Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam appealed Wednesday to the international community for help in electing a president to end a 16-month deadlock that has paralyzed the executive and legislative branches of power in Lebanon by separating the vote from regional conflicts. Salam, in New York to attend the U.N. General… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein DakroubHasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun threatened Tuesday to boycott the national dialogue as efforts to reach a deal over military promotions, a key demand of the FPM, appeared to unravel, dashing hopes for reviving the role of Parliament and the government. Further adding to the confusion… اقرأ المزيد
Hasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon’s rival leaders will sit for a third round of dialogue Tuesday, with Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun likely to boycott the all-embracing talks for a second time. Unlike the previous two sessions, Tuesday’s meeting will be held in Parliament with the absence of anti- government protests… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Anti-government activists vowed Tuesday to stage a new mass demonstration in Downtown Beirut Wednesday to derail a second round of National Dialogue, as civil society groups escalate their campaign against the entire political class and the ongoing garbage crisis. The activists said they would join the families of Lebanese hostages held by Islamist militants… اقرأ المزيد
The Arab states of the Gulf remain some of the most novel and fascinating developmental experiences anywhere in the world. Few advances have occurred in the six Arab Gulf Cooperation Council states in the realm of politics and participatory public life, as the countries’ social decision-making traditions rely more on quiet in-family, male-dominated consultations than… اقرأ المزيد
Philip IssaHanan Khaled| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon moved closer to defusing the ruinous trash crisis Monday as state officials embarked on a campaign to win public support for a Cabinet plan to move trash to dumps and landfills. The campaign was met with some receptiveness by segments of civil society, and the potent “You… اقرأ المزيد