 March 2017

Israel will continue to “prevent the transfer of advanced weapons to Hizbullah” and “in the next war there will be a clear address: the Lebanese government,” Israeli army chief Gadi Eisenkot said on Sunday. “There’s been quiet on the Lebanese border for over a decade. […]

Beauty and The Beast: A tale as old as time casts its spell once more

20 March 2017

The film’s visual animation was vibrant and on-point for the majority of the film. There were moments where it faltered, but overall Beauty and the Beast is visually enchanting. The following review contains spoilers, proceed at your risk. BEIRUT: Walt Disney Animation’s Beauty and the […]

A perfect storm of fire and ice may have led to snowball Earth

20 March 2017

About 700 million years ago, runaway glaciers covered the entire planet in ice. Harvard researchers modeled the conditions that may have led to this so-called ‘snowball Earth.’ Credit: Image courtesy of NASA What caused the largest glaciation event in Earth’s history, known as ‘snowball Earth’? […]

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