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Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri delivers a statement after the president named him to form a new cabinet, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on October 22, 2020. President Michel Aoun today named Hariri to form a new cabinet to lift the country out of crisis after most parliamentary blocs backed his nomination. Hariri, who has previously led three governments in Lebanon, stepped down almost a year ago under pressure from unprecedented protests against the political

Saad Hariri Vows to Form a Cabinet of 'Nonpartisan Specialists'

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri vowed Thursday to quickly form a new Cabinet of nonpartisan specialists, having secured enough votes from lawmakers to win the premiership and lead a government that must pull Lebanon out of

A picture shows typical Catalan ceramic figurines called "caganers" (poopies) depicting US President Donald Trump in Barcelona on October 22, 2022. Statuettes of well-known people defecating are a strong Christmas tradition in Catalonia, dating back to the 18th century as Catalans hide "caganers" in Christmas Nativity scenes and invite friends to find them. LLUIS GENE / AFP

Poll: President Donald Trump Does Not Deserve to Be Re-Elected

A majority of American voters say President Donald Trump does not deserve to be re-elected and almost 70% say most members of Congress don't, either, according to a Gallup poll Thursday. The survey, taken between

Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett meets with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Capitol Hill on October 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump nominated Barrett to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death. Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty Images/AFP POOL / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

Month After Trump's Nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett Will Get Confirmation Vote

About a month after President Donald Trump nominated her for the U.S. Supreme Court, judge Amy Coney Barrett will get a confirmation vote in the Senate judiciary committee on Thursday. The committee is set to

Protestors attend a demonstration outside the Nigerian High Commission against police brutality in Lagos in London on October 21, 2020. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an end to what he called "brutality" by police in Nigeria, which has been rocked by two weeks of protests. Guterres said gunmen that opened fire on peaceful protesters Tuesday evening in Lagos caused "multiple deaths" and many injuries. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP

The African Union Calls on All Parties to Stop 'The Violence' in Nigeria

The African Union has denounced deadly violence in Nigeria’s biggest city of Lagos, urging all parties to “privilege dialog.” In a statement on Thursday, the office of African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat said

Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri (C) arrives at the office of President Michel Aoun, after the latter appointed him to form a new cabinet, at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on October 22, 2020. Aoun today named former premier Saad Hariri to form a new cabinet to lift the country out of crisis after most parliamentary blocs backed his nomination. Hariri, who has previously led three governments in Lebanon, stepped down almost a year ago under pressure from unpreceden

President Michel Aoun Appoints Saad Hariri as PM-Designate

President Michel Aoun Thursday appointed Future Movement head Saad Hariri as prime minister-designate, tasking him with forming a government to pull Lebanon out of its deepest crisis since the 1975-1990 Civil War. A final tally

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A Lebanese man raises a national flag as the ‘Revolution fist’, symbol of Lebanon’s October 2019 uprising, burns after being torched during clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of former prime minister Saad Hariri, in the capital Beirut's central Martyr's square, on October 21, 2020. Hariri resigned as premier in October 2019 in the wake of unprecedented street protests, but he is now expected to make a comeback at the helm of the next government. Most parliamentary blocs have pledged s

Protesters Block The Beirut 'Ring Bridge', Voice Their Opposition to Hariri as Next PM

Protesters blocked the “Ring Bridge” in central Beirut Wednesday night, to voice their opposition to the expected designation of former premier Saad Hariri as the next prime minister.

President Aoun Wants to Play a Major Role in The New Cabinet Formation

Aoun Will 'Continue to Bear His Responsibilities' as Lebanon Waits For Its New Government

Lebanese Women Demand Resignation of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and All MPs

Ex-PM Saad Hariri to be Designated to Form New Lebanese Government

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Protesters demonstrate outside the prime minister's office in Amman late on June 2, as security forces stand on alert /AFP

Protestors attend a demonstration outside the Nigerian High Commission against police brutality in Lagos in London on October 21, 2020. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an end to what he called "brutality" by police in Nigeria, which has been rocked by two weeks of protests. Guterres said gunmen that opened fire on peaceful protesters Tuesday evening in Lagos caused "multiple deaths" and many injuries. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP

