Lebanon faces “biggest danger”, needs elections, says patriarch
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue the country rather than the ruling “political class” after the vast explosion in Beirut’s port threw the nation into turmoil. The now-caretaker cabinet resigned amid protests over the 4th August blast that killed more than 172 […]
Lebanese government quits amid fury over Beirut blast
Beirut, LebanonReuters Lebanon’s Prime Minister announced his government’s resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that tore through Beirut and caused public outrage was the result of endemic corruption. While the move by Prime Minister Hassan Diab attempted to respond to popular anger about the 4th August blast, many Lebanese calling for a complete overhaul […]
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Do you know why the Prime Minister and parliamentarians are called “ministers” and public servants are called “servants”? The Australian House of Representatives. PICTURE: Aditya Joshi/Unsplash It’s because of Jesus. When Jesus was training His disciples they got into a big argument about who was the greatest! Jesus rebuked them, saying “the world’s leaders lord it […]
UK appoints first international human rights ambassador
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Britain appointed its first international ambassador for human rights on Monday to support its work in the United Nations and promote its campaigns around the world. Rita French will be based in Geneva and will focus on issues including modern slavery, media freedom and rights of religious expression, the government said. “Ambassador […]
SIGHT-SEEING: WHY DID US ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS QUOTE ROMANS 13 AND WHY IS IT SO OFTEN INVOKED?
In the wake of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ comments last week quoting a passage in Romans 13 concerned with obeying the laws of the government, EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, take a closer look at the passage and its use…
ESSAY: THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF PRINCESS DIANA’S DEATH
Twenty years after the death of Princess Diana in Paris, MAL FLETCHER looks at the impact her passing has had on Britain…