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FM Gebran Bassil meets House Speaker Nabih Berri

House Speaker, Nabih Berri, met Deputy Speaker Elie Ferzli and  Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, at his Ain-el-Tineh residence. The meeting follows prevalent pessimism over any breakthrough in the government formation. Mr. Nabih Berri has been very vocal in his criticism of the delay in government […]

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PM Hariri and the Big Gap

By Dr. Elie Haddad / (translation Hala Hayek Najjar) The road of the new government is still paved with mines and bumps. No matter how many tried to render the process absurd and present it as a regular battle of local political clout, the reality […]

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Lebanon preparing to legalize growing cannabis

Lebanon’s parliament is preparing to legalize cannabis cultivation and its production for medicinal use, House Speaker Nabih Berri told US Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth Richard on Tuesday according to Lebanon’s official news agency. Berri offered no timeframe for the move, which would face a difficult […]