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Lebanese Parliament convenes to assess cabinet’s performance (NNA)

Lebanon: Hariri Details Government Achievements before Parliament

by Youssef Diab | Apr 7, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The Lebanese parliament convened on Thursday in a two-day session to assess the cabinet’s performance on the electoral law, means of combatting corruption and the state budget, as well as other issues. Addressing MPs, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said: “This...

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People carry a stretcher amid debris after a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders was hit near Maaret al-Numan, in Syria’s northern province of Idlib. (AFP)

MSF: Syrian Regime Used Chemical Weapons in Hama

by Youssef Diab | Apr 2, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused the Syrian regime and its allies of using chemical weapons in their bombardment of the Hama governorate on March 25. MSF reported that the “regime targeted Latamneh hospital in the northern Hama governorate, killing two...

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Lebanese President Michel Aoun. (Reuters)

Sources ahead of Arab Summit: Lebanon Will Be Part of Arab Fold

by Youssef Diab | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanese circles are eagerly anticipating next week’s Arab League Summit, most notably President Michel Aoun’s stance and whether he will stress Lebanon’s commitment to Arab consensus in wake of the so-called “Hezbollah’s” involvement in regional wars....

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Makari adjourns parliament’s legislative session on Thursday/ NNA

Lebanon: Tax Hike, Corruption Spark Popular Anger

by Youssef Diab | Mar 17, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- A salary scale requested by Lebanon’s civil servants and public school teachers turned on Thursday from being a positive development to a curse that would damage the middle and poor classes, including public sector employees. Late on Thursday, angry protestors...

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Residents inspect damage from what activists said were barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad in Tafas town in Daraa, Syria, July 2, 2015. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir

Syria Revolution: A Six-Year Flame Fighting Demographic Change

by Youssef Diab | Mar 15, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Not so long ago, Syrian children in Daraa scribbled “Freedom for Syria” across their hometown’s walls, knowing so little that a humble call for freedom will soon snowball into a full-fledged civil war that has stretched on for over six years. Although...