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The Daily Star
March 22, 2018
Amal Movement candidate for Beirut II said the movement deals with all Lebanese based on equality, not sectarian affiliation. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth of The Daily Star content in minutes. subscribe now unrestricted access 1 month...$12 | 3 months.
Al-Manar TV
March 20, 2018
... latest political developments,” a statement by the Media Relations Office read. Hezbollah has so far announced 13 candidates for the upcoming May 6 elections. In previous addresses, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that alliance is firm between the party and Amal movement across different electoral districts.
The Daily Star
March 20, 2018
The Daily Star. The Culture Ministry Monday urged that historical and archeological sites not be used for political purposes, a day after Hezbollah and the Amal Movement announced their Baalbeck-Hermel joint parliamentary list from Baalbeck's Temple of Bacchus. you've reached a subscriber-only article.
Al-Manar TV
March 20, 2018
About the upcoming parliamentary elections on May 6, Berri called the voters in the Bekaa and South provinces to participate heavily in the democratic event, adding that Hezbollah – Amal movement alliance does not monopolize the political representation of the Shia in Lebanon. Regionally, the HouseÃâà...
The Daily Star
March 19, 2018
Hezbollah and the Amal Movement Sunday announced their list for the 10 seats in Baalbeck-Hermel district at the upcoming parliamentary elections. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth of The Daily Star content in minutes. subscribe now unrestricted access 1Ãâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
March 17, 2018
In an effort to mobilize electorates, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has said that certain sides opposing his party's joint list with Amal movement in eastern Lebanon's Baalbek-Hermel district were allies of terrorist organizations. “We will not allow those who are allied with al-Nusra Front andÃâà...
The Daily Star
March 16, 2018
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said Thursday that those opposed to Hezbollah and the Amal Movement's joint electoral list in the Baalbeck-Hermel region were allies of terrorist organizations. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth of TheÃâà...
The Arab Daily News (blog)
March 15, 2018
With the overwhelming support of its Shiite community Hezbollah and its (also Shiite) ally the Amal Movement can count on about 40 % of seats. A pragmatic alliance with the (Christian) Change and Reform party adds about 15% of the parliamentary positions to Hezbollah's electoral bloc. The third layer ofÃâà...
Al-Arabiya
March 8, 2018
The exception here is the Shiite sect, as the two major Shiite parties (Hezbollah and the Amal Movement), control the results that they want, and that is winning most Shiite seats in Parliament, as well as the ability to infiltrate the Sunni sect in some electoral districts. When examining the adopted proportionalÃâà...
ZAWYA
March 7, 2018
If the opposition is again so feeble, the Hezbollah-Amal Movement coalition may in fact sweep the entire constituency. Which strategy to employ thus depends heavily on a leader's circumstances and understanding of the new electoral reality. But while some politicians are scrambling to wrap their headsÃâà...
Al-Manar TV
March 7, 2018
Registration of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Lebanon closed at midnight on Tuesday, with nearly 1000 running in the vote. The number of candidates registered with the Interior Ministry for the polls, slated for May 6, was the highest in the history of Lebanon's parliamentaryÃâà...
The Daily Star
March 6, 2018
Rival ministers Monday traded barbs over the chronic electricity problem in the latest episode of a long-running political dispute between the Free Patriotic Movement and the Amal Movement. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth of The Daily Star content inÃâà...
Al-Manar TV
February 22, 2018
Talking about the upcoming parliamentary elections to be held net May, Sheikh Qassem stressed that political alliance between Hezbollah and Amal movement is firm and deep-rooted, hailing parliament Speaker Nabih Berri as the head of the political resistance in Lebanon. On the other hand, SheikhÃâà...
Asharq Al-awsat English
February 22, 2018
The same resentment is seen in the Western Bekaa-Rashaya district, where Amal Movement decided to nominate Mohammed Nasrallah, from South Lebanon, to the only Shiite seat in the constituency. This has ignited protests against the failure to nominate one of the Shiite figures from the region, butÃâà...
Al-Manar TV
February 19, 2018
Lebanon's House Speaker and head of Amal Movement, Nabih Berri, held a press conference at his Ain-el-Tineh residence on Monday to announce the movement's candidates to the looming legislative elections. Calling voters to stick to the electoral lists gathering Amal, Hezbollah, and other allies, BerriÃâà...
Washington Examiner
February 15, 2018
Leader of the Hezbollah partner party, the Amal movement, Berri is a uniquely Lebanese political creature: one-third terrorist enabler, one-third smooth politician and one-third feudal overlord. Immensely corrupt but equally influential, Berri is someone the U.S. must maintain communications with.
The Arab Weekly
February 10, 2018
The old row in Lebanon between the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the Amal Movement recently spilt into the streets. Both parties are allies of Hezbollah and members of the March 8 alliance it leads since 2005 following the exit of Syrian troops from Lebanon. Recent clashes between supporters ofÃâà...
Ahram Online
February 9, 2018
Barely had the crisis sparked by Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri's sudden announcement of his resignation from Riyadh subsided than tensions flared again, this time between the Amal Movement led by Nabih Berri and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) founded by Michel Aoun and now led byÃâà...
Arab News
February 7, 2018
The hysteria mobilized youngsters from the Amal Movement to take to the streets with the aim of attacking the FPM headquarters. The FPM's supporters have allowed such behavior in the past, when they opened the roads to these youngsters and removed all barriers in previous moments of anger.
Asia Times
December 31, 1999
This didn't prevent Hezbollah's historical ally, the conservative all-Shiite Amal Movement, from nominating one woman for the next parliament – the current Minister of Administrative Reform, Enaya Ezzidine. The number is much higher for secular parties and those with an all-Christian powerbase, includingÃâà...
The Daily Star
December 31, 1999
Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil reignited a fire between the Free Patriotic Movement and Amal Movement over the weekend, leading to a war of words between officials from both sides. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth of The Daily Star content in minutes.
Asharq Al-awsat English
December 31, 1999
Verbal confrontation between the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and Amal Movement resurfaced as ministers from the two sides exchanged ... over of the file of the honorary consuls, when Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil accused Amal Movement of obstructing the appointments, without naming the party.
Naharnet
December 31, 1999
A new war of words has erupted between the ministers of the AMAL Movement and the Free Patriotic Movement. The trading of barbs started overnight, when FPM chief and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil accused Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil of blocking the construction of the Deir Amar power plant.
