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Nabih Berri plans to be Lebanon's parliamentary speaker again

3 months ago
The Progressive Socialist Party has made up his mind regarding re-electing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, in remarks published Friday, that this is the party's definitive decision as "Berri represents one of the most prominent political and confessional components in Parliament." Regarding the Deputy Speaker, the PSP has not decided yet, […]
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Tussle over new cabinet as Macron interferes in Lebanese politics

2 years ago
Lebanon’s parliamentary speaker said his group opposed the way the prime minister-designate was forming a new cabinet and that it would not join on those terms, but that he would still cooperate to stabilise the nation in crisis, his office said. The office of Nabih Berri, head of the Muslim Shi’ite Amal Movement which is […]
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Lebanese army, Hezbollah announce offensives against Islamic State on Syrian border

5 years ago
The Lebanese army launched an offensive on Saturday against an Islamic State enclave on the northeastern border with Syria, as the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah announced an assault on the militants from the Syrian side of the frontier. The Lebanese army operation got underway at 5 a.m. (0200 GMT), targeting Islamic State positions near the […]
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Falluja abuses hard to prevent, not systematic: Iraqi minister

6 years ago
The Levant News | BAGHDAD | BY STEPHEN KALIN AND AHMED RASHEED for REUTERS | Iraq's interior minister said it was difficult to prevent attacks against people fleeing the Islamic State-held city of Falluja, but denied that such actions were systematic and pledged to punish anyone proven guilty of abuses. A regional governor said this […]
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