Minister of Industry, Hussein Hajj Hassan, said that the priority of the new government is to issue a new electoral law that ensures political stability in Lebanon, recalling that his Party adopts the proportionality law. Minister Hajj Hassan, whose words came during a funeral ceremony […]
David Greene talks to New York Times correspondent Steven Lee Myer about what the coming year might hold for parts of the world, especially Russia, that have been on America’s mind a lot. DAVID GREENE, HOST: As we reach the end of this year – […]
Head of Future Parliamentary Bloc, MP Foad Siniora, announced in a statement on Monday that he would not attend the House sessions dedicated to discussing ministerial statement due to travel plans; however, the statement confirmed that he granted the Cabinet his utter vote of confidence. […]
JUDY WOODRUFF: So, why did the Obama administration today abstain from voting on the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem? We ask Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications to the president. Ben Rhodes, […]
The Lebanese Cabinet approved on Saturday the Ministerial Statement for the new government, to be presented to the parliament to gain the vote of confidence upcoming week. Information Minister, Melhem Riachy, relayed to the press the on goings of the session after its conclusion. He […]
President-elect Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon that the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements will make Middle East peace “much harder” to achieve, but vowed to get it done regardless. “The big loss yesterday for Israel in the United Nations will make it much […]
The Lebanese Forces has “strongly rejected” a clause in the government’s policy statement related to the “role of the Resistance” and has therefore demanded a replacement and for some time to study the policy before the cabinet convenes, al-Joumhouria daily reported Saturday. “The Lebanese Forces […]
The Syrian army’s recapture of the northern city of Aleppo has put an end to hopes that President Bashar Assad’s regime could be ousted, Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday, while noting that his party does not want to “control Lebanon.” “After Aleppo, one […]
A ministerial committee tasked with drafting the new government’s policy statement finalized the draft on Friday evening after a second meeting at the Grand Serail, Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s office said. “We finalized the draft policy statement in today’s session, and after a phone call […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria have agreed to hold peace discussions in the Kazakh capital of Astana to resolve the conflict in Syria. Speaking at his annual, end-of-the-year news conference, Putin said the recent evacuation of Aleppo was “the […]
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