Hussein Dakroub| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri called after talks with Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai in Rome Monday night for consensus on a new president as the only way to break the nearly 5-month-old political deadlock. The head of the Future Movement also said a new extension of Parliament’s mandate,… اقرأ المزيد
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: It was early August when the two brazen young men set sail from Tripoli’s port for Turkey, leaving behind their homes in rural Fnaydeq, heading for the Islamic State. Of the two, the youngest, 16-year-old Mahmoud, was hesitant about the decision they had made when their boat arrived in the Turkish… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Wednesday blasted Hezbollah over its bomb attack against Israel, saying using the border as a platform to send military and security messages would sink Lebanon into a new adventure. The head of the Future Movement also said Lebanon could not remain shielded from the threat of terrorism… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Weapons and equipment purchased with the $1 billion Saudi grant to help the Lebanese Army in the battle against terrorism should arrive in Lebanon soon, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Tuesday. Hariri also urged the U.S.-led international coalition to strike hard at ISIS in Syria and Iraq. The head of the… اقرأ المزيد
Hasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Parliament decided to delay yet again a controversial wage hike for public sector workers that has prompted numerous strikes and protests in recent months. Meanwhile, the Lebanese government will address Thursday the long-simmering crisis of Army hostages held by jihadists near Arsal. Speaker Nabih Berri sent the controversial… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Nusra Front militants handed over Tuesday night a Lebanese soldier they abducted last month to an envoy of Qatar negotiating the release of nearly two dozen servicemen captured in August in the frontier town of Arsal. The release of First Adjutant Kamal Mohammad Hujeiri, who was snatched from Arsal in September, came after… اقرأ المزيد