Political Parties of Lebanon

Sayegh says Hezbollah’s arms issue only dispute between parties

Social Affairs Minister Selim Sayegh told the Voice of Lebanon radio station on Saturday that only the issue of Hezbollah’s arms remains in dispute between the parties drafting the Ministerial Statement. “We do not want to...

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Opposition rejects March 14 Christians’ formulas on Resistance

A source told An-Nahar’s Saturday edition that the opposition, particularly Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, refused three of the formulas pertaining to the clause on the Resistance put forward by Christian parties within the...

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The IRGC scenario: Israel attacks, and Hizballah executes the response worldwide

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...

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Europe's role in averting a Middle East tragedy

Perspective by Denis Bauchard The Middle East nowadays seems at the epicenter of most international crises, so the question is how should this chaos be dealt with? From 1980 to 2001, Europe played a leading role in the Middle...

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Analysis Donations expected to arrive as Nahr al-Bared reconstruction begins

Analysis BEIRUT: Officials from a dozen donor organizations toured the war-battered Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli on Friday, with construction of new buildings slated to start in the coming days. Formation...

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Lebanese army chief: Prepare for Israeli attack

General says forces along border may soon have to 'handle what enemy is scheming against homeland' Ynet Lebanon's army chief, Jean Kahwaji, called on his soldiers to be wary and to prepare defenses along the border for a...

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Beirut weighs issue of Hezbollah weapons

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...

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Enigma of Russian MiG-29s for Lebanon

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Russian military delegation is inspecting airfields before Moscow sends 10 MiG-29 fighter jets to bolster Lebanon's almost non-existent air force, a challenge to U.S. efforts to build up the...

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Obama in the Mideast: Innocents Abroad. Worse, Arrogant Innocents Abroad - Telegraph.co.uk

The Age Obama in the Mideast: Innocents Abroad. Worse, Arrogant Innocents Abroad Telegraph.co.uk So Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs has said “We are dismayed at the Jerusalem planning committee's decision to move forward on the...

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U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Milwaukee, asks for support of tobacco sales bill

WASHINGTON Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Milwaukee, urged his Senate colleagues this week to support his bill to prevent terrorist groups from financing their operations through the black-market sales of cigarettes.

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