Lebanese ministers met for an ordinary Cabinet session Thursday despite a continuing boycott by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil
Lebanese Cabinet meets, Bassil defiant in boycott
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Cabinet Convenes at Baabda Palace
The Council of Ministers convened at Baabda Palace on Thursday, led by the President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, and in presence of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and all cabinet members. The council had a 34-item agenda, in addition to other items requiring urgent and […]
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The Lebanese Diaspora is Outraged: We are More than Tabbouli Lovers
MARLENE SABEH The decision to cancel the six MP expatriates’ seats and move up election day from May 8 to March 27 had the whole Lebanese diaspora feeling outraged. Ever since expatriates acquired the right to vote in the Lebanese Parliamentary Elections from abroad, granted […]
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Obama reaches out to battered nation after rage of ‘demented’ Dallas gunman
In a sign of the tensions, SWAT teams and other teams mobilized around the city’s police headquarters after an unspecified threat. No suspect or dangerous item was located, police said, but the sweeping response showed the level of heightened alert. “As painful as this week […]