BEIRUT: MP Michel Aoun’s initiative to break the presidential deadlock was met with mixed reactions Thursday, with the Lebanese Forces hailing the proposal, while the Future Movement and the Kataeb Party considered it undemocratic. Lebanese Forces MP Fadi Karam welcomed Aoun’s proposal to limit the presidential race to himself and to LF leader… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar Assad threatened to “break Lebanon” on former premier Rafik Hariri’s head if he did not acquiesce to the demands of Damascus, according to new testimony at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon that also touched on Hezbollah’s relationship with the embattled Syrian leader. “You believe that you can dictate a… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: A Parliament session to elect a new president will not be held Wednesday over a lack of quorum, in the 15th aborted attempt to break the political deadlock that has left Lebanon with no head of state for nearly six months. Speaker Nabih Berri said Wednesday’s session was doomed to fail. “Nothing… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: New mobile companies expressed interest in bidding for the operation of the Lebanese cellular network, Telecommunications Minister Boutros Harb said Monday. “I have seen, within the framework of my visits to Dubai, South Korea and China, a great interest by some mobile operators such as Saudi Telecom, Orange, Zain and Etisalat to… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Preparations are underway to launch a dialogue between the Future Movement and Hezbollah aimed at defusing sectarian tensions and setting the stage for the election of a new president, officials said Sunday. However, Future MP Ammar Houri linked the launching of a dialogue with Hezbollah to the election of a president. “Starting… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Nearly a decade after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Syria’s alleged role in Lebanon’s worst political crime in recent history is set once again to take center stage. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon decided Friday to allow prosecutors to present evidence on the breakdown of relations between late Hariri… اقرأ المزيد