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Youth walk under an Islamic State flag in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp, near the port-city of Sidon, southern Lebanon January 19, 2016. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
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Lebanon’s Druze leader Walid Jumblat (2nd R) and Druze Highest Sheikh al-Aql Naim Hassan (2nd L) accept condolences for the death of Druze Sheikh Wahid al-Balous, a leader of the minority Druze community in Syria, at the House of the Druze Community in Beirut, Lebanon, September 10, 2015. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Lebanon: Jumblat Rejects all Electoral Laws that Threaten Druze Representation
Beirut – As the date of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections approaches, chances to agree on a new electoral law are waning, as each political party is seeking to have a law that would be tailored according to its interests. Despite a variety of draft-laws referred to...Caption:
Lebanon’s Parliament majority leader Saad al-Hariri and Lebanese opposition Christian leader Michel Aoun (R) smiles during the sixth session of the national dialogue between politician rival leaders at Presidential Palace in Baabda, near Beirut April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Dalati Nohra/Handout (LEBANON POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – RTXEH52
Lebanon: Hezbollah’s Insistence on 30-Member Cabinet Further Freezes Agreement
Beirut – Despite prevailing optimism over the imminent formation of the Lebanese Cabinet, the latest political developments have contradicted all expectations, as sources said that Hezbollah’s insistence on an expanded 30-member government has hampered all efforts in...Caption:
Christian politician Michel Aoun, right, with Lebanon’s former
prime minister, Saad Hariri, left. PHOTO: REUTERS
Lebanon’s Governments: Partisan, Sectarian and Political Quotas
Beirut- The workshop launched by the nominated Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to compose his upcoming cabinet has resembled many other workshops launched by other nominated Prime Ministers who worked on distributing quotas and ministerial portfolios based on sects, and...Caption:
US Ambassador to Lebanon, David Hill (3 – R), pays his respects at the tomb of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, during the 10th anniversary of his assassination in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on February 13, 2015. (EPA/Nabil Mounzer)