BEIRUT: Lebanon is waiting for a response from Turkey on whether it was willing to join efforts to free the 25 Lebanese servicemen held hostage by Islamist...
BEIRUT: Cabinet convened Thursday in the absence of four key ministers and confirmed that efforts were ongoing to secure the release of 25 Lebanese captives,...
BEIRUT: The Parliament’s subcommittee failed Tuesday to agree on a draft proposal for an electoral law as the Lebanese Forces suspended its...
BEIRUT: The Lebanese government demanded Tuesday a written pledge from the captors of 25 Lebanese servicemen to stop threatening and executing captives, as...
Premier Tammam Salam appears to be walking on a tightrope in his attempts to maintain unity within his divided Cabinet, which leaves important issues...
There has lately been daily activity by numerous delegations shuffling between the Free Patriotic Movement’s base in Rabieh and the Lebanese...
BEIRUT: Disputes lingered Wednesday during the sixth meeting of a parliamentary subcommittee tasked with drafting a new election law, with electoral...
The presidential stalemate, now in its seventh month, is set to drag on with no solution in sight, despite a flurry of intensified political activity by...
Islamist militants holding 25 servicemen hostage and holed up in the rugged mountains of the northeastern town of Arsal might launch attacks on Lebanese...
BEIRUT: The Nusra Front said Friday evening it had killed Lebanese policeman Ali Bazzal, sparking shock among the families of the 26 detained servicemen and...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet’s weekly session ended Thursday with the approval of several appointments and financial files, but discussion over controversial issues...
BEIRUT: A parliamentary subcommittee tasked with examining a raft of draft electoral laws agreed Wednesday on a mechanism to address the issue on the basis of...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam said Sunday that the chief of General Security was solely in charge of negotiations aimed at freeing Lebanese servicemen...
BEIRUT: MP Michel Aoun vowed Friday to keep pushing for the presidential seat, defying former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s call for the election of a...
BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun vowed Friday to keep pushing for the presidential seat, insisting he is the most popular Christian...
BEIRUT: A political consensus among the country’s rival factions is essential for reaching an agreement over a new electoral law. This was the...
BEIRUT: Differences emerged Tuesday during a meeting of a parliamentary subcommittee over draft electoral laws, raising doubts about the MPs’ ability to...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Tammam Salam sounded downbeat Sunday about the election of a new president soon, in sharp contrast with Speaker Nabih Berri, who has...
BEIRUT: The Constitutional Council began preliminary discussions Friday about the legality of the recent extension of Parliament’s mandate, while protesters...
BEIRUT: MP Michel Aoun’s initiative to break the presidential deadlock was met with mixed reactions Thursday, with the Lebanese Forces hailing the...
BEIRUT: Food safety will top the Cabinet’s agenda during an upcoming session Thursday, ministerial sources told The Daily Star. Ministers will consider a plan...
BEIRUT: A parliamentary subcommittee representing March 8 and March 14 lawmakers will meet Thursday to discuss a raft of draft proposals for a new electoral...
BEIRUT: Preparations are underway to launch a dialogue between the Future Movement and Hezbollah aimed at defusing sectarian tensions and setting the stage...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah said Thursday it considered Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun a consensus presidential candidate, as the international community...
BEIRUT: Thursday’s Cabinet session ended with no decisions on any of the hot topic, as the ministers concerned with the food safety controversy formed a...