Wassim Mroueh BEIRUT: Hezbollah and the Future Movement discussed security measures to preserve stability during their 10th dialogue session Tuesday, as Speaker Nabih Berri said Saudi Arabia fully supported the talks between the rival parties. A terse statement issued after the meeting held at Speaker Nabih Berri’s Ain al-Tineh residence said that Future and Hezbollah… اقرأ المزيد
| The Daily Star The current visit to Washington by Iraqi premier Haider al-Abadi comes at a decisive moment for his country and the entire region. Any policy agreements reached could have fateful consequences. Like other stressed and fragile Arab states that suffer ideological and military conflict, Iraq’s internal condition and its external relations are… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Senior officials from the Future Movement and Hezbollah will meet Tuesday in a new round of talks amid soaring tensions between the two rival parties, fueled by a bitter war of words over the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, officials said Monday. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri paid a short visit to Doha… اقرأ المزيد
Antoine AmriehMisbah al-Ali| The Daily Star TRIPOLI, Lebanon: The Lebanese Army, backed by armored vehicles, deployed heavily in Tripoli Friday to maintain calm in the northern city, a day after police dealt a major blow to Islamist militants, killing two and arresting an extremist preacher. Police shot dead notorious Islamist militant Osama Mansour and one… اقرأ المزيد
So here is this week’s brainteaser about the endearing world of American foreign policy in the Middle East. What should we make of the juxtaposition of three dimensions of U.S. policy on display today: the U.S. president’s sensible statement that the real threat to Arab states, including those in the Gulf, comes as much from… اقرأ المزيد
Washington: US President Barack Obama has rejected a call by Israel for any nuclear agreement with Iran to be conditional on Tehran’s recognition of the Jewish state’s right to exist, branding it a “fundamental misjudgement”. Speaking after Israel proposed its own terms for the accord, Obama told US radio network NPR Monday that demands for… اقرأ المزيد