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Activists from “We Want Accountability” movement and security forces clashed on Tuesday near the Energy Ministry after the protesters blocked one of the facility's entrances.

Ministry employees told them that the ministry is a red line, refusing to remain trapped in their offices in Beirut's Corniche al-Nahr area.

But the demonstrators stressed they want accountability, saying their intention is not to ransack the ministry.

The clash caused the glass door of the entrance to be broken.

BEIRUT: The Free Patriotic Movement's parliamentary bloc Tuesday called on Prime Minister Tammam Salam to reactivate Cabinet, but stood firm on its demands that security appointments are discussed before other issues.

Por vigésimo cuarta vez el Parlamento libanés no logró nombrar un nuevo presidente para el país, cargo vacante desde el 25 de mayo de 2014 en que terminó su mandato de seis años Michel Suleiman, al persistir las divergencias entre los distintos sectores políticos.

El presidente del organismo legislativo, Nabih Berri, levantó la sesión ante la falta de quórum, y fijó la próxima reunión para el próximo 24 de junio, en un nuevo intento para nominar un nuevo jefe de Estado.

BEIRUT: A Free Patriotic Movement delegation met Monday with key Christian leaders, including Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai, in a bid to promote FPM chief Michel Aoun’s latest initiative to break the yearlong president

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed on Wednesday the need to set as a priority the approval of a new parliamentary electoral law during the next legislative session.

He stated before a delegation from Hawsh al-Oumara: “The LF and Free Patriotic Movement are working hard to adopt a new electoral law during the first legislative session because there are no other issues that are more pressing.”

The law on restoring the nationality of Lebanese residing abroad is also one that enjoys the same importance, he added.

Early beginnings

U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman urged the Syrian regime to facilitate the Lebanese presidential elections, An Nahar newspaper reported on Tuesday.

According to the daily, Feltman called on Damascus during a meeting with the Syrian president's media adviser Bouthaina Shaaban not to obstruct the presidential poll.

Shaaban has visited Norway in the first trip to Europe by a senior official in three years, her office said Sunday.