BEIRUT: Riot police dispersed protesters in Downtown Beirut late Thursday evening, arresting some of their leaders hours after demonstrators took to the streets demanding an immediate solution to the ongoing trash crisis. The protesters had vowed to stay in Martyrs’ Square until all demonstrators arrested earlier by Internal Security Forces were released. After five hours… اقرأ المزيد
Hasan LakkisHussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: The fate of national dialogue and the government are up in the air following rival leaders’ failure Wednesday to resolve the thorny issue of military promotions, viewed as the key to reviving the role of the executive and legislative branches of power. During the fifth round of all-party… اقرأ المزيد
Hasan LakkisHussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Rival leaders attending a new round of national dialogue resorted Tuesday to backstage diplomacy in an attempt to achieve a breakthrough in the controversial issue of military promotions, seen crucial for getting the stalled government functioning. The leaders held an afternoon session, that was dominated by the 2-month-old… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: MP Michel Aoun will attend a new round of national dialogue set to begin Tuesday, but chances of any breakthrough are slim, as rivals remain split over how to resolve a political crisis that has plunged Lebanon into a 16-month presidential vacuum and paralyzed Parliament and the government. On… اقرأ المزيد
RSS Hasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam is taking a wait-and-see stance before calling for a Cabinet session, pending the outcome of ongoing consultations to resolve a rift over military promotions, seen as the key to getting the stalled government functioning, sources close to the premier said Friday. Salam, who returned… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: The Free Patriotic Movement is threatening to keep the presidency vacant and Parliament and Cabinet unable to meet should a deal on military promotions not be approved, sources from the group told The Daily Star Thursday. “If they [some political factions] want to block the deal, then a president will not be elected,… اقرأ المزيد