Former Lebanese President Amine Gemayel said that the Kataeb Party will stand by the newly-elected President Michel Aoun after a decision was made to put political differences aside
Gemayel says Kataeb will stand by new Lebanese President Aoun
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Negotiations ongoing over two-round electoral system
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s major political parties are discussing the adoption of a new parliamentary electoral system that incorporates two rounds of voting, a source familiar with the ongoing negotiations told Annahar. The source said the first round will be based on a plurality voting system in […]
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UN Chief Calls Netanyahu Ethnic Cleansing Comment Outrageous
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence that Palestinians want the “ethnic cleansing” of Jews in the West Bank “unacceptable and outrageous.” Ban told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday he wanted to be absolutely clear: “”Settlements are […]
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How Much Really Changed About Terrorism on 9/11?
Prior to September 11, 2001, few Americans registered serious concern about terrorism in the United States. The attacks of 15 years ago were, and remain, the deadliest terrorist attacks in history. And yet terrorism was a deadly phenomenon around the world for decades before those […]