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Ambassadors of Qatar, Jordan and Sigrid Kaag return to Beirut

31 October 2016

NNA – In the context of following-up on the election of a new President of the Republic, Beirut International Airport witnessed the return of a number of officials on Sunday evening, namely: Ambassador of Qatar, Ali bin Hamad Al Marri, coming from Doha, and Jordan’s […]

REPORT: Future movement hold delegates elections

31 October 2016

The Future Movement held Sunday delegates elections which took place in different Lebanese regions in preparation for the elections of the movement’s General Conference on the 26th and 27th of November. Head of Future Movement Saad Hariri stated that these elections introduce new leadership potentials […]

Rahi stresses importance of individual contribution in building the state

31 October 2016

NNA – Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Beshara Rahi, hoped that new circumstances will commence after the election of a head of state on Monday. “This should motivate us all to contribute in the building of the state. Lebanon needs all of us since the responsibility is […]

Hariri gets blessings of Dar Fatwa on presidential issue

31 October 2016

NNA – Former PM Saad Hariri met on Saturday with Mufti Abdulateef Deryan in Dar al Fatwa and relayed to him recent political developments, particularly his endorsement of Michel Aoun as a presidential candidate. Following a private session with the Mufti, Hariri told the press […]

Lebanese Democratic Party: We decided to vote for General Aoun

31 October 2016

NNA – Following its extraordinary meeting on Saturday, devoted to discussing the presidential election issue, the Lebanese Democratic Party declared its decision to vote in favor of General Michel Aoun upcoming Monday. In an issued statement after the meeting, Party Head MP Talal Erslan announced […]

Pheraon: Inevitable to agree with Berri whether before or after elections

31 October 2016

NNA – Tourism Minister, Michel Pheraon, on Monday hoped that October 31 would witness an election for the president, especially that the regional situation doesn’t allow for more delays in this regard, adding that it is inevitable to set an understanding with House Speaker Nabih […]

Karami from Ain Tineh: Berri open to all ideas

31 October 2016

NNA – Former Minister Faysal Karami said that House Speaker Nabih Berri was open to all ideas presented in favor of helping accomplishing the presidential election issue. Karami on Thursday visited Speaker Berri and discussed with him developments. Karami defined the basket as an understanding […]

Rahi contacts Berri: For more concerted efforts towards a national start

31 October 2016

NNA – Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bchara Boutros al-Rahi, contacted, on Saturday, House Speaker Nabih Berri, with whom he deliberated over the latest developments pertaining to the presidential elections, calling for “more concerted efforts at this stage towards a new launching at the national level.” According […]

SSNP: We support General Aoun for Presidency and our Bloc shall vote in his favor

31 October 2016

NNA – Syrian Social Nationalist Party declared, on Saturday, its support for General Michel Aoun’s presidential candidacy, indicating that its Parliamentary Bloc shall vote for him on Monday. “Based on our respect and appreciation for General Michel Aoun and the depth of the ties that […]

REPORT: Baabda presidential palace reopens its doors

30 October 2016

The Baabda Presidential Palace reopened its doors before the journalists and reporters on Saturday. In this context, the press adviser at the palace Rafiq Chlela said that the preparations to welcome the new president are almost complete, with the exception of the national anthem and […]

Autism spectrum disorder linked to mutations in some mitochondrial DNA

30 October 2016

Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have greater numbers of harmful mutations in their mitochondrial DNA than family members, report Zhenglong Gu of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and colleagues, in a study published October 28th, 2016 in PLOS Genetics. Increasingly, studies point […]

Ancient human history more complex than previously thought, researchers say

30 October 2016

Relationships between the ancestors of modern humans and other archaic populations such as Neanderthals and Denisovans were likely more complex than previously thought, involving interbreeding within and outside Africa, according to a new estimator developed by geneticists. Findings were reported at the American Society of […]