Lebanon – Iran:
The Iranian Fars News Agency reported on 02/06 that Lebanese and Iranian officials reached an agreement on expanding cooperation in the oil and gas sector on the sideline of a 5-day exhibition on Iran held in Beirut …
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Alors que la menace terroriste émanant de groupes takfiristes se précise, sur fond de guerre en Syrie et d’engagement assumé du Hezbollah chiite aux côtés du régime alaouite, les Libanais s’inquiètent d’une fitna confessionnelle au Liban. L’Etat tente de réagir …
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L’accrochage survenu dans la nuit du 01 au 02/06 dans les montagnes surplombant Baalbeck, entre des éléments du Hezbollah et d’autres de l’Armée Libre de Syrie, n’a pas été confirmé officiellement par les autorités libanaises. Ni par le Hezbollah, ni …
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Lebanon – Local politics:
Lebanese MPs decided on Friday 31/05 to extend the mandate provided to them for four years by Lebanese citizens in 2009, without consulting them, for 17 additional months. 97 MPs, out of 128, attended the 7-minute …
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Les menaces, franches et sans équivoque, lancées contre le Liban et sa souveraineté par l’ancien vice-Président syrien Abdel-Halim Khaddam, celui-là même qui fut l’architecte de l’occupation du territoire libanais par l’Armée du parti Baas, n’auraient-elles pas été entendues, à Beyrouth?! …
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Lebanon – Local politics:
Meeting constitutional deadlines is a challenging task in Lebanon, particularly in times of crisis. Less than a month before the expiration of the Parliament’s mandate in mid-June, the question of whether or not to hold the …
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Lebanon – Turkey:
The relatives of the Lebanese pilgrims detained by rebels in Syria expanded the scope of their protests and headed to the Ministry of Energy and Water on 16/05 [see “Lebanon – Turkey” in our April …
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International Crisis Group released on 05/13 its Middle East Report N°141: “Too Close for Comfort: Syrians in Lebanon,” in which it examines the impact of the Syrian conflict on Lebanon, and focuses in particular on the influx of …
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Lebanon – Local politics:
Over a month after his appointment, on 06/04, Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam still did not succeed in forming a new cabinet. The composition of the cabinet is the major problem Salam is facing at this …
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Lebanon – First licensing round:
Lebanon’s first licensing round officially opened on May 2, 2013, as scheduled. The launching ceremony, widely attended by representatives of companies eligible to bid, was held two days in advance, on 30/04, at the …
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Middle East Strategic Perspectives is publishing a series of articles and presentations to shed light on the emerging Lebanese oil and gas sector. For our second edition, we have solicited Valérie Marcel, Associate Fellow at Chatham House, whose research projects …
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En visite le 24/04 à Beyrouth dans le cadre d’une tournée régionale, le Ministre espagnol des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération José Manuel García-Margallo a croisé le Ministre adjoint russe des Affaires étrangères Mikhail Bogdanov, laissant transparaître une convergence …
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