par This Is Beirut, 11/01 19:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A new episode in the tragedy of the massive August 4, 2020 explosion at the port of Beirut took place on Thursday, as the families of the Civil Defense victims denounced the tribute made by the Beirut fire department command to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Berri had received, on Wednesday, a delegation of officers from the Beirut fire ...
par Samar Kadi, 30/01 20:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The ambassadors of the Quint Committee for Lebanon have underscored the urgency of electing a president of the republic "today," independently of the developments in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border attacks for more than three months. An informed source speaking to This is Beirut on condition of ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/03 16:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese Forces criticized Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's actions regarding the presidential election process, accusing him of obstructing the constitutional path to electing a new head of state. According to the Lebanese Forces, Berri's proposal for an official dialogue table under his chairmanship implies an undue concentration of power, ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/03 14:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
As part of their mission to push forward the presidential election dossier, the ambassadors of the Quintet committee, grouping the US, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, visited several Lebanese officials in the past couple of days, including Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea ...
par Joanne Naoum, 04/04 20:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Gebran Bassil is reportedly seeking to improve relations with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, but the question of a rapprochement between the two adversaries was utterly denied by the Speaker’s circle. Nonetheless, a new dynamic in relations between the FPM and Berri’s Amal Movement was ushered in ...
par This Is Beirut, 08/04 13:42 - Reading : less than a minute
House Speaker Nabih Berri apologized on Monday for "not accepting Eid al-Fitr congratulatory visits due to the current situation." He wished all Lebanese, in general, and Muslims, in particular, a blessed Eid.
par This Is Beirut, 08/04 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced, in a conversation with journalists, that the presidential election dossier would be "revived" after Eid al-Fitr, which will begin on Wednesday. This affirmation comes on the sidelines of his meeting with President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides on Monday. With the return of the Saudi, Egyptian and Qatari ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/04 19:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Ahmad Kheir of the National Moderation bloc seemrd optimistic about a possible breakthrough on the presidential election issue. "Our initiative includes ten points, eight of which have been addressed," he said after a meeting of the bloc's MPs with the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, on Thursday. "Obstacles surround the last two points, but ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/04 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
A former minister reportedly said that if Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri accepts French President Emmanuel Macron's invitation to visit Paris, it would constitute a major breakthrough for Lebanon to negotiate a way out of the crisis. A source close to Ain el-Tineh also reported that Berri's visit to Paris could take place around mid-May. In ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 27/05 15:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
With the arrival of French Presidential Envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian in Lebanon on Tuesday, communications have resumed between Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MP Gebran Bassil and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. MP Ghassan Atallah of the Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc noted that the anticipated meeting with Berri was initially scheduled for ...
08/07 12:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s initial proposal to break the presidential deadlock is to convene an open parliamentary session with consecutive rounds, preceded by a week-long dialogue chaired by himself. However, the sovereigntist MPs are against this idea, stating that such dialogue violates constitutional principles, and that the role of ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/07 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, has ruled out the possibility of Israel launching a full-scale war against Lebanon, “a war that could involve several countries in the region”, he said in an interview with the Catholic newspaper "Avvenire". “The situation in the region is very dangerous, and what is happening threatens Europe and ...
