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Lebanon First bloc MP Okab Sakr told OTV on Sunday that although Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s visit to Syria will be one of his most important trips abroad, a visit to Damascus might not be first on his list. “Without...
Dr. Mohamad Bazzi is an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (New York). He is currently working on a project about Hezbollah and the Shiite community in Lebanon. He is a contributor...
GERTZ: Prospects of new war on rise as Hizbullah gains control in Lebanon WASHINGTON -- Iran's proxies, particularly Hizbullah, are preparing for an imminent war against Israel, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near...
BEIRUT, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Saturday called for political, economic and judicial reforms a he addressed the nation on the eve of the country's 66th Independence Day. "We need to build state...
Secretary General of Kuwait Banking Association (KBA) Nabil Al-Saq'abi said on Friday the State of Kuwait is one of the most investment-attractive countries. Speaking to KUNA on the sidelines of the Annual Arab Banking...
In an interview with Al-Hayat newspaper’s Saturday edition, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman said Lebanon’s cabinet was formed “domestically,â€_ stressing that according to him, all...
The new Lebanese government would do well to put high on its agenda one of the chronic stress points in the country, but one that now shows glimmers of hope of being resolved: Palestinian-Lebanese relations. The first and most...
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Lebanese lawmakers cited the issue of Hezbollah weapons as complicating the drafting of a policy statement expected from the new government Sunday. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri handed in...
After Lebanon’s cabinet formation, AFP wrote a story about Lebanese women politicians breaking into the country’s patriarchal political system. 2 women were appointed: Raya Haffar Hassan as finance minister, the first time for...
JerusalemPost | By ZVI MAZEL It would seem that Syria suffered a major defeat last week with the formation of a Lebanese national unity government. Syria has for years fought long and hard to keep Lebanon under its thumb, but...
