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Lebanon will conduct its parliamentary elections as scheduled, despite rumors that they are to be postponed. The elections will be held in the Spring and concerns that they could be canceled are unjustified, note senior government officials. The elections are typically held between April 20th and June 29th. The elections were to be postponed following [...]
Lebanese officials have dismissed concerns that the parliamentary elections scheduled for next spring may be canceled. Calling such claims unfounded, officials insist that, as planned, elections will take place between April 20 and June 29, 2009. Skeptics have cited the deep political fragmentation among Lebanon’s political forces, and have voiced particular concern that the the [...]
Maronite bishops warned that growing divisions between Lebanese political groups would only lead to “chaos” in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Some political voices have made statements that the current political situation in Lebanon is not conducive to elections. The bishops came out criticizing these statements saying that it would create chaos and be more costly [...]
A top Iranian minister appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad earlier this year is facing a motion of no confidence today on charges that he tried to bribe members of Parliament not to impeach him. The attempt to impeach Interior Minister Ali Kordan came after an investigation led to the discovery that Kordan’s Ph.D. from Oxford [...]
Last Thursday, the US military handed over control of even more territory to Iraqi forces. Babil, a once violent area south of Baghdad, is the 12th province of a total of 18 to be transferred back to Iraqi control. According to US military commanders, the frequency of attacks in the province has declined by over [...]
Although many citizens and policymakers in Iraq were displeased that the most recently passed election law failed to address critical issues like the city of Kirkuk, a whole new wave of opposition to the law has risen from people who are outraged and opposed to it entirely. When the law was passed, legislators struck from [...]
Two weeks ago, it was uncertain whether the Iraqi Parliament would pass a crucial law addressing some serious flaws with the nation’s election process. According to the Los Angeles Times, the political stalemate has begun to ease and the law was passed yesterday. This new legislation will result in more representation for Sunni Arabs, who [...]
