Berri adjourns session to elect Parliament committees

Source: The Daily Star

Beirut : Lebanon | about 1 month ago

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Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned to November 5 a legislative session to elect Parliament’s committees on Tuesday. Berri postponed the session after the required quorum was not reached...Only four lawmakers from the parliamentary majority made it to Parliament, including MPs Dori...

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