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Jumblatt declares nomination of Aoun to presidency

NNA – Democratic Gathering” head, MP Walid Jumblatt, declared on Friday his nomination of head of “Change and Reform” bloc, MP General Michel Aoun, to presidency. “The majority of the Democratic Gathering and the Progressive Socialist Party will vote in favor of General Aoun,” MP […]
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Lebanon’s candidate for UNESCO chief sparks controversy

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s failure to endorse former Minister and prominent academic Ghassan Salameh’s nomination for the post of Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has sparked controversy among the country’s political elite particularly after the Cabinet decided to nominate Vera Khoury […]
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Bassil from Maarab vows new era for Lebanon

NNA – Head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, promised on Thursday, “a new era for Lebanon,” saying that the next step would be characterized by a real national unity and the revival of the institutional work, and this, in favor of […]
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NATO seeks to manage Russia’s new military deployments

President Vladimir Putin’s high-profile military deployments aim to showcase Russian power in any global confrontation with the West, NATO officials say, but the alliance will not seek to match Moscow’s actions. Curtis Scaparrotti, the U.S.-led alliance’s top commander, told allied defense ministers on Wednesday that […]