Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon tottered on the verge of a major political crisis Tuesday after MP Michel Aoun vowed to forge ahead with his campaign against the government by calling on the Lebanese to participate in what he dubbed “a fateful battle” to regain Christian rights in the public administration. In a… اقرأ المزيد
It is hard to think of two politicians in the world whose reputation for insincerity and political expediency is as great as American presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. So when they both read out of the same messaging book on international criticism of Israel’s policies and boycott, divestment and sanctions… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Hezbollah appears to be backing the Free Patriotic Movement’s street protests as MP Michel Aoun prepares to mobilize his supporters this week against the government for refusing to address the issue of military and security appointments, a senior March 8 source said Sunday. The source dismissed as “baseless” media reports that Hezbollah was not happy with Aoun’s… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Tension is building up ahead of next week’s Cabinet session as ministers of the Free Patriotic Movement and their allies will try to prevent the passing of any decree before the issue of military and security appointments is addressed, FPM officials said Friday. The FPM’s unyielding stance is likely… اقرأ المزيد
| The Daily Star While the calls for President Bashar Assad to step down continue, in many respects the Syrian president has already lost power. Assad has become a figurehead as Iran has taken control of Syria’s regime and its praetorian military units, and is even manipulating sectarian dynamics in parts of the country. That’s… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: The Cabinet can meet and make decisions as long as two thirds of its 24 members are secured, Speaker Nabih Berri said Tuesday, dispelling fears of disruption by the ministers of MP Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement and their allies. He also said that the contentious issue of military and security appointments is likely to be brought up… اقرأ المزيد