Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah Sunday stood firm on its support for MP Michel Aoun for the presidency, a stance that is likely to put spikes in the wheel of a much-anticipated dialogue between the Shiite party and its Sunni rival, the Future Movement. Hezbollah’s unyielding stance on the presidential vote also… اقرأ المزيد
Hasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: MP Michel Aoun vowed Friday to keep pushing for the presidential seat, defying former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s call for the election of a consensus candidate as the only solution to break the six-month-old presidential impasse. The leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, who also heads the largest… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: The United States and Saudi Arabia have voiced support for the planned dialogue between the Future Movement and Hezbollah, Speaker Nabih Berri said Tuesday. Berri, according to visitors, said he had won support for the long-awaited talks between the Future Movement and Hezbollah from U.S. Ambassador David Hale… اقرأ المزيد
This week’s extension in the negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 is a welcome jolt of composure and realism in a process that for years has been characterized by wild allegations, emotional retorts and intemperate actions. The decision to extend talks and keep negotiating to achieve a final agreement by next summer seems to cement… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Hezbollah should facilitate the election of a new president if a long-awaited dialogue with the Future Movement is to get started, a Future lawmaker said Monday, pouring cold water on Speaker Nabih Berri’s optimism that talks between the two rival parties would be held without preset conditions. “Hezbollah… اقرأ المزيد
The Daily Star BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri will launch a limited initiative to address certain aspects of the political crisis, a local newspaper said Monday. AL-Joumhouria, citing knowledgeable sources, said Hariri was getting ready for a trip to Paris within the coming hours for preparatory meetings in the wake of a “limited initiative”… اقرأ المزيد