Politics

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil stressed Tuesday that the alliance between the FPM and Hizbullah is still “firm,” as he voiced rejection of a new extension of the parliament’s term or the adoption of the 1960 electoral law. The alliance with Hizbullah is “among […]

The Russian government said on Monday it would start talks with Washington on a rebel withdrawal from Aleppo this week as Russian-backed Syrian forces fought to seize more territory from rebels who are struggling to avoid a major defeat. The latest army attack, which saw […]

WASHINGTON — Remarks by the U.S. secretary of state on Sunday are being quickly interpreted by the Israeli media as harsh criticism and undiplomatic. Before a predominately pro-Israel audience in Washington, John Kerry warned that the Jewish state is “heading to a place of danger” because […]

Kataeb party urged on Monday to “bury” the 1960 election law “which saps partnership and excludes a huge category of the Lebanese,” calling for the endprsement of a voting system that guarantees correct representation. Turning to the government formation, the party called upon political sides […]

President Michel Aoun held a meeting at the Presidential Palace with Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion where discussions touched on the Syrian refugees in Lebanon and highlighted the need for a political solution in Syria, the National News Agency reported Monday. The issue of the […]

Head of Hizbullah’s Liaison and Coordination Committee Wafiq Safa has expressed the party’s concerns regarding the new presidential tenure during a meeting with Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil, a media report has said. “Safa raised Hizbullah’s concerns regarding a possible change in Rabieh’s stances, […]

A senior official of Speaker Nabih Berri’s AMAL Movement announced Sunday that AMAL and Hizbullah are not seeking a confrontation with the rising Lebanese Forces-Free Patriotic Movement alliance. “Let no one bet that AMAL Movement and Hizbullah will form a Shiite duo to confront a […]

MP Alain Aoun stressed, on Sunday, that “Lebanon is unable to bear the settlement of any Syrian refugee on its territories.” Speaking at the “Mediterranean Dialogue” Conference organized by the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome, Aoun said: “Lebanon’s good management of the displaced Syrians’ crisis, […]

Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Beshara Rahi received at Bkikry on Saturday the Ambassador of Germany Martin Huth. He told the press after the meeting that Germany was keen on preserving diversity and stability of Lebanon. “We wished for the formation of a Cabinet the soonest possible,” […]