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NOW Lebanon: Kataeb bloc MP Samer Saadeh told the Voice of Lebanon on Friday that the May 30 municipal and mukhtar elections in the northern city of Batroun will assume “a political and family character” after Energy Minister Gebran Bassil and former MP Sayed Akl became involved in the contest.

Tayyar.org: Abboud: Batroun is one of the most beautiful cities of the Mediterranean and I will work my best to assist in developing it’s tourism. Basil: We can not say, but thanks to the current mayor headed by President Marcelino Al Hark.  

The Daily Star: Antoine Amria DOUMA: The inhabitants of the northern village of Douma, known for its locally produced olive oil and summer festivals, are preparing for a long-awaited renovation of their traditional souq.

Yalibnan: A consensus electoral list for the municipal election in Batroun was announced in the Asia town of the Batroun district in which all parties and families are represented : The list includes: Ambassador Emile Badran, Aballah Moqbel Mansour, Joe Antoine Elias , Joseph Laoun Bassil, Youssef Younis Bassil, Joseph Boutros Bassil, Robert Habib Helo, Fares [...]

Naharnet After Zghorta, party leaders will go head-to-head in the municipal election battle in the northern town of Batroun. Two groups are competing in Batroun – one headed by Marcelino al-Herk and supported by Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement and the rival coalition is headed by former MP Sayed Aql.

Now Lebanon: In an interview with An-Nahar newspaper published on Thursday, Energy Minister Gebran Bassil said that Batroun—the northern town he resides in—will likely witness an electoral showdown during the upcoming May 30 municipal elections.

Naharnet: Internal Security Forces have arrested two men who seized the body of their relative from Emile al-Bitar hospital in Batroun after refusing to pay the hospital bill.

Naharnet: Municipal elections in the northern town of Batroun appeared to be headed toward a ballet for failure to reach consensus. The battle, according to the daily An-Nahar on Tuesday, will pit the coalition backed by Labor Minister Butros Harb and a number of Batroun personalities against the alliance supported by the Free Patriotic Movement [...]

iloubnan: BEIRUT – Former MP Sayed Akl told Voice of Lebanon radio station on Thursday he was running for municipal elections in Batroun district, “after negotiations and consensus attempts failed with the Free Patriotic Movement”.

iloubnan: BEIRUT – Lebanese Forces bloc MP Antoine Zahra ruled out to Voice of Lebanon radio station on Thursday any possible coalition with Free Patriotic Movement in Batroun, regarding the municipal elections.