Following a closed-door meeting with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, Lebanese President Michel Aoun greeted the nation in a televised broadcast after attending Easter mass in Bkirki and called upon the Christians of the Levant by saying, “celebrate the feast despite all your difficulties.” […]
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday hailed President Michel Aoun’s use of his constitutional powers to force the postponement of a legislative session that could have passed a third and highly controversial extension of parliament’s term. The patriarch warned, in his Easter sermon, that the […]
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil has asked his ally Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea to give a “chance” to his latest electoral law proposal that is based on a hybrid system, a media report said. “Bassil has expressed concerns over the possible binning of […]
Senior Hizbullah official Sheikh Nabil Qaouq announced Sunday that there is a “real chance” to agree on a new electoral law, while stressing that there is no dispute between Hizbullah and the Free Patriotic Movement over the issue. “The president’s stance provided a real, serious […]
NNA – MP Alain Aoun left Beirut, on Sunday, heading to Washington, where he will be partaking in the works of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Conference. Aoun will also be meeting with a number of American officials during his presence in the […]
NNA – Agriculture Minister Ghazi Zeaiter visited, on Sunday, Baalbek – Deir al-Ahmar Maronite Archbishop Hanna Rahme, congratulating him on the Easter occasion. The visit was a chance to dwell on the latest hour issues, namely the parliamentary elections. In this context, Zeaiter stressed on […]
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis condemned on Sunday a bomb blast on a crowded Syrian bus outside Aleppo… The attack killed at least 112 people and was described by the Holy Father as an “ignoble” attack. According to Reuters the Holy […]
NNA – President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, met on Saturday with Jerome Chartier, the special advisor of the French candidate Francois Fillon, at Baabda Palace. Jerome conveyed Fillion’s greetings and apologies for not being able to come to Lebanon as it was planned […]
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s major political parties are discussing the adoption of a new parliamentary electoral system that incorporates two rounds of voting, a source familiar with the ongoing negotiations told Annahar. The source said the first round will be based on a plurality voting system in […]
NNA – Future Movement bloc member, MP Mohammed Hajjar, said in an interview with the Voice of Lebanon radio station “We as a future movement are making every effort to reach a new electoral law,” highlighting “the political struggle in the country and the catastrophic […]
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