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MP Faisal Karami on Tuesday visited the Chouf town of Jahliyeh and offered condolences to former minister Wiam Wahhab on the killing of his bodyguard Mohammad Abu Diab."We are waiting for the final investigations; justifications through media and political whistleblowing are not enough," Karami said following the visit."Lebanon is in need of stability," he added."We maintain that everybody is under the law and the judiciary. But we wonder why there has been a huge attack with [military] vehicles only to deliver a [judicial] notice," he went on to say.For his part, Wahhab indicated that "Hezbollah's Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has prevented bloodshed among the Druze in the Mount."Source: National News Agency

BAGHDAD, President of the Republic Barham Salih received Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Gebran Bassil.Saleh received an invitation to attend the Arab Economic Summit in Beirut.Source: National Iraqi News Agency

MP Bahiya Hariri on Monday welcomed in her office in Beirut the Acting UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Pernille Kardel, with talks reportedly touching on the general situation in the country. Discussions also touched on issues of mutual concern.Source: National News Agency

Algiers, Following his departure from Algeria, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has sent a cable of thanks to Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia of the People's Republic of Algeria.Following is the full text of the cable:"Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia of the People's Republic of Algeria,May the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you,It gives me a great pleasure, while leaving your brotherly country, to express my sincere thanks to and appreciation of Your Excellency, for the warm welcome and generous hospitality accorded to me and the accompanying delegation.During the visit, we discussed issues of common interest while the two countries are keen to...

The Tawheed Party announced in a statement on Sunday the death of its supporter, Mohammed Abu Diab, accusing Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, Judge Samir Hammoud and Internal Security Forces Chief Imad Othman of killing him.Source: National News Agency

Riyadh, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, Advisor-Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), affirmed that the Coalition States to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, particularly the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have made the humanitarian aspect in Yemen as a top priority and at the forefront of their concerns with more than USD 18 billion worth of humanitarian assistance to the Yemeni people.This came in a press conference held here today by Dr. Al Rabeeah in the presence of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock.The KSrelief Supervisor General added that the KSA and UAE have responded to the recent reports by the United Nations about fears of aggravation o...

Former PM Najib Mikati said that the Lebanese constitution, which emanates from the Taif Accord, stipulates that the process of forming the government be carried out in exclusive coordination between the Prime Minister-designate and the President of the Republic. "So, there cannot be any interference in this process.""Given the fact that every political party's right to request participation in the government, especially if it were a national unity government, no one should, however, dictate terms on the PM-designate under the slogan of quotas and shares for this or that party," he told his visitors."We are neither in a ruling crisis nor in a regime crisis. What we are witnessing today are attempts to circumvent the Constitution and the Taif agreement, under different connotations," Mikat...

Riyadh, The International and Government Communication Centers at the Ministry of Media launched last Tuesday a special coverage of the G20 Summit through its electronic platforms in Arabic, English, French, and German to follow up the events of the Summit held in Argentina from November 30 to December 1 2018. The delegation of Saudi Arabia is headed by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers, and Minister of Defense.The coverage will include a number of economic articles for senior economic analysts in the region and highlight the importance of the issues before leaders at the G-20 Summit, their direct relevance to human daily life, and messages from world intellectuals and to leaders at their meeting.Source: Saudi Press Agen...

Former PM Najib Mikati said that the Lebanese constitution, which emanates from the Taif Accord, stipulates that the process of forming the government be carried out in exclusive coordination between the Prime Minister-designate and the President of the Republic. "So, there cannot be any interference in this process.""Given the fact that every political party's right to request participation in the government, especially if it were a national unity government, no one should, however, dictate terms on the PM-designate under the slogan of quotas and shares for this or that party," he told his visitors."We are neither in a ruling crisis nor in a regime crisis. What we are witnessing today are attempts to circumvent the Constitution and the Taif agreement, under different connotations," Mikat...

The Honorary Consul of the State of Brazil in Lebanon Siham Al-Harati held a ceremony in honor of the new Brazilian Ambassador to Lebanon, Paolo Cordero de Andrade Pinto, and his spouse, Dr. Vera Lucia Ribeiro Estrella de Andrade Pinto, at her residence in Qab Elias, in the presence of former Minister Mohammad Rahal, Diplomatic staff of the Brazilian Embassy in Lebanon and ranking dignitaries.Ambassador Pinto praised the work of the Brazilian Consulate in Qab Elias, stressing that "The embassy will work on sending more staff to the Bekaa, and will check on all the Brazilian families in the region, as it includes more than 6,000 Brazilian families of Lebanese origin.""We will work together to deepen ties. We will address the municipalities and the community, and our priority is to strengthe...