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Kanaan: Oath immunized first government in constitutional era

NNA -Change and Reform Secretary, MP Ibrahim Kanaan, told the Voice of Lebanon 93.3 radio station that “parliamentary consultations were proof of political forces’ rallying around the new presidential mandate for a strong and constitutional beginning that suggests fast government formation.” “Today, the Prime minister-designate […]

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Hariri visits Hoss, Mikati, Siniora and Salam

In the framework of his traditional protocol tour of former heads of government, Prime Minister Saad Hariri visited this afternoon Premier Minister Salim Hoss at his residence in Aisha Bakkar, in the presence of Hoss’s advisor Refaat Badawi and Hariri’s chief of staff Nader Hariri. […]

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Day One, BDLA16: Throngs of excited visitors

Beirut: “It was a proud moment for Lebanon,” said technologist Tony Haidar. “It was phenomenal, the exponential growth, since the beginning of the conference two years ago. Haidar, a Lebanese/American IoT entrepreneur, whose company VinLi is based in Dallas, says that the large-scale BDL Accelerate […]

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Mikati: We respect MPs choice

Former Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, said in a statement on Monday “we respect the choice of the deputies which has led to the election of President Michel Aoun”. Mikati congratulated President Michel Aoun, hoping that Aoun’s mandate will be the era of security, stability and […]