Hasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Future Movement is considering visiting March 8 officials to discuss a means to end the Cabinet impasse and protect the northeastern town of Arsal from militants, a Future lawmaker said Thursday. “It is one of the options we are studying but a final decision has yet to be… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon is poised for an open-ended Cabinet crisis as ongoing consultations to break the deadlock over the appointment of senior security and military officers have so far produced no results, officials said Tuesday. MP Michel Aoun, meanwhile, stood firm on his demand that the Cabinet convene to exercise its prerogatives by approving… اقرأ المزيد
What is the best way to achieve legitimate political goals that correspond at once to clear national interests, a domestic consensus and international legitimacy? Several different events in recent days across the Middle East and North Africa provide us with a fascinating menu of options to choose from. They suggest different levels of efficacy and… اقرأ المزيد
Wassim Mroueh| The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Future Movement and Hezbollah agreed Monday to exert efforts to end the Cabinet paralysis during their 13th dialogue session, as the government was set to skip its meeting for the second consecutive week. “Attendees discussed developments and the situation in the country, and they highlighted the necessity… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: The Future Movement and Hezbollah will hold a new round of talks Monday amid renewed tension and an escalating verbal feud between the two rival parties over local and regional issues, including the resistance party’s fight against jihadis on the outskirts of Arsal. “Monday’s dialogue session will discuss all… اقرأ المزيد
Hasan LakkisHussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanon’s influential Druze leader sought Friday to placate his fellow countrymen in Syria, two days after a deadly attack by Syria’s Al-Qaeda affiliate killed 25 Druze villagers, heightening fears that the minority sect in the war-torn neighboring country would be sucked into the bloody conflict. Describing the killing… اقرأ المزيد