Political Parties of Lebanon

LF-Phalange alliance thrashes FPM-Marada in NDU elections

BEIRUT, Nov 21, 2009 (The Daily Star - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The Lebanese Forces (LF)-Phalange Party alliance scored a sweeping victory against the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM)-Marada alliance,...

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Europe's role in averting a Middle East tragedy

By Denis Bauchard Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by Perspective by Denis Bauchard The Middle East nowadays seems at the epicenter of most international crises, so the question is how should this...

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Baroud boycotts committee meeting over ISF, police row

By Elias Sakr Daily Star staff Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by BEIRUT: Another conflicting issue between the opposition and the majority emerged over the course of the week; however, this time...

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

Cabinet formation, resolved legal challenge boost interest in funding By Michael Bluhm Daily Star staff Saturday, November 21, 2009 Listen to the Article - Formation of a Cabinet and the resolution of a legal challenge to the...

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Adding insult to infamy (Obama trying to block Iran payments for 1983 Beirut barracks bombing)

On Veterans Day, Christine Devlin stood in the cold in Westwood for the unveiling of a new memorial to local soldiers lost overseas, including her son Michael, one of the 241 servicemen killed in the bombing of the US Marine...

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Devout Muslims In Key Homeland Security Posts

Days after a devout Muslim terrorized a U.S. Army base in Texas several news reports remind that two key Homeland Security posts are occupied by equally devout Muslims, one of them a former Los Angeles deputy mayor who...

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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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UNIFIL talks security with Hariri

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations remains committed to monitoring the security situation along the southern border with Lebanon, top peacekeepers said. Italian Maj. Gen. Claudio Graziano, the commander of the...

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Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari

By Michel Abu Najm Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Iraqi foreign minister has stated that iraq is going ahead with its effort to make the UN Security Council [UNSC] establish an international investigation commission or a...

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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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