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Kanaan: ‘Clear progress’ in talks on government

12 December 2016

BEIRUT: A leading MP from Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement said Monday that talks on forming a new government have made “clear progress” over the last few days. “There is no doubt that the contacts in recent days have pushed matters forward,” MP Ibrahim Kanaan, secretary […]

Two Heroes from Lebanon

12 December 2016

They never gave up. They never wavered. They never lost hope. Despite fierce opposition, several delays, and tough resistance from the American Administration, some key Congress members, and prominent Lebanese political entities, Gabriel Issa and Tony Haddad did not give up their persistent efforts until […]

Foreign investors scout for Lebanon investment opportunities

12 December 2016

BEIRUT: Several Arab and Western companies sent representatives to Lebanon to scout for investment opportunities, local media reported Sunday. Al Mustaqbal newspaper said that unidentified companies had drawn up plans to invest in Lebanese businesses following the political breakthrough after President Michel Aoun’s election. Arab […]

MP Kanaan visits Rai

10 December 2016

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai received on Friday before noon at Bkirki Deputy Ibrahim Kanaan with talks featuring high on the Lebanese recent developments. Discussions tackled the cabinet situation as well as the electoral law. “We will visit next week the national figures in order to […]

Nasrallah confirms ties with President Aoun ‘excellent’, says all sides want Cabinet to be formed

10 December 2016

Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, confirmed, in a televised speech on Friday, that his party’s ties with President of the republic Michel Aoun and the Free Patriotic Movement are “excellent,” maintaining that those relations were and still are based on mutual respect and solid […]

LebaneseUK partnership: Human Rights at the heart of Internal Security Forces’ Mission

10 December 2016

On the occasion of Human Rights Day, the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities and the British Embassy announced their joint intention to work together on improving protection of human rights by the Internal Security Forces, within the framework of the strategic MOU they signed in […]

Israel accuses Iran of sending Hezbollah arms on commercial flights

10 December 2016

Israel has accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of using commercial airline flights to ship weapons to the Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah. In a letter to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon accused Iran of using airlines […]

Lebanon News 8 hours ago 2 shares 2 0 0 Israeli army says Hezbollah map was only “Illustration”

10 December 2016

The Israeli army admitted on Friday that a “declassified map” it published earlier this week depicting alleged armed deployment by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon was only “an illustration.” The army said that the map, which Israeli media stated that it was circulated to foreign diplomats […]

Patriarch Rai hopes cabinet will be formed before Christmas

9 December 2016

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Boutros Rai hoped that a new cabinet will be formed ahead of the Christmas holiday, calling on all factions to support President Michel Aoun in his mission, especially since he became responsible for the unity of the Lebanese people and Lebanon’s welfare […]

Israel posts map revealing thousands of Hezbollah’s positions along the border

9 December 2016

The Israeli military posted on Tuesday to Twitter, a map of southern Lebanon marking Hezbollah positions, infrastructure and armaments along a part of the Israeli border with Lebanon. The map, according to Channel 2 News, features over 200 towns and villages which the party has […]

Hizbullah Hails Bassil Rhetoric, Says Understanding with FPM ‘Unwavering’

8 December 2016

Hizbullah hailed the rhetoric of Free Patriotic Movement leader and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil and assured that relations between the two parties are “excellent,” al-Joumhouria daily reported Wednesday. “Relations between the party and the FPM are excellent. The understanding between us with regard to the […]

REPORT: Lebanese Parliament agrees to repeal rape law

8 December 2016

MP Robert Ghanem declared on Wednesday that the Parliament’s Administration and Justice Committee has unanimously agreed to repeal a controversial article of the Lebanese penal code that protects rapists. The Committee has unanimously decided that it does not “accept article 522, as marriage cannot disregard […]