BEIRUT: The March 14 coalition will begin intensive consultations this week to revive its initiative aimed at reaching an agreement with the rival March 8 bloc on a consensus candidate for the presidency, March 14 sources said Sunday. The consultations will be in line with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s pledge to Maronite… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: MP Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement is preparing to challenge before the Constitutional Council a Parliament-endorsed law that extended the mandate of the legislative body until 2017. “Preparations are underway in this respect and the [challenge] is being studied seriously within the legal 15-day deadline from the day the law is published… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Eight Christian ministers refused Thursday to sign a draft law extending the Lebanese Parliament’s term, in a symbolic gesture that will not impede the controversial move. The decision to not endorse the bill means it will pass by default in five days, making the extension of the legislature’s term a fait accompli,… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah Monday extended an olive branch to the Future Movement, offering to cooperate with his Sunni rivals to shield Lebanon as it faces mounting security threats linked to regional turmoil. In rare praise of his rivals, Nasrallah said the national stances of the Future Movement as well as Sunni… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim has handed the demands of the captors of the 27 Lebanese servicemen to Prime Minister Tammam Salam, who is contacting Cabinet members over sending the General Security chief to Syria for talks on the hostage crisis, ministerial sources said Sunday. Ibrahim had received the kidnappers’ demands from Ahmad al-Khatib,… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Although key Christian parties are split over next week’s session on the extension of Parliament’s mandate, a majority of lawmakers are widely expected to endorse the controversial move in a bid to prevent the country from sinking into further political chaos. Lawmakers from the Kataeb Party and the Lebanese Forces will attend Wednesday’s… اقرأ المزيد