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President approves new batch of ambassadors
BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman received Monday at the presidential palace in Baabda the letters of credential of the ambassadors of Hungary, Cyprus and Cuba.
UEFA policies meet Buzek's approval
The new President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, today met with UEFA President Michel Platini, who was able to put forward the case for many of the current issues affecting European sport and football in particular, which require the understanding and support of the European Union and the European Parliament.
Mohammed bin Zayed receives President of Seychelles
H.H. Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, welcomed today President of Seychelles James Alix Michel as part of his visit to the UAE to attend the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi grand prix.
Lebanon: President says Israel responsible for Katyusha attack
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Thursday put the blame on Israel regarding the Katyusha attack on northern Israel on Tuesday night.
UEFA President meets Swiss FA President
UEFA President Michel Platini has welcomed the President of the Swiss Football Association , Peter Gillieron, and the President of the Swiss Football League , Thomas Grimm, to the House of European Football in Nyon.
Saturday News Briefs & Editorial
Beirut - Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri visited President Michel Suleiman at the Baabda palace today to brief him on the outcome of his talks with the parliament leaders .
Seychelles targets China as emerging tourism market
The Republic of Seychelles, a small island nation in the western Indian Ocean, has targeted China as the most promising source of its tourism market.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting begins in Port-of-Spain on November 27 and continues for three days.
Opposition in crosshairs at Gemayel memorial
BEIRUT: Former MP and widow of assassinated President-elect Bachir Gemayel, Solange Gemayel, stressed on Monday that the parliamentary majority would not allow foreign intervention to destabilize the country's security situation.
Hariri abandons effort to form government
Lebanon's Saad Hariri on Thursday abandoned an attempt to form a government with rival groups including Hizbollah, stepping down as prime minister-designate and accusing opponents of blocking his efforts.
Tuesday News Briefs & Editorial
Beirut- It is official . Prime Minister -Designate Saad Hariri met yesterday with president Michel Suleiman at the Beiteddine summer presidential palace and presented his new national unity cabinet line-up based on the 15-10-5 formula and included representatives from all the main parliamentary blocs of the majority and the opposition "I presented ...
Egonda-Ntende sworn in as Seychelles CJ
Kampala Justice Fredrick Egonda-Ntende was last Friday sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Seychelles Supreme Court in a ceremony at the State House in the Indian Ocean archipelagoa s capital, Victoria.
The Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary
The Seychelles' Ministry of Education has included India as a destination for higher education for Seychellois students.
President pardons Youssef Shaaban
BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman has pardoned the accused killer of a Jordanian diplomat in Beirut, years after the actual murderers were tried, sentenced and executed by the Jordanian authorities.
Beirut, Jun 27 The Future Movement Leader Saad Hariri will soon become Prime Minister of Lebanon, with the support of 86 deputies after concluding two-day consultation of President Michel Sleiman and different parliamentarians.
Mosley admits Todt possible for FIA Presidency
With Max Mosley to step down in October, attention is already turning to who his successor will be in charge of F1's governing FIA.
Royal congratulatory message to Seychelles
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam consented to send a congratulatory message to Mr James Alix Michel, the President of the Republic of Seychelles, on the occasion of its Constitution Day.
New UEFA communications structure
The communications organisation within UEFA has taken on a new structure to better deal with the volume and specificity of media interest in UEFA, its competitions and UEFA President Michel Platini himself.
Clinton: US supports 'voices of moderation' BEIRUT a ' Ahead of an election that could oust the U.S.-backed Beirut government, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday that Washington supports "voices of moderation" and never will make a deal with Syria that "sells out" Lebanon's interests.
US will never sell out Lebanon to Syria: Hillary
Lebanon's President Michel Suleiman with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Presidential Palace in Beirut yesterday.
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