House Speaker Nabih Berri cabled today Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, congratulating him on his re-election for a second term, in the presidential elections that took place in Sierra Leone on the 24th of June. In his cable, Berri said: “Pr…
Month: June 2023
SAUDI EMBASSY WARNS CITIZENS IN FRANCE FOLLOWING THIRD DAY OF RIOTING
Saudi Arabia’s embassy in France has urged its citizens to exercise caution as demonstrations descended into violent riots across the country. In a tweet posted on Friday, the embassy urged its citizens to be cautious and to comply with security alert…
IMF WARNS LACK OF LEBANON REFORMS JEOPARDIZES STABILITY
Without reforms, Lebanon will continue to see triple-digit inflation, and public debt in the small, crisis-ridden country could reach nearly 550% of GDP by 2027, the International Monetary Fund warned in a report. The report came as a follow-up to a n…
THOUSANDS OF AL-SADR SUPPORTERS PROTEST IN BAGHDAD OVER QURAN BURNING
Thousands of supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr held a protest in front of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on Friday to demand an end to diplomatic ties after a man set fire to a Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm. Protesters carried portraits …
KUWAIT SUMMONS SWEDISH ENVOY OVER KORAN BURNING
The Kuwaiti foreign ministry said Friday it had summoned Sweden’s ambassador to protest against a Koran burning outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked a diplomatic backlash across the Muslim world. Under a heavy police presence on Wednesday, Salwan M…
SHEIKH AKL: TO UNITE THE ENERGIES AND BUILD LEBANON ON A NATIONAL APPROACH
Druze Sheikh Al-Akl, Sami Abi Al-Muna, warned some officials who are taking Lebanon with their behavior and stubbornness towards the abyss, calling for “unifying energies and converging on a clear national program, and building a strategic plan that d…
Kuwait prime minister congratulates Saudi King on successful Hajj season
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah sent a cable of congratulations to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on the success of the Hajj season of 1444 HSource: Kuwait News Agency