Egypt, France call for Lebanon stability

The foreign ministers of Egypt and France on Saturday called for stability in Lebanon, as the Mediterranean country struggled with a political crisis.

“We spoke of the necessity to respect legality (in Lebanon) and to fully apply the Taif Accord, (more…)

Nabih Beri 1, Sfeir et al 0.

By Ghassan Karam
Patriarch Sfeir, General Aoun, Hariri and most of the other non Shi’ite political luminaries in Lebanon have so far been getting Beri jabs and swift combinations that they cannot seem to duck or avoid.

Suleiman calls for abolishing political sectarianism in Lebanon

President Michel Suleiman addressed the nation on the eve of Lebanon’s 66th anniversary of independence saying: “To encourage vast participation in political life, a national committee should be established and charged with abolishing political sectarianism.”

Twenty years later, little has changed

By Maurice Obeid
Twenty years ago this month, on November 4 1989, the civil war ended with the ratification of the Taif Accord.