A protester holds a flag stained with fake blood during a demonstration outside the Nigerian High Commission against police brutality in Lagos in London on October 21, 2020. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an end to what he called "brutality" by police in Nigeria, which has been rocked by two weeks of protests. Guterres said gunmen that opened fire on peaceful protesters Tuesday evening in Lagos caused "multiple deaths" and many injuries. Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP

Protestors attend a demonstration outside the Nigerian High Commission against police brutality in Lagos in London on October 21, 2020. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an end to what he called "brutality" by police in Nigeria, which has been rocked by two weeks of protests. Guterres said gunmen that opened fire on peaceful protesters Tuesday evening in Lagos caused "multiple deaths" and many injuries. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP

Protesters chant and sing solidarity songs as they barricade barricade the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to protest against police brutality and the killing of protesters by the military, at Magboro, Ogun State, on October 21, 2020. Buildings in Nigeria's main city of Lagos were torched on October 21, 2020 and sporadic clashes erupted after the shooting of peaceful protesters in which Amnesty International said security forces had killed several people. Witnesses said gunmen opened fire on a crowd of over 1,000 people on the evening of October 20, 2020, to disperse them after a curfew was imposed to end spiralling protests over police brutality and deep-rooted social grievances. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP

A general view of a deserted toll-gate after10 days of occupation by protesters in Nigeria on October 21, 2020, after the security forces opened fire on a peaceful sit-in protest on October 20, 2020 in which Amnesty International said several people were killed. Witnesses said gunmen opened fire on a crowd of over 1,000 people on the evening of October 20, 2020, to disperse them after a curfew was imposed to end spiraling protests over police brutality and deep-rooted social grievances. SOPHIE BOUILLON / AFP

A Nigerian based in South Africa shows the middle finger and words "EndSars" shaved on his head during a protest outside the Nigerian embassy in Pretoria on October 21, 2020 in solidarity with Nigerian youth who are demanding an end to police brutality in the form of The Nigerian Police Force Unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Phill Magakoe / AFP

A Nigerian woman based in South Africa weep as others comfort her during a protest outside their embassy in Pretoria on October 21, 2020 in solidarity with Nigerian youth who are demanding an end to police brutality in the form of The Nigerian Police Force Unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Phill Magakoe / AFP

A protester raise the Nigerian national flag at a barricade mounted by potesters on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to protest against police brutality and the killing of protesters by the military, at Magboro, Ogun State, on October 21, 2020. Buildings in Nigeria's main city of Lagos were torched on October 21, 2020 and sporadic clashes erupted after the shooting of peaceful protesters in which Amnesty International said security forces had killed several people. Witnesses said gunmen opened fire on a crowd of over 1,000 people on the evening of October 20, 2020, to disperse them after a curfew was imposed to end spiralling protests over police brutality and deep-rooted social grievances. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP

Protestors attend a demonstration outside the Nigerian High Commission against police brutality in Lagos in London on October 21, 2020. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an end to what he called "brutality" by police in Nigeria, which has been rocked by two weeks of protests. Guterres said gunmen that opened fire on peaceful protesters Tuesday evening in Lagos caused "multiple deaths" and many injuries. Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of the Hatab Square in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of the Hatab Square in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

People collect scrap steel rods from the rubble and destruction in the aftermath of aerial bombardment in the town of Ihsim in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, on October 18, 2020. Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

A Palestinian woman screams during a protest against the Israel siege of Gaza Strip at Gaza’s Eastern border, May 2018. Plastic bags are used by demonstrators to protect themselves against teargas.⁣ From ‘The Great March of Return’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli) for Yahoo News (@yahoonews).⁣ ⁣ (Instagram)

Palestinians scream during the ‘Great March of Return’ protest at Gaza’s Eastern border with Israel, April 2018.⁣ From ‘The Great March of Return’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli) for Yahoo News (@yahoonews).⁣ (Instagram)

A Syrian family weeps tears of joy after reaching the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey on a rubber boat, 10 October 2015.⁣ From ‘The Dream’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli).⁣ (Instagram)

A Syrian family weeps tears of joy after reaching the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey on a rubber boat, 10 October 20155. From ‘The Dream’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli).⁣ (Instagram)

