Two things happened in Paris and Khartoum this week that portend bad times ahead for the Arab region and for relations between Arab and Muslim-majority countries on the one hand, and America Europe on the other. The more dramatic development was the massive solidarity march in Paris to uphold values such as freedom of the… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Fears of terror attacks swept the country Tuesday, a day after security forces dealt a heavy blow to Islamist militants by dismantling their operations room at the notorious Roumieh Prison. Such fears were corroborated by the Lebanese Army’s arrest in Tripoli of a Lebanese man suspected of plotting… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein DakroubNizar Hassan| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Security forces stormed Lebanon’s notorious Roumieh Prison Monday, transferring militant Islamists to another jail block, in an unprecedented nine-hour operation linked to last week’s twin suicide bombings in the northern city of Tripoli. A security source told The Daily Star that security forces raided the prison Monday… اقرأ المزيد
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Rival Lebanese leaders teamed up Sunday in a show of solidarity to foil plans to incite sectarian strife by the two suicide bombers who struck in Tripoli, killing at least nine people, in the most serious breach of a government security plan that restored law and order to the violence-ravaged northern city.… اقرأ المزيد
As the United States and Iran continue negotiating a possible breakthrough nuclear agreement, both sides are carrying concealed weapons that could be used if the talks collapse. The threats that underlie the bargaining are rarely discussed publicly, but both countries recognize the dangers ahead if they don’t reach an agreement by the June 30 deadline.… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said Friday he expected positive results from his party’s ongoing dialogue with the Future Movement, stressing that the talks would also benefit the entire country. He said an intra-Christian dialogue and an internal accord by rival factions were the key to the election of a new president,… اقرأ المزيد