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NNA – Democratic Gathering” head, MP Walid Jumblatt, declared on Friday his nomination of head of “Change and Reform” bloc, MP General Michel Aoun, to presidency. “The majority of the Democratic Gathering and the Progressive Socialist Party will vote in favor of General Aoun,” MP […]

NNA – Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri confirmed on Friday that a new president of the Lebanese republic will be elected on October 31, depicting the much-sought event as a “victory” for Saudi Arabia. Interviewed on LBCI, Hariri rejected claims that his endorsement of MP […]

NNA – The funerals of renowned singer Melhem Barakat will take place at Saint Nicolas Church, Ashrafieh, on Sunday, before heading to his hometown Kfarshima where he will be laid to rest, poet Nizar Francis told the National News Agency on Friday.

BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt announced Friday his support for Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun’s election as president, the latest sign that the former general is headed to win the presidential race in the first round of voting Monday with […]

BEIRUT: Renowned Lebanese singer and composer Melhem Barakat passed away Friday at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer. Barakat is the father of four children including Majed, Waed and Ghinwa from his ex-wife Randa Azar and Melhem Jr. from his second marriage […]

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s failure to endorse former Minister and prominent academic Ghassan Salameh’s nomination for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has sparked controversy among the country’s political elite particularly after the Cabinet decided to nominate Vera Khoury […]

“How could Mufti of Tripoli Sheikh Malek Chaar endorse Frangieh’s candidacy while Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai did not do so yet?,” Daher added.   Daher’s comments were made during an interview with LBCI Nharkom Said TV show whereby he said that the relationship with the […]

Once head of Change and Reform bloc MP Michel Aoun is elected as president, his parliamentary seat in the district of keserwan will automatically become vacant, just as MP Robert Fadel’s parliamentary seat, which became vacant in Tripoli when he resigned from Parliament. In this […]

Lamiya Hachi Bashar, whose face was severely disfigured in a land mine explosion while fleeing Islamic State enslavement, never dreamed her story of survival would inspire others. The Yazidi woman said she was stunned after she was named Thursday as one of the recipients of […]