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Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam (center) casts his vote to elect the new Lebanese president in downtown Beirut on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Joesph Eid, Pool)
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Lebanese member of parliament Michel Aoun seals the envelope in which he wrote his vote for the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Lebanon’s Parliament has held a round of voting but failed to elect a new head of state in its first try before President […]
Opinion: The End of Dialogue and the Start of the Unknown
The last session of Lebanon’s national dialogue under the guidance of President Michel Suleiman came to a close on Monday. As was expected, the March 8 alliance boycotted the session, objecting to the outgoing president’s decision that Lebanon truly is a “state” and...Caption:
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)
Lebanese lawmakers again fail to elect president
Beirut, AP—Lebanese lawmakers affiliated with a Hezbollah-led alliance boycotted a third round of voting in parliament on Wednesday, once again foiling an attempt to elect the country’s new president. It was the third time in less than a month that...Caption:
Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Joesph Eid, Pool)
Lebanon no closer to appointing new president
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon appeared no closer to choosing a successor to President Michel Suleiman a day before the third round of voting, set to take place on Wednesday. The outgoing Lebanese president presided over his last National Dialogue meeting at the...Caption:
A handout picture distributed by the Lebanese Forces on April 4, 2014 shows Lebanese Christian leader Samir Geagea (C) attending a press conference in Maarab, northeast of Beirut. (AFP Photo/Lebanese Forces)