MOSCOW (Reuters) - Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Iranian and Hezbollah forces will not withdraw from Syria until the country is "liberated" and its "territorial integrity is restored", Russia's RIA news agency reported on Wednesday. Iran-backed forces such as Lebanon's Hezbollah, a close political ally of Berri, have been key
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“Compromise” the theme of Lebanon’s new gov’t
Lebanon’s election three weeks ago — the first in nine years, strengthened the position of Hezbollah — with a strong performance by its allies. The Future Movement, the party of Hariri, lost several seats and left him weakened, but due to Lebanon’s political system, which reserves the position of
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Berri wins 6th re-election in an unchallenged election
The 128-seat assembly voted 98 in favor of Berri, with 29 blank ballots and one that was annulled. The re-election of Nabih Berri, a Shiite ally of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group who has held the post since 1992, reflects Lebanon’s entrenched sectarian-based political system, which has held despite rising