Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights (Middle East Online)
Thousands of Lebanese women prevented from passing on nationality to spouse, children.
Berri urges Arab League to reject calls for Israeli talks (Press TV)
The Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has urged the Arab League (AL) to reject calls for indirect talks with Israel.
Iraqi expatriates vote for parliamentary elections in 16 countries (People’s Daily)
Iraqis abroad started voting for their homeland’s new parliament in their residence countries ahead of the general voting, electing a 325-seat legislature the majority of which will form a government. The expatriates’ voting will be held for three days starting from Friday. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees estimated that about 1.5 million Iraqis live abroad, most of them fleeing away …
Q+A-Western draft proposal for new UN sanctions on Iran (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, March 7 (Reuters) – The United States has agreed with Britain, France and Germany on a draft proposal for a fourth round of sanctions against Iran over its …
Lebanon president arrives in Riyadh for talks (People’s Daily)
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman arrived on Saturday in Riyadh on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, official Saudi SPA news agency reported. During his stay in the Saudi capital, Suleiman is due to hold talks with King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz on means of bolstering bilateral relations, the latest developments in the Middle East and Israeli threats against Lebanon. Suleiman’s adviser Nadhim al …
UN tribunal ‘getting closer’ to Hariri bomber ID (AFP via Yahoo! News)
UN officials investigating the murder five years ago of Lebanon’s former premier Rafiq Hariri said Saturday they were getting closer to identifying the suicide bomber who carried out the attack.
Eastday-Iraqi expatriates vote for parliamentary elections (Eastday.com)
Iraqis abroad started voting for their homeland’s new parliament in their residence countries ahead of the general voting, electing a 325-seat legislature the majority of which will form a government.
Lebanese women wed to foreigners fight for rights (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
BEIRUT – Samira Soueidan thought she had won a major battle last year when a judge ruled she could pass on her Lebanese citizenship to her children, a first for women wed to foreigners in this tiny Mediterranean nation.
