The UN Security Council has voted to extend the mandate of UNIFIL in southern Lebanon. 13 countries voted in favor of resolution 2695, Russia and China abstained. According to Al-Manar reporter, the resolution sustains the freedom of movement of the UNIFIL forces, yet underlined the coordination with the Lebanese authorities. ...
House Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Thursday that Imam Sayyed Moussa Sadr represented the project of confrontation against the Israeli occupation and unity in face of partition. Addressing Amal Movement’s ceremony on the forty-fifth anniversary of Imam Sadr’s disappearance, Speaker Berri said, “We are committed to following up all the ...