English
Kanaan: Holding parliamentary polls based on 1960 law unacceptable
“Change and Reform” bloc Secretary, Deputy Ibrahim Kanaan, said on Friday that “we should not use the delay in the process of forming the government as a pretext for the adoption of the 1960 electoral law”. Kanaan said in an interview to “LBC” TV, the […]
English
Cabinet Passes Oil and Gas Decrees, Replaces Abdul Menhem Youssef
The Cabinet approved Wednesday the long-awaited oil and gas decrees and appointed two successors to Abdul Menhem Youssef — the controversial director general of the OGERO telecom authority who was also serving as director general of investment and maintenance at the telecom ministry. Foreign Minister […]
English
Bassil Says Alliance with Hizbullah ‘Firm’, Rejects 1960 Electoral Law, Extension
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil stressed Tuesday that the alliance between the FPM and Hizbullah is still “firm,” as he voiced rejection of a new extension of the parliament’s term or the adoption of the 1960 electoral law. The alliance with Hizbullah is “among […]