The Lebanese House Speaker, Nabih Berri, has summoned the Parliament for two consecutive sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, to discuss and endorse the 2018 draft state budget. The announcement came after Speaker Berri held consultations with the Parliament’s Bureau on the agenda of upcoming parliamentary sessions.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has reported that the Kremlin regrets some countries’ decision to eject Russian diplomats. Russia will respond to it based on the principle of reciprocity, he said. “We deeply regret the taken decisions. The so-called Skripal case is said to be the reason. We already stated and ...