Politics

The past few weeks saw many events that are seemingly causing major changes in the Lebanese political scene. Al-Akhbar takes a look at how some of...
Monday, July 9, 2012
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Nasser Charara
March 14 grabbed the opportunity of the disagreement between Michel Aoun and Hezbollah and they welcomed him with open arms. However, the move is not...
Monday, July 9, 2012
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Amal al-Khalil
In a few days, Wadi al-Hujeir in southern Lebanon will be celebrating the second anniversary of its being declared a nature reserve. But are the...
Sunday, July 8, 2012
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Joe Dyke
On Friday June 8, thousands of Bahrainis gathered on the outskirts of the capital Manama in what was expected to be another huge protest against...
Friday, July 6, 2012
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Abbad Yehya
So very far from the network of old roads present since before the British mandate — and far from the winding settler roads that cover close to 2...
Friday, July 6, 2012
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Ghassan Saoud, Roula Ibrahim
Beirut - Nobody believes Change and Reform bloc leader General Michel Aoun’s theories about reform and change more strongly than Aoun himself.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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Mohammad Khawly
Cairo - The murder of Ahmed Hassan Eid at the hands of men with long beards wearing short robes has caused a big stir in Egypt. The street is divided...
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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Sarah El Sirgany
Cairo - Names are flying as to who will be heading Egypt’s ministries under the leadership of the new president, Mohammed Mursi. Yet any tangible...
Thursday, July 5, 2012
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Ziad al-Zaatari
As the crisis in Syria drags on, armed Syrian opposition groups increasingly enjoy “impunity” operating in Lebanon’s complex political map, turning...
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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