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Salam: State Must Regain Monopoly over Arms

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reiterated on Sunday the need to fully implement the Taif Agreement, stressing that Lebanon’s failure to confine arms to the hands of the state remains a fundamental obstacle to national stability. “Arms must be confined to the hands of the state, and we have failed to fulfill this clause since the Taif ...

Municipal Elections 2025: Dozens Elected by Default Across Bekaa

As Lebanon’s municipal and mukhtar elections continue, the Western Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel regions have already seen a wave of uncontested victories, with numerous candidates declared elected by default ahead of Sunday’s scheduled vote. In the Western Bekaa, where 106,010 voters are registered, election authorities have finalized ...