BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri signaled Thursday a possible extension of Parliament’s mandate if a new president was not elected by mid August, in the first strong indication that parliamentary polls, scheduled in November, could not be held. Berri also told visitors at his residence in Ain al-Tineh that the outcome of his Amal Movement’s ongoing… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri will present a new idea to break the political deadlock crippling the country during a speech Friday, according to a Future Movement official. “Former Prime Minister Hariri will make a new proposal to resolve the political impasse,” said Abdel-Ghani Kabbara, Hariri’s adviser for north Lebanon affairs. Speaking to… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri, due to lingering differences among parliamentary blocs, Tuesday ruled out a legislative session this week to pass draft laws on extra-budgetary spending to pay civil servants’ salaries and to authorize the government to issue Eurobonds. Prime Minister Tammam Salam, meanwhile, warned that the situation was deteriorating as a result of attempts… اقرأ المزيد
Words matter. They help us better understand our world and ourselves, especially at complex times such as this latest round of military attacks by Israelis and Palestinians. The prevalent global analysis of the fighting is inadequate for anyone who seeks seriously to grasp the three critical dimensions of the fighting – its causes, nature and… اقرأ المزيد
BEIRUT: Parliament will likely convene Thursday to pass laws authorizing Eurobonds and extra-budgetary spending necessary to pay public sector employees, politicians from across the political spectrum said Monday. “I believe Parliament will convene Thursday, as all groups are eager not to paralyze [the state institutions],” Future MP Bassem Shabb told a local radio station. Shabb… اقرأ المزيد
Hasan Lakkis| The Daily Star BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam will not call for a Cabinet session this week due to lingering differences among ministers over key issues, such as extra-budgetary spending and the Lebanese University’s contract professors, sources close to the premier said Sunday. Salam also accused some ministers, whom he did not identify,… اقرأ المزيد