Iraqi lawmakers vote in new premier’s remaining ministers

Iraqi lawmakers vote in new premier’s remaining ministers

Nominees for the foreign, trade, culture, agriculture, justice and migration ministries were also approved on Saturday. Clashes, tear gas in Beirut as protests turn to riots /node/1685796/middle-east. Divisions among protesters over the goals of the demonstration quickly became apparent as groups of protesters faced off. Hundreds of Lebanese soldiers and riot police were deployed on major roads in the capital and its suburbs ahead of the protest. But tensions and divisions among protesters over the goals of the demonstration quickly became apparent as groups of protesters faced off, with the army standing between them.. Saturday's protest was called for by grassroots organizations and civil society groups as well as several political parties, including some groups who have introduced for the first time demands for the Shiite militant group Hezbollah to disarm.. The participation of political groups and anti-Hezbollah slogans have upset some activists and protesters who say the focus should remain on addressing the country's economic crisis and calling for early elections.. Near the parliament building, a group of young men hurled rocks over cement barriers erected to seal off the area..