Lebanese activists have ramped up their campaign to scrap a controversial law allowing rapists who marry their victims to go free, with a dramatic installation on Saturday along Beirut’s sunny seaside. A proposal to scrap Article 522 of the penal code — which deals with […]
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday reiterated that parliamentary elections under the controversial current law would be better than another extension of parliament’s term or parliamentary “vacuum.” “We are praying and pleading so that the political forces, the parliamentary blocs and the government be able […]
MP Ali Fayyad of Hizbullah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc announced Sunday that the controversial tour that his party organized Thursday for reporters on the Lebanese-Israeli border has been “deliberately misinterpreted” by some Lebanese parties. “Some parties trying to stir disputes based on exaggerated interpretations and […]
Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun said on Saturday that the security situation in the country is under the army’s full control. Aoun’s comments were made during a visit to the Rangers Regiment mobilized in the Roumieh prison, whereby he warned that “any attempt to […]
The Progressive Socialist Party has said that several political forces have asked for copies of the electoral law format that the PSP has proposed. “The party has started sending these copies to a host of parties and movements, such as the Free Patriotic Movement, al-Mustaqbal […]
Hizbullah central council official Sheikh Nabil Qaouq warned Sunday that Lebanon would face a “disaster” should no new electoral law be approved soon. “Lebanon would be approaching a disaster should no new electoral law be approved before the expiry of the legal deadlines, seeing as […]
NNA – More than 17,400 people participated on Sunday in Sidon International Marathon, organized on April 23 under the title “We run for development and peace,” by Saida International Marathon Association and sponsored by Bank Audi, Rotaract club and the municipality of the city. MP […]
BEIRUT: Founded in 2000 by musicians Mazen Kerbaj and Sharif Sehnaoui, Irtijal is presently one of the oldest music festivals of Beirut, and one of the longest standing international events of post-war Lebanon. This longtime cultural gathering promotes contemporary and experimental practices in music and […]
NNA – The USAID-funded Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI) organized on Saturday an “Environmental Day” at ArzEhmej Park in Ehmej, Byblos to celebrate the “International Earth Day” under the patronage of Ehmej Municipality and in cooperation with the committees of the Social and Enviroment corridors in […]
NNA – A special committee commissioned by Public Works and Transport Minister, Youssef Fenianos, visited on Saturday President Rene Mouawad Airport in Qlayaat, carrying out a technical inspection of the runways, observation tower and some buildings and infrastructure, in order to present a report of […]
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