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Crisis talks between rival Lebanese leaders seemed to be heading for failure on Tuesday, following the Hezbollah-led opposition’s refusal of two proposals put forward by Arab mediators to end a political feud that nearly drove the country to a new civil war. "You are talking about
The Lebanese daily Al-Liwaa said that Speaker Nabih Berri called MP Walid Jumblatt overnight and asked him to intervene to solve the matter of Beirut’s division into electoral constituencies with MP Saad Hariri. Aoun had accused the majority of trying to take over half of the Beirut...
Published: Tuesday, 20 May, 2008 @ 5:33 PM in Beirut (GMT+2) Doha - MP Saad Hariri has rejected a proposal by Free Patriotic Movement leader Gen. Michel Aoun regarding Beirut's electoral distribution, while approving the proposal offered by MP Michel Murr, press reports said Tuesday. They said...
Published: Monday, 19 May, 2008 @ 11:21 PM in Beirut (GMT+2) Beirut - Democratic Gathering Parlaiment bloc leader MP Walid Jumblatt outlined his position in his weekly newspaper Al Anbaa , which will be published by the Progressive Socialist Party ( PSP) tomorrow. He wrote: "Despite the deep...
The government confronts Hezbollah with the core of the crisis: a state within the state Hanin Ghaddar, NOW Staff , May 7, 2008 MP Walid Jumblatt listens to Sheikh Nabil Qauq, Hezbollah’s military commander for South Lebanon. At last, the government seems ready to confront the real issue at the...
With no change in majority or opposition stances, is a new round of dialogue the answer? After Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri returned to Lebanon from a round of diplomatic visits throughout the region, the March 14 majority initially rejected this call for dialogue, calling it just one more...
Beirut - The attention continues to be on Doha , where the Lebanese leaders are engaged in Dialogue talks .The talks reached a deadlock yesterday which prompted Emir of Qatar to call Syrian and Iranian leaders for help with the opposition in ending the crises
By: Ghassan Charbel Beirut - There is no need for stunts, lies, or camouflage. There is no need to sprinkle sugar on death. The dispute is fundamental; the fears are founded; the hatred exists; the grudge is present; and the rhetoric on both sides is divergent.
The violence-weary Lebanese are hoping that their leaders will return home from Arab-brokered talks in Qatar armed with a solution to heal a feud that has plunged the country into deadly chaos. "I feel that this time, despite all the difficulties, they will reach an agreement, especially after...
Lebanon's bickering politicians asked Qatar on Saturday to come up with a proposal on the thorny issue of Hizbullah's weapons during Arab-brokered talks aimed at ending a feud that recently drove the country to the brink of a new civil war. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr...
