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U.S. envoy: Elections should be held on time regardless of law
Beirut :: Lebanon | 3 months ago
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Ambassador Maura Connelly said Monday parliamentary polls should be held on time regardless of whether politicians reach a consensus on a new electoral law. If a new system cannot be agreed upon in the very near term, in our view, failure to achieve
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Torsarkissian says Sehnaoui hiring staff for electoral gains
Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 year ago
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Lebanon First bloc MP Serge Torsarkissian said in remarks published on Tuesday that Telecommunication Minister Nicholas Sehnaoui hired staff at Lebanon's mobile phone companies for electoral gains. Sehnaoui has hired hundreds of people in [Alfa and
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Lebanese banks eye personal loans as way to boost revenues
Beirut :: Lebanon | 1 year ago
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The sharp fall in interest rates on deposits and growing exposure to Lebanon's public debt are prompting Lebanese banks to mull new options to diversify their revenues amid political and security turmoil in neighboring Syria. Against this backdrop,
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March 14 politicians lash out over Nasrallah's comments on Tribunal
Beirut :: Lebanon | over 1 year ago
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Friday's address by Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Israeli espionage and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has ignited a storm of criticism from March 14 figures. Akkar MP Riad Rahhal, a member of the Lebanon First bloc, said recent
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Body of Pinay killed in Beirut building collapse due home Monday
Beirut :: Lebanon | over 1 year ago
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Mahigit 50 OFWs mula sa Lebanon, nakatakdang umuwi ng bansa ngayong araw Pag-uwi sa bangkay ng Pilipinong nasawi sa Lebanon, inaasikaso na ng DFA DFA inaayos na ang pag-uwi ng mga labi ng 3 Pinoy na namatay sa Lebanon On Call: OFW sa Lebanon, na-
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New tug-of-war looms
Beirut :: Lebanon | over 1 year ago
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Although the UN secretary-general's warning to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to stop the killing dominated the headlines, he also touched in several interviews on the UN court to try the assassins of former prime minister Rafik Al-Hariri. A tug-of-
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Al-Qaeda infiltrated extremist groups in Lebanon: MP
Beirut :: Lebanon | over 1 year ago
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Challenging Prime Minister Najib Mikati's remarks that Lebanon is Al-Qaeda-free, Baath Party MP Assem Qanso has said the Islamist organization has infiltrated a number of extremist groups in Lebanon. Al-Qaeda has infiltrated more than 20
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Pharaon: March 14 will not join dialogue with current government
Beirut :: Lebanon | over 1 year ago
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Lebanon First bloc MP Michel Pharaon told LBC television on Saturday that although a serious national dialogue is required to take place in Lebanon, the Western-backed March 14 alliance will not accept [joining] a national dialogue in light of the
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Will the Syrian crisis be able to awaken sleeping giant Arab Union?
Damascus :: Syria | over 1 year ago
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The Arab Union, one of the world's oldest but most ineffective organizations, is on the brink of a historic opportunity when it comes to the situation in Syria...Actually, by taking the first steps towards change in Libya, the Arab Union showed that
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Lebanon First bloc MPs retort to Kanaan’s accusations
Beirut :: Lebanon | over 1 year ago
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Lebanon First bloc MPs Ghazi Youssef and Ammar Houri held a press conference on Saturday afternoon during which they responded to Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan's accusations against former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. During the press
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