Protesters Saturday converged on the Nejmeh Square in Beirut’s Downtown to demand timely parliamentary elections based on a new electoral law.
Protesters rally in Beirut to demand new ‘fair’ voting system
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Initial Approval of Budget Is Important for Stability of Financial System Of State Bassil: This Approval Must Take Its Constitutional, Necessary Legal Path
Head of the Change and Reform block, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, held a special meeting Tuesday morning, March 28, 2017. In a live address he gave at the end of the reunion, Bassil apologized to the press for starting early in the morning, stressing that […]
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Twelve Syrians Arrested for Illegal Crossing into Lebanon
Twelve Syrian nationals have been arrested on Wednesday in the northern area of Zgharta for illegal entry into Lebanon, the State-run National News Agency reported. Lebanese army patrol staged raids against encampments of Syrian refugees in the Zgharta town of Mezyara, and arrested 12 Syrians […]
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Hasbani: We’ll Spare No Effort to Secure Release of Captive Troops
Deputy Premier and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani announced Thursday that the new government “will spare no effort” to secure the release of nine Lebanese troops held hostage by the extremist Islamic State group. “As Prime Minister Saad Hariri has promised, the government will spare no […]