Politics

Pope Francis received in audience this Thursday the Lebanese President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun. According to a press release by the Holy See, during this “cordial” discussion, the Lebanese President and the Holy Father pointed to the “excellent relations between the Holy See […]

A new debate erupted at the legislative session regarding the proposal to impose a fee of LBP 5 thousand on those who travel by land between Lebanon and Syria.   The debate included the political position concerning the issue of the bilateral agreements related to […]

Students from the Lycee Franco-Libanais School in Ashrafieh met with a number of politicians to ask them questions.   When they were unable to access the parliament, MP Hady Hbeish met them outside the building and answered their questions. Afterwards, they moved to the Grand […]

Deputy Speaker Farid Makari on Thursday adjourned a legislative session due to a lack of quorum and accused “those practicing obstruction” and Kataeb Party chief MP Sami Gemayel of jeopardizing the fate of the long-stalled new wage scale. Makari said he adjourned the session to […]

The title of the March 14 dinner of the Free Patriotic Movement was “transparent funding, a free decision.”  An annual dinner organized to raise funds and donations for the Free Patriotic Movement Party, attended by nearly 1,700 people. It had been said that some people […]

Member of Parliament, Alain Aoun, eulogized the heatedly debated salary scale via twitter on Wednesday evening, warning that it is currently in danger of being “hit by snipers who have taken their positions amid the ongoing parliament session.” “The wages scale has been thrown in […]

The parliament on Wednesday approved hiking the value-added tax (VAT) and other taxes as part of measures aimed at funding the long-stalled new wage scale. The VAT was raised from 10 to 11% as other taxes on financial transactions were also hiked, state-run National News […]

“Levantine Christians look forward to this trip with hope, to ensure that Lebanon remains a powerful model for the East and the world.” President Michel Aoun departed Wednesday morning to the Vatican. He arrived with the Lebanese first Lady Nadia al-Shami Aoun, and the accompanying […]

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil warned Tuesday that rejecting a proportional representation system that allows political minorities to be represented in the political system would lead the country into “civil war and disintegration.” “Whoever rejects proportional representation would be rejecting the other and the […]