A Syrian refugee rests on a bus crossing Serbia on 29 August 2015. The bus brings her from the Macedonian northern border to Belgrade.⁣ From ‘The Dream’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli).⁣ (Instagram)

A Syrian woman looks at the sea near Mersin, on the Western coast of Turkey, on 29 January 2015.⁣ From ‘The Dream’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli).⁣ (Instagram)

Portrait of a Syrian family in Lesbos, Greece, in October 2015.⁣ From ‘The Dream’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli).⁣ (Instagram)

Demonstrators climb a statue in Plaza Baquedano on the night of 30 November 2019. Protesters, often together with football supporters, frequently gathered on Plaza Baquedano over weekends to chant and celebrate.⁣ ⁣ From ‘Chile: The Rebellion Against Neoliberalism’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli) for L’Espresso (@espressosettimanale).⁣ (Instagram)

Women in Santiago, Chile, perform ‘Un Violador en tu Camino’ (A Rapist in your Path), a protest song that went viral and came to be used across South America, on 4 December 2019. Many wear red scarves & lipstick symbolizing the sexual nature of assaults, & are blindfolded in solidarity with people blinded by police.⁣ ⁣ From ‘Chile: The Rebellion Against Neoliberalism’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli) for L’Espresso (@espressosettimanale).⁣

Men who have fled a final area of IS control wait to be questioned near Baghuz, Syria, about their links to the group, on 7 February 2019.⁣ ⁣ From ‘ISIS and its Aftermath in Syria’ by Ivor Prickett (@ivorprickett) for The New York Times (@nytimes).⁣

A man holds a placard reading "Liberty, I write your name by bleeding" as people gather in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 18, 2020, in homage to history teacher Samuel Paty two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP

Thousands of people rally in different French cities on October 18 in a show of solidarity and defiance after a teacher was beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP

The murder of Samuel Paty in the suburb of French capital on October 16 shocked the country and brought back memories of a wave of Islamist violence in 2015. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP

A person holds a French national flag with front covers of Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine as people gather on Place du Capitole in Toulouse on October 18, 2020, in homage to history teacher Samuel Paty two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. GEORGES GOBET / AFP

Thousands of people rally in different French cities on October 18 in a show of solidarity and defiance after a teacher was beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. His murder in a Paris suburb on October 16 shocked the country and brought back memories of a wave of Islamist violence in 2015. Christophe SIMON / AFP

A woman holds a picture of Samuel Paty, Place de la Liberte in Lille on October 18, 2020, in homage to the history teacher, two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP

A person holds the front page of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo reading "Liberty, tolerance and equality" as people gather on the Vieux Port in Marseille on October 18, 2020, in homage to history teacher Samuel Paty two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP

The man suspected of beheading on October 16 ,2020 a French teacher who had shown his students cartoons of the prophet Mohammed was an 18-year-old born in Moscow and originating from Russia's southern region of Chechnya, a judicial source said on October 17. Bertrand GUAY / AFP

Flags of the City hall are at half-mast as people gather on Place du Capitole in Toulouse on October 18, 2020, in homage to history teacher Samuel Paty two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. GEORGES GOBET / AFP

People gather on Place de la Republique in Paris on October 18, 2020, in homage to history teacher Samuel Paty two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. BERTRAND GUAY / AFP

Lebanese protesters gather to light the "October 17 torch" marking the one year anniversary of the beginning of a nationwide anti-government protest movement, in front of the devastated port of the capital Beirut where a massive explosion took place more than two months ago, on October 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Hundreds marched in Lebanon's capital to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

A Lebanese protester flashes the victory sign during a demonstration marking the one year anniversary of the beginning of a nationwide anti-government protest movement, in the capital Beirut on October 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Hundreds marched in Lebanon's capital to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese protesters lift placards during a demonstration marking the one year anniversary of the beginning of a nationwide anti-government protest movement, in the capital Beirut on October 17, 2020. Hundreds marched in Lebanon's capital to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese demonstrators wave the national flag as they drive to a demonstration, marking the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement, in the capital Beirut's downtown area on October 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese demonstrators carrying shields attend a demonstration, marking the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement, in the capital Beirut's downtown area on October 17, 2020. Anwar AMRO / AFP

