Macron announces new Lebanon ‘reconstruction’ conference in Paris

Macron announces new Lebanon ‘reconstruction’ conference in Paris

ByFarhan Hameed Qaiser

France’s President Emmanuel Macron Friday announced that Paris would in coming weeks host an international reconstruction conference after a war between militant group Hezbollah and Israel. After more than two years of a political vacuum at the top of the small Mediterranean country, Joseph Aoun was elected president on January 9 and chose Nawaf Salam…

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guard

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guard

ByFarhan Hameed Qaiser

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation into economic ruin. Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, secured victory over opposition…