Hussein DakroubHasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: A deal was reached Monday night to end a severe garbage crisis which has choked residents of Beirut and Mount Lebanon over the past week, clearing the way for Sukleen to resume collection of rotting trash piled up in the streets of the capital and its suburbs. Meanwhile,… اقرأ المزيد
Philip Issa| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Relieved residents celebrated as garbage collectors resumed their work in Beirut Sunday, a week after services were suspended following the closure of the Naameh landfill. But Chouf residents refused to let in garbage trucks from the capital, raising doubts about whether Sukleen, the waste management contractor for Beirut and… اقرأ المزيد
Philip Issa| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Officials remained powerless to stem the rising stench and disgust Friday as the interruption to garbage collection in the capital and Mount Lebanon entered its sixth day. Several Mount Lebanon municipalities opened makeshift dumps, initiated ad hoc collection services, and prepared to sell their waste to recycling. But the… اقرأ المزيد
“He acknowledged the truth, he gives [allegiance], the order has been given, his heart beats, he accepts, butterflies kick in … The target is given, the anticipation is over, a sense of relief.” With this stream-of-consciousness narrative, an ISIS fighter using the name of Abu Abdullah Britani posted this call May 10 on Twitter to… اقرأ المزيد
Wassim Mroueh| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Trash piled up in Beirut and Mount Lebanon for a fourth consecutive day as Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk promised a solution to the crisis would be found at Thursday’s Cabinet session. Garbage nearly blocked roads in areas of the capital, and municipalities appeared helpless as the piles of waste… اقرأ المزيد
According to the Los Angeles Times a secret CIA assessment predicts that Iran will spend most of the expected $100 billion windfall from the lifting of international sanctions on its economy, not on allies or militant groups in the Middle East. Citing two U.S. officials who insisted on remaining anonymous, the article noted, “Intelligence analysts… اقرأ المزيد