Hundreds marched in Lebanon's capital to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese protesters carry torches during a demonstration marking the one year anniversary of the beginning of a nationwide anti-government protest movement, in the capital Beirut on October 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese demonstrators play music during a demonstration, marking the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement, in the capital Beirut's downtown area on October 17, 2020. Anwar AMRO / AFP

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Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of the Hatab Square in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of the Hatab Square in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

People collect scrap steel rods from the rubble and destruction in the aftermath of aerial bombardment in the town of Ihsim in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, on October 18, 2020. Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Syrian workers take part in the reconstruction of Martini restaurant and hotel in the Jdaideh neighbourhood in Aleppo's Old City on October 17, 2020. AFP

Palestinians scream during the ‘Great March of Return’ protest at Gaza’s Eastern border with Israel, April 2018.⁣ From ‘The Great March of Return’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli) for Yahoo News (@yahoonews).⁣ (Instagram)

A Syrian family weeps tears of joy after reaching the Greek island of Lesbos from Turkey on a rubber boat, 10 October 20155. From ‘The Dream’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli).⁣ (Instagram)

A Syrian refugee rests on a bus crossing Serbia on 29 August 2015. The bus brings her from the Macedonian northern border to Belgrade.⁣ From ‘The Dream’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli).⁣ (Instagram)

A Syrian woman looks at the sea near Mersin, on the Western coast of Turkey, on 29 January 2015.⁣ From ‘The Dream’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli).⁣ (Instagram)

Portrait of a Syrian family in Lesbos, Greece, in October 2015.⁣ From ‘The Dream’ by Fabio Bucciarelli (@fabio_bucciarelli).⁣ (Instagram)

Men who have fled a final area of IS control wait to be questioned near Baghuz, Syria, about their links to the group, on 7 February 2019.⁣ ⁣ From ‘ISIS and its Aftermath in Syria’ by Ivor Prickett (@ivorprickett) for The New York Times (@nytimes).⁣

A man holds a placard reading "Liberty, I write your name by bleeding" as people gather in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 18, 2020, in homage to history teacher Samuel Paty two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP

Thousands of people rally in different French cities on October 18 in a show of solidarity and defiance after a teacher was beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP

The murder of Samuel Paty in the suburb of French capital on October 16 shocked the country and brought back memories of a wave of Islamist violence in 2015. FREDERICK FLORIN / AFP

A woman holds a picture of Samuel Paty, Place de la Liberte in Lille on October 18, 2020, in homage to the history teacher, two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP

The man suspected of beheading on October 16 ,2020 a French teacher who had shown his students cartoons of the prophet Mohammed was an 18-year-old born in Moscow and originating from Russia's southern region of Chechnya, a judicial source said on October 17. Bertrand GUAY / AFP

Flags of the City hall are at half-mast as people gather on Place du Capitole in Toulouse on October 18, 2020, in homage to history teacher Samuel Paty two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. GEORGES GOBET / AFP

People gather on Place de la Republique in Paris on October 18, 2020, in homage to history teacher Samuel Paty two days after he was beheaded by an attacker who was shot dead by policemen. BERTRAND GUAY / AFP

Hundreds marched in Lebanon's capital to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

A Lebanese protester flashes the victory sign during a demonstration marking the one year anniversary of the beginning of a nationwide anti-government protest movement, in the capital Beirut on October 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Hundreds marched in Lebanon's capital to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese demonstrators wave the national flag as they drive to a demonstration, marking the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement, in the capital Beirut's downtown area on October 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese demonstrators carrying shields attend a demonstration, marking the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement, in the capital Beirut's downtown area on October 17, 2020. Anwar AMRO / AFP

Hundreds marched in Lebanon's capital to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese protesters carry torches during a demonstration marking the one year anniversary of the beginning of a nationwide anti-government protest movement, in the capital Beirut on October 17, 2020. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese demonstrators play music during a demonstration, marking the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement, in the capital Beirut's downtown area on October 17, 2020. Anwar AMRO / AFP

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