Politics

“The alleged chemical attack, which supposedly killed 58 people in Syria, appears to have been a false flag “media campaign” planned well to oust Assad.” worldtruth.tv reported. Videos, (one of them shown below), were aired by the CNN and BBC news channels and other reliable media […]

BEIRUT: Lebanese citizens voiced a spectrum of reactions over the U.S. missile strike on Syria ranging from accusations of American warmongering to support for retaliation to this week’s deadly chemical attack in Idlib province. Expressing humanitarian concern, Dr. Hassan Al Ghadban told Annahar “I am […]

The issues of the stalled electoral law, Hizbullah’s weapons and corruption were the focus of the parliamentary plenary session that was held on Friday to discuss the government’s performance. “We have reached the brink of the abyss regarding the electoral law,” MP Alain Aoun of […]

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Thursday visited President Michel Aoun in Baabda and stressed that a new electoral law should be reached as soon as possible. “After 12 years (from the 2005 elections), we cannot accept to reach the electoral juncture without a (new) law,” […]

At the opening of the Silk Road Conference on Thursday, Prime Minister Saad Hariri invited China and other countries to invest in Lebanon as a preparation for the massive reconstruction of Syria, as he called for joint efforts by private and public sectors between the […]

One year on from the London conference for “Supporting Syria and the Region”, Lebanon continues to be the “focus of international attention” in Brussels, the British Embassy in Lebanon said on Wednesday. At the Brussels conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region” […]

The Lebanese Forces has warned that extending the parliament’s term would pave the way for successive extensions aimed at imposing “the law through which Hizbullah is seeking to realize its objectives.” “Hizbullah is mistaken if it thinks that it can replicate the course of the […]

Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, visited on Tuesday Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antَnio Guterres, with talks focusing on most recent developments in Lebanon and the region as well as UN’s role in supporting Lebanon at all levels, notably in facing Syrian displaced crisis as well […]

The Lebanese Forces has agreed to the electoral law that has been proposed by Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil and the two parties will “reject a technical extension” of parliament’s term in the absence of a new electoral law, Change and Reform bloc secretary […]