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A ballot box sits on a table next to the national flag at the Lebanese Parliament in the capital Beirut on April 22, 2014 ahead of the country’s presidential election. (AFP Photo/STR)

Lebanon MPs may not vote on president this week

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese politicians have failed to guarantee a quorum for Wednesday’s parliamentary session, which is set to make another attempt to elect a successor for President Michel Suleiman. Under Lebanon’s complex, confessional-based political system,...

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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 Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Joesph Eid)

Lebanon braces for politicking over presidency

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 24, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following parliament’s inability to choose a successor to outgoing President Michel Suleiman on Wednesday, Lebanon’s political blocs and figures are preparing for an intense week of politicking and lobbying ahead of a second round of voting on...

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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Tammam Salam, center, walks at the presidential palace in Baabda, near Beirut, Lebanon, on February 14, 2014. (Reuters)

Lebanese parties fail to agree on Ministerial Statement

by Caroline Akoum | Feb 26, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following the formation of Lebanon’s new Cabinet on February 15, the committee to reach consensus on a final draft of the country’s Ministerial Statement have failed to reach consensus. The current impasse is mainly due to the March 8...

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Sunni gunmen clash with their Alawite neighboors in the al-Shaarani neighborhood in the Lebanese northern coastal city of Tripoli on November 30, 2013.

Debate: A national consensus government would not be able to govern Lebanon

by Muhannad Al-Haj-Ali | Jan 26, 2014 | Debate

No government will be able to rule Lebanon while the militias remain in power. The last few weeks witnessed a breakthrough in terms of forming a government that combined the March 8 and March 14 alliances, as some regional parties reconciled in the wake of an...

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Lebanon’s President Michel Suleiman (C), Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam (L) and Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (R) attend a graduation parade for Lebanese officer cadets at a military academy in Fayadyeh, near Beirut, marking the 68th Army Day, August 1, 2013. (REUTERS/Sharif Karim.)

Debate: A national consensus government would be able to govern Lebanon

by Zafer Nasser | Jan 26, 2014 | Debate

It is absolutely indisputable that the establishment of governance and administration in any country should be grounded in the constitution, the law and the system of rights and duties for individuals and political associations. There is also no arguing that in...