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Italian media says top officials in Rome have discussed release of imprisoned Iranian citizen

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Italian media says top officials in Rome have discussed release of imprisoned Iranian citizen

TEHRAN – Italian Justice Minister Carlo Nordio met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday to discuss the potential release of Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, an Iranian engineer currently imprisoned in Italy, according to a report by ANSA news agency.

Italian media says top officials in Rome have discussed release of imprisoned Iranian citizen

Wide political division over Lebanese presidential candidate

· 5 min read

Wide political division over Lebanese presidential candidate

BEIRUT - On the eve of the session to elect the Lebanese president, it seems that General Joseph Aoun, the candidate of the international quintet will fail not only in the first round as he doesn’t obtain the required 86 parliamentary votes, but also in the second round, which requires 65 votes. It is because his election will require a constitutional amendment in his capacity as commander of the Lebanese army.

Wide political division over Lebanese presidential candidate