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Relatives of hostages hopeful, trust in Hezbollah promises
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May 24, 2012 02:43 AM
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BEIRUT: One day after 11 Lebanese were kidnapped by Syrian rebels on their way back from a pilgrimage in Iran, their relatives waited anxiously for news, but expressed trust in promises made by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and Lebanese officials to work relentlessly to free the men....
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High hopes for release of Lebanese hostages
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May 23, 2012 02:12 AM
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BEIRUT: Hezbollah and the Lebanese government said Tuesday they were hopeful that 13 Lebanese men who had been abducted by rebels in Syria while returning from a pilgrimage in Iran would be freed soon.“There are indications that make us hopeful that the issue of the kidnapped will be...
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Finger-pointing after Lebanon storm
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May 22, 2012 02:07 AM
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BEIRUT/AKKAR, Lebanon: Relative calm returned to Lebanon Monday as residents of the north laid to rest a prominent anti-Assad sheikh, but political tension remained high with Future Movement MPs calling on Prime Minister Najib Mikati to resign. Thousands of mourners took part in the funeral of...
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Rumors spur LF students to boycott graduation
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May 19, 2012 01:12 AM
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BEIRUT: Lebanese University students who support the Lebanese Forces plan to boycott the Faculty of Media and Documentation’s graduation later this month over objections to an alcohol ban and restrictions on the attire of female graduates that they say will be imposed at the...
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March 14 to reorganize, involve nonmembers
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May 12, 2012 02:18 AM
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BEIRUT: A March 14 committee set up to reorganize the coalition is seeking to draw up plans for a new representative body that grants civil society groups and other nonparty members a bigger say in major policy decisions. “There’s a feeling within the March 14 coalition that political...
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2 judges join Higher Judicial Council
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May 09, 2012 01:44 AM
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BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Court of Cassation elected two judges Tuesday to the Higher Judicial Council, as Justice Minister Shakib Qortbawi promised to forward the names of five other candidates to officials to approve their appointment in the council. Qortbawi also presented to reporters a draft...
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Minister, lawmakers take the bus
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May 03, 2012 02:08 AM
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BEIRUT: Rather than traveling in their luxury sedans with tinted-windows, several lawmakers chose Wednesday to tour the capital aboard a public bus, in a rare move to express support for public transportation in the country. Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi, who joined the MPs on their tour, took...
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Strike scuppers Parliament committees’ meetings
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April 27, 2012 01:39 AM
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BEIRUT: Joint parliamentary committees were unable to convene Thursday due to a lack of quorum, with MPs from rival blocs attributing the absence of their colleagues to road closures caused by a taxi strike early in the day. Ten parliamentary committees were scheduled to convene at 10:30 a.m. to...
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Diab: Issues with history syllabus purely political
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April 25, 2012 01:51 AM
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BEIRUT: Education Minister Hasan Diab said he was surprised by the Kataeb (Phalange) party’s opposition to the draft unified history curriculum since the party had approved of a proposal in the same form. In a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Star, Diab lamented that the discussion of...
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Gemayel’s no-confidence vote has not split coalition: March 14
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April 21, 2012 01:25 AM
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BEIRUT: March 14 officials scrambled Friday to perform damage control one day after Metn MP Sami Gemayel of the Kataeb Party called for a vote of confidence in the Cabinet against his coalition’s will. March 14 MPs stressed that the move had not sparked divisions within the alliance’s...
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Moments of levity amid bouts of rage
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April 20, 2012 02:27 AM
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BEIRUT: The final day of the three-day Parliament session to assess the government’s policies oscillated between tense and lighthearted, with MPs exchanging insults as well as jokes. A heated exchange broke out between Baabda MP Alain Aoun, from Michel Aoun’s Change and Reform...
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Mikati Cabinet survives vote of confidence
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April 20, 2012 02:15 AM
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BEIRUT: A battered Lebanese government survived a vote of confidence after a three-day parliamentary session marked by harsh criticism from the March 14 coalition, which called for forming a neutral government to supervise next year’s general election. After most March 14 MPs walked out of...
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Heated Parliament session sees salvo of personal attacks
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April 19, 2012 01:24 AM
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BEIRUT: Lawmakers from both sides of the political divide faced off Tuesday, exchanging personal and political barbs on the second day of a three-day parliamentary session to discuss the government’s policies. An argument broke out between former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and Hezbollah MP...
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Parliament venom goes up a notch
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April 19, 2012 01:19 AM
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BEIRUT: March 8 and March 14 politicians traded accusations Wednesday on the second day of a parliamentary session to assess the government’s policies, as MPs began dropping their requests to speak in order to let the session conclude on time. Around a dozen MPs opted to heed Speaker Nabih...
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March 14 fires barrage at Cabinet
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April 18, 2012 01:13 AM
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BEIRUT: March 14 MPs launched a fierce attack on the Cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Mikati at Parliament Tuesday, slamming its approach to the turmoil in Syria and its performance in addressing socio-economic demands and security concerns in the country. For his part, Mikati defended his Cabinet...
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