The debate about whether ISIS, the Taliban, or Al-Qaeda are expanding or being contained in Arab lands and Afghanistan is important news in many countries, and deserves a closer look to try to discern the real issues we should be following. This is certainly a topic of constant discussion among foreign policy practitioners and analysts… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: A new round of national dialogue to be held Tuesday will likely be eclipsed by the ongoing trash crisis and the reverberations of an unprecedented delay in payment of overdue salaries to military and security personnel, something that did not happen even during the 1975-90 Civil War. November wages… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam is putting the final touches on a deal over a government plan aimed at resolving the nearly 4-month-old trash crisis following positive talks Friday with Amal and Hezbollah ministers that cleared the way for the implementation of the long-awaited scheme. Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil… اقرأ المزيد
Maybe there is something in the water in Vienna that makes people act like adults. Whatever it is, the meetings this week in Vienna Thursday and Friday suggest that several significant and positive changes are taking place across several conflict zones and stress points in the Middle East. The Vienna gatherings are so interesting because… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Monday threw his weight behind Prime Minister Tammam Salam’s embattled government over the trash crisis, while reiterating his Future Movement’s support for national dialogue and accusing Hezbollah of seeking to torpedo the all-party talks. Hariri also lamented the ongoing garbage crisis after footage widely… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Premier Tammam Salam is expected to bring up the garbage crisis as a first item during a national dialogue session Monday amid a reported threat to step down if Agriculture Minister Akram Chehayeb’s plan to resolve the 3-month-old trash crisis is not implemented. “Prime Minister Salam’s patience is running… اقرأ المزيد