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Salhab: No one benefits from procrastination

Beirut - Arab Today

"Change and Reform" parliamentary bloc member, MP Selim Salhab said on Tuesday that a settlement will eventually be reached over the electoral law file before 15 May, 2017, underscoring that "no one has interest in procrastination." Salhab told "Voice of Lebanon" radio that consultations are going on away from media and that the ministerial committee presided by Prime Minister SaadRead more

Rifai: Bassil's electoral law sabotages Lebanon's future

Beirut - Arab Today

Member of Loyalty to the Resistance Parliamentary Bloc, MP Kamel al Rifai, said on Saturday that the electoral law proposed by Minister Gibran Bassil has a sectarian streak to it and would sabotage Lebanon's future and its democratic reputation. Speaking to Radio Al Fajer, Rifai lamented the nature of current electoral deliberations, which might lead to a consensual, albeit distortedRead more

Turkish Interior Minister Confirms Diyarbakir Blast Was 'Terror Attack'

Ankara - Arab Today

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Wednesday that the deadly blast at a vehicle depot belonging to the security forces in Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday was a terror attack. He said that a tunnel had been dug from outside the facility and explosives planted in a very short time despite regular Interior Ministry checks and patrols around theRead more

Advisory Council Participates in Inter-Parliamentary Union Meetings

Doha - Arab Today

The Advisory Council is taking part in the 136th general assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which starts Saturday in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka and lasts until April 5, with a delegation led by HE Advisory Council Deputy Speaker Issa bin Rabia Al Kuwari. During the meetings, deputies of the 136th general assembly chairman will be elected and aRead more

Why the Lebanese support the same sectarian leaders

Beirut - Arab Today

Lebanese parliamentary elections are expected to take place in May 2017. The last elections were held eight years ago, in 2009. Although the parliament term in Lebanon is four years, elections have been postponed twice since 2013 under the pretext of deadlock over electoral law, fear of instability and security unrest. In November 2014, in an unconstitutional move, the LebaneseRead more

Iraqi Foreign Minister Holds Telephone Conversation with UK Official

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari held today a telephone conversation with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Minister for the Middle East and Africa) Tobias Elwood. A statement from the Iraqi foreign ministry said that the meeting dealt with the latest security and political developments in Iraq and the war against ISIS. Elwood stressedRead more

Advisory Council Participates in Inter-Parliamentary Union Meetings

Doha - Arab Today

Council Participates in Inter-Parliamentary Union Meetings

Doha - Arab Today

Bulgaria Votes to Choose New Parliament

Sofia - Arab Today

Bulgarians are voting in early parliamentary elections, with former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s Gerb party neck-and-neck.In the third snap vote in five years, polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. While affirming their commitment to the European Union, both Gerb and the Bulgarian Socialist Party have pledged to revive economic ties with Russia. More than 6.5Read more