Lebanon Crisis Monitor – After reelection of the speaker Designation of the prime minister (Monday Morning)
After reelection of the speaker Designation of the prime minister (Monday Morning)
He was elected by 90 votes out of the 128-member Parliament to enter his 17th straight year as speaker. Twenty-eight legislators cast blank ballots; 127 MPs were present.
Does that mean that the formation of the next government will be difficult? (Monday Morning)
Not necessarily, but there will probably be intensive discussions, as there was during the legislative elections, which is something normal.
South Lebanon MP: Michel Moussa (Monday Morning)
The latest developments of the regional situation, MP Moussa indicates, should impel us to consolidate the internal front so that we can effectively confront all the dangers of the situation.
U.S., Saudis push Syria over IDF withdrawal from Shaba Farms (Haaretz Daily)
Saudi Arabia and the United States are pressing Syria to demarcate its border with Lebanon, in order to allow for the beginning of an Israeli withdrawal from the disputed Shaba Farms area, straddling the border between Lebanon and the Golan Heights.
The Storyteller, By Rabih Alameddine (Independent)
Alameddine, his name apparently a derivative of Aladdin, rejoices in the ability to spin a story that lasts for 1,001 nights, while simultaneously describing the effects of Israeli attacks on his homeland, Lebanon, over the past 30 years. With enviable ease, he weaves in the magic of the Arabian nights, the loss of his childhood home so many years ago, and his visit to his slowly dying father, …
CampbellGray to open in Lebanon (AME Info)
UK-based CampbellGray Hotels is set to open its first property in the Middle East, the Le Gray, in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The new luxury hotel includes 75 suites. Le Gray is located in the Solidere district of Beirut’s downtown.
What idea did you have about Lebanon before coming here? And how do you conceive your mission on the diplomatic, … (Monday Morning)
I had a quite concrete notion, since I spent a part of my childhood in Lebanon, where I studied for two years at the AUB.
U.S.-backed coalition claims win (Concord Monitor)
The U.S.-backed political alliance of Lebanese parties claimed to have fended off a strong challenge from a coalition led by Hezbollah yesterday in a closely watched election that could have major repercussions.
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