BEIRUT: Parliament is expected to meet early next month to extend its mandate, parliamentary sources Wednesday, as Speaker Nabih Berri vowed not to hold general elections in the absence of an elected president or in the event of boycott by any party. “A session to extend Parliament’s term is expected to be held… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Parliament is poised to extend its mandate before voting on the public sector’s wage hike bill, former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Tuesday after holding talks with Speaker Nabih Berri, sending the strongest signal yet that the extension has become a de facto matter. The Berri-Siniora meeting came shortly after lawmakers from… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: The health minister warned Monday that Lebanon faces an “imminent danger” posed by Ebola due to the country’s expat community in West Africa, and gave big private hospitals a three-week deadline to prepare quarantine units. Wael Abu Faour pledged to build isolation chambers in the country’s major public hospitals and detailed for… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: A war of words erupted over the weekend between the Future Movement and Hezbollah, signaling a major political escalation as the country faced mounting security threats from Islamist militants. Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk’s diatribe against Hezbollah, blaming it for the failure of security plans in Lebanon and the Shiite party’s swift response to… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Although Prime Minister Tammam Salam assured the Cabinet Thursday that mediation efforts to free the 27 Lebanese hostages were making progress, a source close to the militants said the negotiations had taken “a very negative turn” in the past few days. The hostage crisis dominated discussions during the Cabinet’s weekly session, and… اقرأ المزيد
Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s latest initiative to break the nearly 5-month-old presidential impasse has set political activity into motion with a view to reaching “a package deal” that would set the stage for a smooth extension of Parliament’s mandate and the election of a new president. Interior… اقرأ المزيد