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Sources close to Mikati said that recent developments could lead to a resolution of the government crisis, which began when the prime minister abruptly ended a Cabinet session on Feb.1 over sharp differences with ministers from Michel Aoun’s Change and...
A former Free Patriotic Movement senior official blasted the party’s leader Michel Aoun Wednesday, accusing him of attacking the prerogatives of President Michel Sleiman through the distortion of constitutional texts. Former deputy Prime Minister Issam...
Everybody knows the STL is unlawful and we will leave this issue up for cabinet to resolve.
Charbel Nakhoul/The Daily Star, HO) BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun was quick to respond to speeches delivered during a rally Tuesday to commemorate the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, saying the speakers’...
In an escalation of his position on the two-week-old government crisis, Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun said Tuesday that the Cabinet would not meet before a bylaw is drafted to define who exercises executive authority. Aoun again accused...
10, 2011. (Mohammad Azakir/The Daily Star) BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour Tuesday lambasted last week’s Arab League decisions on Syria, describing them as “dangerous” and saying they ran contrary to Lebanon’s interest. He spoke to reporters...
They cover up their intentions with demands and these demands are acceptable and dialogue is needed, but whenever we compromise on one issue, they demand something else ... Syrian mothers.
Tourism Minister Fadi Abboud ruled out Tuesday the possibility of his colleague Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas being reassigned to a different post in government. “The suggestion of replacing Labor Minister Charbel Nahhas’ portfolio is out of the...
A war of words flared Monday between Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun and former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora on the sidelines of the Cabinet crisis, further heightening political tension in the country. Meanwhile, Parliament Speaker Nabih...
Michel Naim Aoun (Arabic: ميشال عون) (born 19 February 1935 in Haret Hreik, Lebanon) is a former Lebanese military commander and politician. From 22 September 1988 to 13 October 1990, he served as Prime Minister and acting President of one of two rival governments that contended for power. He was defeated by Syria in the war of liberation and... Full Article
Everybody knows the STL is unlawful and we will leave this issue up for cabinet to resolve.
They cover up their intentions with demands and these demands are acceptable and dialogue is needed, but whenever we compromise on one issue, they demand something else ... Syrian mothers.
We are the only ones who have the right to protest because all our projects are paralyzed. There is no productivity on the ground ... We have 10 ministers but they do not give us the freedom to exercise our prerogatives. If we continue in this way in the Cabinet, there is no use for us to stay in it.
We are ready for all eventualities. We don’t accept to be threatened by anyone in the Cabinet
throughout 63 years, we have not heard any outcry from the U.N. concerning the Paleostinian people and its plight
Why would we put the entire (2012 state) budget on hold for the sake of the tribunal's funds which are worth $30 million?
It is important to respond to the international media outlets that are reporting incidents opposite to the facts on ground
