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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Lebanon Passes Oil Tax Law Ahead of Energy-Rights Auction
Lebanon’s parliament approved a law to tax revenue from oil operations, weeks before its first sale of offshore energy exploration rights to interested companies like Total SA and ExxonMobil Corp. Lawmakers approved the petroleum tax law in a vote on Tuesday, the state National News Agency […]
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Hajj Hassan from Tehran: Neither the US sanctions against Iran nor the pressures on Lebanon prevent money transfers
NNA – Industry Minister Hussein Hajj Hassan, said on Sunday that “the Central Bank Governor has reassured him that neither the United States sanctions against Iran nor the pressures on Lebanon prevent financial transfers to Lebanese banks.” Hajj Hassan’s words came upon his arrival in […]
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After tight negotiation with Minister Bassil, U.N. agrees to renew Peacekeepers in Lebanon !
The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted to renew the mandate for a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Wednesday. After tense negotiations between Lebanon, precisely between Minister Gebran Bassil and the U.N, Lebanon accused Israel of violating the ceasefire by sending warplanes into its airspace. […]