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Minister submits Parliament extension draft law
Beirut :: Lebanon | 13 hours ago
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Minister of State Nicolas Fattoush submitted Wednesday to Parliament an urgent draft law to extend the term of legislature for a period of two years. Fattoush, who is the state minister for Parliament affairs, requested the term of legislature be
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Sleiman heads meet over Syrian refugee situation
Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 day ago
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President Michel Sleiman headed Tuesday a meeting dedicated to the situation of Syrian refugees, the National News Agency reported. The state-run agency said Sleiman chaired the ministerial meeting in the presence of caretaker Prime Minister Najib
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Aoun wants polls under 1960 law: Geagea
Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 day ago
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The Free Patriotic Movement is seeking to hold the general elections under the 1960 law, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea alleged in remarks published Tuesday, a day after MP Michel Aoun said FPM candidates would file requests to run in the polls
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Cabinet formation hinges on vote law: Salam
Beirut :: Lebanon | 3 days ago
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Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam will wait for deliberations of the subcommittee tackling a new electoral law before taking any steps regarding the formation of his Cabinet, the Beirut lawmaker said in remarks published Monday. I cannot decide
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Interior Ministry reopening election registration Monday
Beirut :: Lebanon | 3 days ago
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Caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel announced the Interior Ministry will resume election registration on Monday, but he said the polls could not be held on the schedule under the current 1960 law. Tomorrow on Monday I will allow hopefuls to
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Al-Qaeda-linked cell arrested in Lebanon
Beirut :: Lebanon | 13 days ago
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The Daily Star The Lebanese Army seized a number of explosive devices and detonators. A cell made up of Syrian and Lebanese nationals with links to Al-Qaeda has been arrested by authorities in Lebanon, security sources told The Daily Star Thursday.
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Journalists slam neglect of martyrs' cemetery
Damascus :: Syria | 15 days ago
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The Journalists Union urged the Beirut Municipality Tuesday to respect the site where Lebanese martyrs were laid to rest 97 years ago, arguing that such a site was sacred and should be treated with respect. Whoever does not honor his country's
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FPM MP upbeat about possible understanding with LF
Beirut :: Lebanon | 19 days ago
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A recent phone call between Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun and Lebanese Forces head Samir Geagea paves the way for a possible understanding between the two rivals on a new electoral law and the formation of the next Cabinet, an FPM MP
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Sleiman opposes March 8 demand for veto power
Beirut :: Lebanon | 22 days ago
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President Michel Sleiman voiced in remarks published Wednesday his opposition to March 8 demands for veto power in the new Cabinet to be formed by Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam. Speaking to An-Nahar newspaper, Sleiman "rejected the demands
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No Cabinet until key March 8 demands met
Beirut :: Lebanon | 23 days ago
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The Daily Star The Lebanese cabinet. (The Daily Star) The Cabinet formation will remain stalled if Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam does not take the demands of March 8 seriously, sources from the coalition say. The sources say no progress will
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