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Lebanese Member of Parliament Michel Aoun, right, seals the envelope in which he wrote his vote to elect new Lebanese president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on April 23, 2014. (EPA/Joseph Eid/Pool)
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File photo of senior members of the March 14 Alliance pose for a group photograph during a news conference. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Lebanese politicians to consider public-sector workers’ demands
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese politicians are preparing for a parliamentary session on Tuesday to consider demands by public-sector workers for better pay and conditions, despite continued wrangling among Lebanese parties over the failure to elect a new president....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)
Lebanon: Geagea accuses presidential rivals of “treason”
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lawmakers appear no closer to securing a quorum for a vote to choose Lebanon’s next president as a controversial presidential vacuum continues and rival political leaders exchange accusations. In a speech on Saturday, March 14 Alliance...Caption:
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, center top, delivers a broadcast speech during a rally commemorating “Liberation Day,” which marks the withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern border town of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon, Sunday May 25, 2014. Hezbollahs leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah is warning that hardline foreign fighters in […]
Opinion: Lebanon’s Hijacked Presidency
In an atmosphere of illusions, hopes and the calculations of defeat and victory, the presidency of Lebanon remains vacant. The vacancy at the presidential palace can be attributed to a host of factors. First, there are Lebanese who still believe—whether wrongly or...Caption:
Lebanese Member of Parliament Michel Aoun, right, seals the envelope in which he wrote his vote to elect new Lebanese president at the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on April 23, 2014. (EPA/Joseph Eid/Pool)