The Free Patriotic Movement Minister Gebran Bassil proposed on Monday, at a press conference the adoption of a new parliamentary electoral system: “What we are introducing today is the beginning of the adoption of the Senate; its president is Christian but not Maronite to respect […]
Translator: Cynthia P. FEGHALI “One cannot wait for a house burglar,” says former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Hussein El-Husseini, raising the Constitution’s book in the face of a dominant political class going against this Constitution: “They have become like burglars of houses. Whatever people […]
By Zeina Karam and Philip Issa | AP October 31 BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, filling a post that had been vacant for more than two years and injecting hope that the country’s long-running political paralysis would come […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces have tightened security in downtown Beirut where legislators are to convene to elect a new president. Christian leader Michel Aoun, a former army commander and strong ally of the militant Hezbollah group, is widely expected to win a two-third […]
By Samia Nakhoul and Tom Perry | BEIRUT The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, ending a 29-month presidential vacuum in a political deal that secured victory for his Lebanese Shi’ite ally Hezbollah, Iran and Syria. Sunni leader Saad […]
Lebanon’s parliament has elected Michel Aoun as president, ending a political stand-off that has left the post empty for more than two years. The newly-appointed president, a Maronite Christian, vowed to protect Lebanon from “regional fires” – a reference to the conflict in Syria. Mr […]
CAIRO, EGYPT — Former Lebanese Army Commander and long-time aspirant to the country’s presidency, Gen. Michel Aoun, was elected to fill the top post after a two and a half year political void. His election by parliament came after a consensus agreement among top political […]
BEIRUT: In what seemed to be a private locker conversation, may seriously hinder US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s bid at attaining the U.S. presidency. A leaked conversation between Trump and former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush dating back to 2005 caused offense and outrage […]
Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Ali Fayyad blamed al-Mustaqbal Movement for impeding an agreement on a new electoral law, the state-run National News Agency reported on Monday. The Hizbullah MP said: “Neither the AMAL movement nor the Free Patriotic Movement or Hizbullah are responsible […]
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