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Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam (center) casts his vote to elect the new Lebanese president in downtown Beirut on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Joesph Eid, Pool)
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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Tammam Salam gestures after his new government wins a vote of confidence in Beirut March 20, 2014. (Reuters/REUTERS/Sharif Karim)
Lebanon’s new government gets go-ahead from parliament
Beirut, Reuters—Lebanon’s parliament gave a newly-formed cabinet a vote of confidence on Thursday, ending almost a year of political deadlock during which the country has been pulled further into the civil war in neighboring Syria. The approval—by 96...Caption:
FILE — In this May 31, 2013, file photo, a Lebanese protester, left, throws tomatoes at a banner with the portraits of the 128 Lebanese lawmakers with Arabic that reads, “you failed in everything, failed failed failed, go home,” during a protest against the 17 months extension of the Lebanese parliament, near the parliament building […]
Debate: Lebanon’s new government is not the result of new understandings
It was as though a magic wand passed over the leaders of Lebanon, softening their stances allowing the new government to be formed. This national government of contradictions drowned for nearly 11 months, indicating to some that it would never even see the light of...Caption:
FILE – In this May 31, 2013, file photo, Lebanese lawmakers meet in the Lebanese Parliament during a session to debate whether to extend their term 17 months, in Beirut, Lebanon. Since the current parliament was elected in June 2009, the lawmakers have met 21 times to pass 169 laws, mostly related to raise government […]
Debate: Lebanon’s new government arose from new understandings
What was impossible for a period of 11 months has become reality: the Lebanese government has been formed, on a political foundation and through the participation of most political parties in Lebanon. This is evidence of the transformations that have taken place and...Caption:
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman (L) meeting with his New Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the presidential palace in Baabda. (AFP/ Ho / Dalati and Nohra)