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Bassil: No to 1960 Law, No to Extension, No to Vacuum

27 March 2017

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Sunday noted that the political parties are discussing the proportional representation portion of the electoral law, renewing his rejection of parliamentary vacuum, another extension of parliament’s term, and the controversial 1960 law. “The first task and the first […]

Kanaan Says FPM Practiced Real Opposition, Defends LF, Hizbullah Agreements

27 March 2017

Change and Reform bloc secretary MP Ibrahim Kanaan has stressed that the country is headed for “a new electoral law through which all components will be represented,” noting that the Free Patriotic Movement has practiced real “opposition” throughout its history. “The FPM was born from […]

Israeli Bill to Annex Gas-Filled Maritime Area ‘Blackmails’ Lebanon

27 March 2017

After Israel’s announcement that it will submit a bill to the Israeli Knesset annexing a disputed maritime border area with Lebanon, Lebanese authorities have sent a letter to the United Nations and Security Council denouncing the move and warning of the repercussions, media reports said […]

Bassil from Sidon: We should stop polemics, work for election law that ensures stability

27 March 2017

Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister, Gebran Bassil, said on Sunday during a tour in South Lebanon that there will be no political or economic stability without the approval of an election law. “We need a political agreement on the electoral law to reassure each other […]

Fneish: Proportionality law is pathway to reform, stability

27 March 2017

Minister of Sports and Youth, Mohammad Fneish, said during a sporting event on Sunday that the proportionality law was the only path toward reforms and consolidation of the country’s stability. Minister Fneish added that the proportionality law ensured equity in representation. Fneish praised the complementary […]

Teymour Jumblatt, Marwan Hamadeh visit Archbishops Haddad and Ammar in Sidon

27 March 2017

Democratic Gathering Head, Walid Jumblatt’s son, Teymour, visited, on Sunday, Sidon and Deir el-Qamar Roman Catholic Archbishop Elie Haddad at Saint Nicolas Church in Sidon, accompanied by Education Minister Marwan Hamadeh and MPs Nehmeh Tohme, Elie Aoun, Alaeddine Terro and Mohamed Hajjar. The visit was […]

Ibrahim: Lebanon No Longer an Arena, Nothing Justifies Harboring Terrorists

25 March 2017

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim stressed Friday that “Lebanon is no longer an arena,” emphasizing that “nothing justifies harboring terrorists and suicide attackers” in the Palestinian and Syrian refugee camps. “Any security deterioration in any Palestinian camp or Syrian gathering would be an […]

Lebanese Authorities Detain Syrian Funding Militant Group

25 March 2017

A Syrian national suspected of transferring money to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham militant group in Syria has been arrested in south Lebanon, the National News Agency reported on Friday. Lebanese authorities in the south have detained Ahmed al-Issa in the southern district of Tyre, NNA said. […]

Army Arrests in Hermel, al-Qasr

25 March 2017

The Lebanese army arrested on Friday at dawn two wanted suspects in the Hermel district and in the border town of al-Qasr, the State-run National News Agency reported. In collaboration with the Intelligence Directorate, the army staged wide raids on houses of wanted fugitives in […]

Report: State Apparatuses ‘Lay Hands’ on Security in Hizbullah Strongholds

25 March 2017

Lebanon’s security apparatuses have launched a wide security operation to hunt down the most wanted fugitives of drug traffickers, kidnap gangs and outlaws in Hizbullah’s strongholds in Beirut’s southern suburbs (Dahiyeh) and the Bekaa valley, al-Akhbar daily reported on Friday. Security sources who spoke on […]

Hariri Sends Letter to May Condemning Terrorist Attack in London

25 March 2017

Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Friday sent a letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May in which he condemned the terrorist attack that targeted London on Wednesday, and expressed his condolences. “It is with deep shock and utter sorrow that we received the news of […]

Geagea at oil and Gas gathering: We shall not allow corruption to drip into this sector

25 March 2017

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea branded oil and gas sector the most sensitive sector in Lebanon, pledging that the LF shall not allow any kind of corruption to dribble into this vital sector. “The new figures indicate that the reserve is estimated at […]