Politics

Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel on Monday lashed out at the Cabinet for failing to convene for two weeks now, while accusing it of violating the constitution regarding the electoral law and sovereignty. “The Cabinet has not convened since two weeks, as if the […]

The head of Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc MP Mohammad Raad said on Monday that the only vote law that guarantees fair and proper representation to all Lebanese components is the full proportional law. Raad’s comments were made during a political meeting in south […]

Lebanon’s political parties rally to put a new format for a voting system that will govern May’s parliamentary polls before the term of the current parliament ends on June 20. In that regard, “Prime Minister Saad Hariri is expected to suggest a format that he […]

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 […]

Arab and foreign ambassadors have praised Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s visit to south Lebanon, media reports said. Al-Mustaqbal newspaper, which is affiliated with Hariri’s Mustaqbal Movement, reported Sunday that “Arab and foreign diplomats in Lebanon have informed Lebanese political figures of their relief over PM […]

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 […]

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 […]

U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag on Friday welcomed a visit to the South by Prime Minister Saad Hariri, saying it “reflects the continued partnership” between Lebanon and the U.N. The Special Coordinator “welcomes today’s visit of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Minister of Defense […]