The government called on all citizens on Tuesday to “embrace the legitimate armed forces” and not to “surrender to panic,” declaring that it will maintain “full readiness” to follow up on the security developments after the unprecedented suicide bombings that rocked the border town of al-Qaa on Monday.
Hizbullah's parliamentary bloc on Thursday reiterated the party's call for approving an electoral law based on the proportional representation system in order to ensure “fair representation.”
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq assured that Lebanon's parliamentary elections will be held on time and that the ministry has started the preparations needed for that purpose, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Thursday.
The parliamentary elections are scheduled for June 2017, amid disbelief that the long-awaited polls will be staged on time.
The parliament extended its own term twice, the first time in 2013 and a second time in 2014.
The Change and Reform bloc led by MP Michel Aoun on Tuesday called for passing an electoral law based on proportional representation and warned the government and Prime Minister Tammam Salam against committing any “violation” in the issue of the State Security apparatus.
“Lebanon is at a critical juncture and we need to reassure each other rather than fight each other,” Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil announced after the bloc's weekly meeting in Rabieh.
The national dialogue session will convene in Ain el-Tineh on Tuesday where the participating political factions are set to give a final position on a suggestion put forward by Speaker Nabih Berri in May regarding the electoral laws, al-Akhbar daily reported.
“Tuesday's session is one of the most important meetings in the current rounds of talks, taking into consideration the issues that will be discussed and the Speaker's position with regard to the positions of the interlocutors,” said the daily.
Although Nouhad Al Mashnouq, the Minister of Interior, tried to quell security concerns in the aftermath of the BLOM Bank headquarters bombing on June 12, the cabinet once again postponed a discussion of the sorely contentious fate of the State Security agency that became an orphan institution after senior government officials abandoned it.
Al-Mustaqbal movement leader ex-PM Saad Hariri on Monday called for “solidarity” with Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh, the baking sector and “all the heroes who are defiant in the face of terrorism,” a day after a blast rocked the Beirut headquarters of Lebanon's second largest bank.
“Yesterday, Lebanon and its economy and banking sector were subjected to a clear terrorist message,” said Hariri at an iftar banquet he held at the Center House for students from several Lebanese universities and children from the Khaled Foundations.
"Falanges Libanesas ha decidido dimitir del Gobierno", ha anunciado el parlamentario Sami Gemayel, hijo del líder de la formación, Amin Gemayel. Los ministros afectados son Seyaan Qazi y Alain Hakim, que encabezan las carteras de Trabajo y Economía, respectivamente.
Una bomba explotó hoy cerca de un edificio del banco Blom Bank y a pocos metros de los Ministerios libaneses de Información y Turismo, cerca del comercial barrio de Hamra, en el oeste de Beirut, informaron a Efe fuentes policiales y militares.
Las fuentes añadieron que por el momento no hay informaciones sobre la existencia de muertos ni heridos, aunque todavía es pronto para conocer los detalles de lo sucedido.
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El Banco Central del Líbano ha cerrado cien cuentas bancarias vinculadas al grupo chií Hizbulá en el marco de las sanciones previstas por el Acta para la Prevención de la Financiación Internacional de Hizbulá, aprobada por el Congreso de EEUU en diciembre, confirmó a Efe una fuente de la entidad.
El presidente del Parlamento de Líbano, Nabih Berri, ha expresado este miércoles su insatisfacción con la incapacidad de los partidos para acordar una nueva ley electoral para el país.
"Los encuentros de los comités parlamentarios conjuntos para discutir la ley electoral no han logrado aún resultados, y siguen estancados", ha dicho, según ha informado el diario local 'An Nahar'.
"Trataré el asunto durante el encuentro de diálogo nacional del 21 de junio, para que todo el mundo asuma sus responsabilidades", ha manifestado, agregando que "se trata de una pérdida de tiempo".
El Banco Central del Líbano ha cerrado cien cuentas bancarias vinculadas al grupo chií Hizbulá en el marco de las sanciones previstas por el Acta para la Prevención de la Financiación Internacional de Hizbulá, aprobada por el Congreso de EEUU en diciembre, confirmó a Efe una fuente de la entidad.
French President Francois Hollande told al-Mustaqbal Movement chief MP Saad Hariri that the only solution to the presidential impasse is through the election of founder of the Free Patriotic Movement MP Michel Aoun, al-Akhbar daily reported on Tuesday.
“During Hariri's latest visit to France in May, Hollande told the Mustaqbal chief that the solution to the internal crisis can only come from Aoun's side,” March 14 sources told the daily on condition of anonymity.
Parliament speaker Nabih Berri’s recent proposal to hold parliamentary elections before electing a president is due to despair with political parties and some of his allies, which prevent electing a president, boycott parliamentary sessions, involve Lebanon in foreign wars, and suggest proposals that violate the constitution.
En total, 5.976 candidatos compiten por 273 consejos municipales, y 1.553 candidatos lo hacen por 740 cargos en alcaldías. Además, 580.095 votantes se registraron para votar en el norte, mientras que 269.910 lo hicieron en Akkar.
A hawkish Lebanese Sunni politician has won local elections in the second largest city of Tripoli in a result that marks a blow to long-established Sunni leaders and risks reviving tensions among rival sectarian groups there.
The municipal elections under way nationwide for a month have been seen as an important indicator of sentiment in Lebanon, where a political crisis has twice forced the postponement of parliamentary elections that should have been held in 2013.
Los principales líderes políticos de Líbano han lamentado este miércoles el cumplimiento de dos años de vacío en la Presidencia debido al bloqueo de las conversaciones para elegir un sustituto para Michel Suleiman, cuyo mandato terminó el 25 de mayo de 2014.
El presidente del Parlamento, Nabih Berri, ha recalcado que "cuanto antes se elija a un presidente, antes se escapará de la amenaza de la división y del federalismo", según ha informado el diario local 'An Nahar'.
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