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Kataeb Party and National Liberal Party organized a demonstration on Saturday in front of the municipality of Beirut, protesting against extending the Parliament’s mandate/NNA

Electoral Law Crisis Deepens as Mashnouq Signs Electoral Decree Based on 1960 Law

by Paula Astih | Feb 19, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanon has practically entered an open political crisis after Interior Minister Nohad Mashnouq signed a decree on Saturday calling on voters to participate in the next parliamentary elections based on the 1960 law, which President Michel Aoun rejects. The...

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President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Obama Should Thank Trump for Putting Iran on Notice

by Eli Lake | Feb 19, 2017 | Opinion

Don’t say Donald Trump never did anything for Barack Obama. On Wednesday, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn put Iran “on notice” for its ballistic missile test and its arming, training and equipping of Houthi rebels in Yemen. The early reaction...

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Lebanon’s Tourism Expects Promising Season

by Wajdi Al-Aridi | Feb 19, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanon’s Tourism Minister Ouadis Kedenian expected on Saturday a promising tourism season after the Lebanese-Gulf ties regained their former glory. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Kedenian said: “We expect a promising season due to a number of...

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Washington on Libyan Mediation Line… Flirts with Haftar

by Khalid Mahmoud | Feb 19, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Asharq Al-Awsat learned on Saturday of indirect contact between U.S. President Donald Trump representatives and leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA)General Khalifa Haftar, indicating the openness of the Trump administration to the Libyan file unlike his...