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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Minister Bassil from Smar-Jbeil: Several parties prevent us from building Lebanon
Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil attended the inauguration of the remaining part of the Smar-Jbeil citadel in Batroun neighborhood. Addressing the crowd on Sunday he declared that the Free Patriotic Movement wants to build the country while others want to destroy it and create chaos. Bassil […]
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Clashes Continue in Ain el-Hilweh, Army Tightens Security
Clashes continued on Saturday at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in Sidon, after overnight armed clashes between the Joint Palestinian Security Forces and hardline Islamist group led by Bilal Badr, the National News Agency reported. NNA said that Fatah commander Munir Maqdah have […]
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Army chief discusses cooperation with British Ambassador
Army chief, General Joseph Aoun, met on Tuesday with British Ambassador to Lebanon, Hugo Shorter, accompanied by Defense Attaché Colonel Chris Gunning. Talks reportedly featured high on the current general situation in Lebanon and the broader Arab region, as well as on military cooperation between […]