Russian President Vladimir Putin will open the second Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg by addressing the heads of state at a plenary session on Thursday, his aide Yury Ushakov has told reporters. Only five African countries will not be represented at the summit, Ushakov said, noting that the high rate ...
House Speaker, Nabih Berri, on Tuesday welcomed at his Ain al-Tineh residence, Prime Minister Najib Mikati, with whom he discussed the country’s general situation, and the latest political developments, especially the looming deadline of the Lebanese Central Bank Governor. In this vein, Speaker Berri affirmed to Mikati that “the government ...