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Lebanese parliamentarians missed another opportunity to elect a president after only 36 of the 128 Members of Parliament (MP) showed up for the elections. Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, was obliged to postpone the session to February 8. The Read more
The World Bank (WB) is planning to invest $300 million per year for the next four years in Lebanon but the political crisis in the country is stopping the bank’s board of directors from approving the decision. The newly appointed Read more
Hezbollah and the Future Movement have met to calm the tension between them due to their diverging views over the Yemeni conflict and the intervention of the Saudi-led military operation. Hezbollah has been criticizing Riyadh for its position in the Read more
Due to its good relations with the three big regional powers – Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq – Kuwait stands a good chance of mediating in the Syrian conflict which has managed to drive a wedge between the states. Speaker Read more
After another round of artillery shells crossed over the border to Lebanon from neighboring Syria, people in the area have started fleeing their homes due to the rising insecurity. Syria claims to be pursuing a group of “armed terrorists” who Read more