Aoun following his own path as presidential elections approach
MP Michel Aoun. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)MP Michel Aoun. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)MP Michel Aoun is still March 8’s undeclared presidential candidate. However, Hezbollah and Amal’s position remained...
View ArticleMichel Aoun: The last strong presidential candidate
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman (L) attends the 25th Arab League summit at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on March 25, 2014. His term expires at the end of May, with Michel Aoun looking to succeed...
View ArticleLebanese presidential elections: Looking for a president, not just a candidate
Lebanese security forces stand guard outside the parliament building in downtown Beirut as members of parliament gather to elect the new Lebanese president on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph...
View ArticleLebanon: No rush to elect a new president
Birds fly outside the parliament building in downtown Beirut as members of parliament gather to elect the new Lebanese president on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid)Birds fly outside the...
View ArticleHenri Helou, a “serious” candidate
Presidential candidate, MP Henri Helou. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)Presidential candidate, MP Henri Helou. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)In the Lebanese parliament, greedy vicious beasts prevail, but there...
View ArticleLebanon: Presidential void inevitable
Lebanese members of parliament count the votes after casting their ballots to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph...
View ArticleRatifying the grades and salaries scale is Berri and Aoun's responsibility
Public workers protest in front of the Parliament on April 9, 2014. Left poster: Left poster: "[They] only come together when it has to do with gaining from us." Right poster: "Are you a representative...
View ArticleSyria's Druze reject autonomous statelet despite growing ISIS threats
Sheikh Hikmat Hajari, a top Druze cleric, sits in his home in the southern city of Sweida on January 23, 2013. (Photo: AFP-Anwar Amro)Sheikh Hikmat Hajari, a top Druze cleric, sits in his home in the...
View ArticleLebanon: Army fights without the cover of the Future Movement
Lebanese army soldiers drive out of the town of Arsal in the Bekaa valley near the border with Syria, on August 3, 2014. (Photo: AFP-STR)Lebanese army soldiers drive out of the town of Arsal in the...
View ArticleHezbollah leader warns ISIS is a growing threat to the region, must be defeated
Demonstrators call for the end to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorism during a Kurdish demonstration in front of the White House on August 9, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo: AFP-Mandel...
View ArticleLebanese politicians apathetic towards the threat of the Islamic State
An image made available on the jihadist website Welayat Salahuddin on June 11, 2014 shows militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) posing with the trademark Jihadists flag after...
View ArticleMount Hermon battles highlight divide among Druze communities
An undated photo shows a gathering of Druze sheikhs in Lebanon's al-Chouf region. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi). Al-Akhbar / Haitham MoussawiThere is a lot of anger in Lebanese and Palestinian villages...
View ArticleLegalize 'hashish,' says Lebanese MP Walid Jumblatt
Hashish harvest in Bekaa, Al-Akhbar / Alia HajuAn undated photo shows the hashish harvest in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Al-Akhbar / Alia HajuLebanon's controversial and outspoken MP Walid Jumblatt...
View ArticleSerious concerns regarding waste management in Lebanon to linger in 2015
Trash piles up on the streets of Beirut on January 19, 2014 as residents of Naameh block the roads to the Naameh landfill and demand its closure. The landfill was later reopened after an agreement was...
View ArticleAgreement Between Walid Jumblatt and Al-Nusra Front
A picture shows the Lebanese politicians Walid Jumblatt. Al-Akhbar/Haitham Moussawi.Mediated by a member of the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC), the talks between al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra...
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