Beirut- Lebanon's Parliament speaker who has been accused of hijacking the parliament for the past 18 months tried to play another dirty trick yesterday against the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
Yarze - The Lebanese Army Command organized a farewell ceremony at the Defense Ministry in honor of Army Commander General Michel Suleiman, who will be elected president of the republic of Lebanon tomorrow, May 25, at 5:00 PM.
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As it turns out, the number of small and marginal farmers is more than 30 million and it is estimated that the number is likely to be 36.90 million, while the number of other farmers is estimated about 5.97 million.
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Bharti has decided to disengage from the ongoing talks and has conveyed the same to MTN," the company said. "The MTN board has now presented a completely different structure," the statement said, than what was agreed earlier.
Under the Slum Prevention Programme, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority will build 500,000 houses in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region over the next five years. Of this, 50,000 houses would be built over the next year, said metropolitan commissioner Ratnakar
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Beirut- The focus continues to be the presidential election that is expected to take place tomorrow Sunday. Speaker Berri is trying to make the election of army chief General Michel Suleiman a festive event and has invited several Arab &
Beirut - The Lebanese army command issued a strong warning against the discharge of firearms during the election of Michel Suleiman as the president of the republic this Sunday
Amsheet - Lebanon was preparing Saturday to elect a new president after a six-month delay amid hopes that the appointment will bring unity and stability to the politically-deadlocked country.
By Raed RafeiBeirut - Hezbollah's offensive against mostly Sunni Muslim political rivals in Lebanon has sullied its image in the Arab world as an armed force engaged in a righteous struggle against Israel.
Senior Shiite cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah congratulated the Lebanese Friday on the agreement reached by their leaders in Qatar earlier this week, and hoped it would lead to a "dialogue project" where all controversial issues would be discussed. In
The United Nations Security Council welcomed the breakthrough deal reached by Lebanon's rival factions to end an 18-month political standoff and elect a new president. In a non-binding statement adopted by all its 15 members late Thursday, the Security Council
