European Parliament’s adoption of the resolution aimed at counteracting
Russian media, the channel’s director, Ghassan bin Jiddo, said in a
letter to Director-General of Rossiya Segodnya International Information
Agency Dmitry Kiselev.
favor of a resolution on countering Russian media outlets, such as the
Sputnik news agency and the RT broadcaster. As many as 304 voted in
favor the document, 179 voted against and 208 abstained. With a total of
691 officials taking part in the vote, less than half supported the
resolution.
Bin Jiddo said that Al Mayadeen journalists “reacted with deep outrage
to the European Parliament’s vote in favor of the resolution criticizing
Russian media and calling to counteract them.”
“Despite the fact that this resolution is non-binding, it reflects the
level of devastation in consciousness and mind of political and media
leaders of the circles that are behind this decision. Those, who voted
in favor of the repression of free speech, for monopolization of truth,
in fact, admit their weakness. They do not accept the influence that you
exert on the European and global public opinion,” the letter said.
@Tyre – #LiveLoveLebanon
By
I’ve visited the Lebanon three times in
the last quarter century. The first occasion, in 1993, followed the
end of the 1975-1990 civil war, when Beirut was still in ruins and the
old Mercedes cars picked their way gingerly around the rubble. By 2003,
in times of uneasy peace, the SUVs had moved in; Beirut’s enduring zest
for both business and pleasure was again evident (the country consumed
three million bottles of wine in that year, almost half of it
imported). My latest visit, a couple of weeks ago, concluded with
hornet-like Ferraris noisily out-darting each other in the small hours
of a Saturday morning as they zipped past the serenely restored
Phoenicia hotel and the gleaming new office blocks nearby.
Lebanese soldiers marched in formation and helicopters flew overheard in
a military parade in central Beirut Tuesday headed by the newly elected
president, the first such celebration in two years, to mark the
country’s Independence Day. Armored vehicles and tanks rolled down a
major thoroughfare in downtown Beirut, soldiers on horseback marched to
military tunes, and a choir performed national songs while organizers
released balloons in the colors of the Lebanese flag
BEIRUT, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — Lebanon celebrated Tuesday its 73rd Independence Day with an official ceremony including a military parade by the Lebanese Armed Forces and other Security agencies, staged at Shafiq al-Wazzan Boulevard in Downtown Beirut. President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and Caretaker PM Tammam Salam attended the ceremony.
During the parade, hundreds of red, white and green balloons representing the colors of Lebanon’s flag were launched skywards after military helicopters overflew marching soldiers.
Aoun, Berri, Hariri and Salam later headed to Baabda palace where they received well-wishers.
Lebanese Independence Day commemorates the country’s liberation in 1943 after 23 years of governance by French Mandate that succeeded the Ottoman rule at the end of the First World War in 1918.
Aoun hailed on Monday the Lebanese army for “gaining citizens’ confidence and being their source of security and serenity,” calling for “liberating civil servants from the culture of corruption.”
He has said in a televised address to the nation on the eve of Lebanon’s Independence Day “when dangers threaten the country, the army remains its security valve and the firm core of its national unity.” “We must immunize independence through refraining from seeking help from foreign forces to achieve partisan interests at the expense of the public interest,” the president noted.
In addition to the pledges of economic growth and security, Aoun said in his oath of office that Lebanon must work to ensure Syrian refugees “can return quickly” to their country.
He also urged to endorse an “independent foreign policy” and to protect Lebanon from “the fires burning across the region.”
November 21 BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia on Monday invited the newly elected Lebanese president Aoun to visit Saudi Arabia kingdom. Saudi Prince Khaled al-Faisal current Governor of Makkah Province told reporters after meeting President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace near Beirut that the president has accepted the invitation and agreed to visit after a new […]
By thenational.ae She could be 80 or 81 – while her age is disputed, one thing for sure is November 21 is Fairouz’s birthday. The legendary Lebanese artist, real name Nouhad Wadie’ Haddad, has performed on all the world’s greatest stages, ranging from the Royal Albert Hall in London to Carnegie Hall in New York. […]
BEIRUT:
Lebanon leaders Monday remembered late Pierre Amine Gemayel, who was
assassinated 10 years ago in broad daylight by a group of masked gunmen. “He was a promising young man full of energy and people loved him,”
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri told Voice of Lebanon radio
(100.5). “His assassination was a big loss for Lebanon and all the
Lebanese.”
Hariri mourned the “loss of a brother, who was a very important person in my life.” “We will always remember you Pierre. You were an honest man with all
the Lebanese and honest in your work for Lebanon and its people,” he
said.
Gemayel was a prominent figure in the “Cedar Revolution,” which
forced the Syrian Army out of Lebanon in 2005. He then took on the
Industry Ministry portfolio under the Cabinet of former Prime Minister
Fouad Siniora. Kataeb chief MP Sami Gemayel, Pierre’s brother, said via Twitter that
“we will remain loyal to you and our cause,” using the hashtag
#steady_serving Lebanon.
“Pierre Amin Gemayel embodies the Lebanon of tomorrow and everything
we aspire to be,” MP Marwan Hamade said, adding that Kataeb leader was
continuing in his brother Pierre’s path.
The March 14 rally, dubbed the “Cedar Revolution,” was the climax of a
month-long series of rallies that followed the assassination of former
Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, in a massive truck bomb on Feb.
14, 2005.
The Arab Tawhid Party staged a parade in a Mount Lebanon village Sunday, displaying for the time its members in a military context. khazen.org rejects creation of any new “militia” or “Brigades” or so called “volunteers forces” outside of the Lebanese government, Lebanese institution control. This is very worrying and we request our Lebanese security […]
Population Movements to Keserwan - The Khazens and The Maans
ما جاء عن الثورة في المقاطعة الكسروانية
ثورة أهالي كسروان على المشايخ الخوازنة وأسبابها
Origins of the "Prince of Maronite" Title
Growing diversity: the Khazin sheiks and the clergy in the first decades of the 18th century
Historical Members:
Barbar Beik El Khazen [English]
Patriach Toubia Kaiss El Khazen(Biography & Life Part1 Part2) (Arabic)
Patriach Youssef Dargham El Khazen (Cont'd)
Cheikh Bishara Jafal El Khazen
Patriarch Youssef Raji El Khazen
The Martyrs Cheikh Philippe & Cheikh Farid El Khazen
Cheikh Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Hossun El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou-Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Francis Abee Nader & his son Yousef
Cheikh Abou-Kanso El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou Nader El Khazen
Cheikh Chafic El Khazen
Cheikh Keserwan El Khazen
Cheikh Serhal El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Rafiq El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Hanna El Khazen
Cheikha Arzi El Khazen
Marie El Khazen