Naharnet

MP Michel Murr believed that MP Hagop Pakradonian would not have become a deputy in northern Metn had he not won a vacant and uncontested seat.

Murr pointed that 95 percent of Tashnag’s votes were distributed between candidate Ghassan Rahbani and MP Ghassan Mkheiber “with the aim of toppling h...

Italy on Wednesday welcomed the outcome of parliamentary elections saying it "guarantees" stronger ties with the West and the European Union.

In a press release, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said: "I am confident that the winning alliance in the elections can guarantee that cooperation w...

Following Sunday’s legislative elections, Lebanon has a new parliament gathering young and old members.

Out of 128 members of the legislature the Lebanese elected new members whose ages range between 26 and 40 years. Nayla Tueni is now parliament’s youngest member; Abdel Latif el-Zein is the ...

Deputy Parliament Speaker Farid Makari on Tuesday said Hizbullah’s continued refusal to discuss the future of its weapons arsenal “torpedoes the whole idea of national dialogue.”

At a press conference, Makari voiced pessimism over Hizbullah’s demands for veto power in the new government and sa...

Agriculture Minister Elias Skaff on Tuesday said he will challenge the outcome of polls in Zahle with the Constitutional Council and said some ballots boxes were manipulated.

At a press conference, Skaff gave a list of violations during the electoral process and said the elections took place a...