by Nazeer Rida | Jun 9, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut- The outcome of the local municipal polls in Tripoli has fortified the popularity of resigned Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi and has encouraged him to move his leadership outside the northern capital of Lebanon. The victory of Rifi during last month’s polls...
by Paula Astih and Youssef Diab | Jun 4, 2016 | Features
Beirut-Future Movement is still confounded by the severe loss it suffered in the municipal elections in Tripoli, the capital of the North and Lebanon’s second largest city. Resigned Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi, who fought the elections alone against a coalition of...
by Caroline Akoum | May 30, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut-Lebanon’s fourth and final round of municipal elections ended on Sunday after voters in the North and Akkar Governorates cast their ballots amid a calm situation and a turnout of around 40 percent. While the competition was mainly development-based in many...
by Salman Al-dossary | Feb 21, 2016 | Opinion
There is no appropriate description for the current tragic Lebanese situation which led to the issuance of the predicted Saudi decision to conduct a reconsideration of its relations with Lebanon; a decision that perhaps is more drastic than the despair of the Lebanese...
by Paula Astih | Jan 19, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
On Monday, January 19, the Lebanese Christian politician and the leader of the “Lebanese Forces”, Samir Geagea, backed his rival Michel Aoun, who is supported by Hezbollah, for presidency, which has been vacant for 20 months now, thus reshaping the Lebanese politics....
