La situation Michel TOUMA Une inconnue chasse l’autre… Après le raid aérien israélien contre un convoi de hauts responsables du Hezbollah et des gardiens de la révolution islamique iranienne qui effectuaient le 18 janvier une mission de reconnaissance à Kuneitra, dans le Golan – raid qui avait fait six tués, dont un général iranien… اقرأ المزيد
What went wrong for the U.S.-backed government in Yemen and what are the consequences for counterterrorism operations there against Al-Qaeda’s most dangerous affiliate? Both questions have disturbing answers. President Barack Obama touted Yemen just last September as a country where the U.S. “successfully” was “taking out terrorists who threaten us, while supporting partners on the… اقرأ المزيد
Hasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Parliament is scheduled to meet Wednesday to elect a new president amid signs that the session is destined to fail like previous ones over a lack of quorum, heralding a prolonged vacuum in the country’s top Christian post. Ministerial sources said a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub BEIRUT: The Future Movement and Hezbollah agreed Monday to take “practical steps” aimed at bolstering stability as the country faces mounting threats from Syria-based jihadis holed up on the outskirts of the northeastern town of Arsal near the border with Syria. The two rival influential parties also pledged full support for the… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Lebanese Army troops reinforced their positions in east Lebanon Sunday to repulse new possible attacks by Syria-based jihadis as the military vowed to eradicate terrorism from Lebanon. Separately, the U.S. Embassy in Beirut issued “a security message” over the weekend warning its citizens against traveling to Lebanon. According… اقرأ المزيد
A sign of the concern among business and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland, about sluggish economic growth is that one of the World Economic Forum sessions this week was titled “Avoiding a Centennial Slump” – meaning a downturn that lasts a hundred years. Few are quite that gloomy. But “secular stagnation,” as Lawrence Summers, the… اقرأ المزيد