| The Daily Star Events on the ground in several countries are proving correct what many of us have been saying publicly and privately for the past two years: Daesh (ISIS) is not a serious military force or a credible or legitimate sovereign entity, and once confronted seriously on the three battlegrounds where it operates… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| BEIRUT: The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc Tuesday rejected Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah’s presidency and premiership overture to former Premier Saad Hariri as a breach of the Constitution, saying the Hezbollah chief cannot impose MP Michel Aoun as a sole candidate for the country’s top Christian post. In a statement issued after its weekly meeting… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| BEIRUT: MP Sleiman Frangieh vowed Friday to stay in the presidential race, denying reports that he will bow out in favor of MP Michel Aoun. He also stressed that former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s initiative last year supporting the Marada Movement leader’s nomination for the presidency still stood and remains valid. Frangieh’s remarks… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| BEIRUT: The Cabinet agreed in a rare move Wednesday to financially support four Lebanese patients – three children and a woman – who need to travel abroad for medical treatment, but postponed talks on the country’s telecommunications sector until next week. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Ali Hasan Khalil met with former Prime Minister Saad… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Four suicide bombers targeted a northeast Lebanon border village early Monday, killing at least five people and wounding more than a dozen others, reports said. The National News Agency said the attackers targeted an area near a Lebanese Customs center in the town of Qaa. The five killed were in addition to the… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri warned Wednesday of “public outrage” if current efforts by joint parliamentary committees failed to agree on a new electoral law to replace the 1960 voting system. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri is expected to deliver an important speech during an iftar banquet this week during which he will… اقرأ المزيد