Hezbollah and its allies said on Monday they would boycott a parliamentary session to prevent the anti-Syrian majority from electing a new president for Lebanon.
BEIRUT - Parliament was set to convene under tight security for the first time in nearly a year on Tuesday for a session on electing a new president but without the quorum needed to defuse Lebanon’s political crisis.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, 12:40 p.m. Sept. 24 (AP): Anti-Syrian lawmakers rattled by last week's assassination of one of their colleagues took refuge in a heavily guarded hotel Monday, a day before the deeply divided parliament convenes to elect a president.
Mt. Lebanon (9-1-1, 7-0-1) defeated Moon (6-3-1, 4-3-1), 2-0, Monday night in a Class AAA-Section 4 matchup.
DUBAI — UAE salvaged a last minute equaliser against visitors Lebanon in their friendly international at Al Nasr Stadium here on Sunday night. Lebanon led 1-0 at half time. Mohamoud Al Ali scored for Lebanon and Rashid Abdul Rahman equalised for the home team from a free kick.
An Israeli man arrested in Lebanon on suspicion of involvement in murder and espionage owes his plight to his fascination with the Arab world and his trusting nature, relatives and acquaintances said Sunday.
Israel denied Sunday that one of its citizens arrested in Lebanon was a spy. The man's family said he converted to Islam years ago and was fascinated with the Arab world, particularly Lebanon — an enemy country where Israelis have been kidnapped in the past.
BEIRUT, Lebanon Anti-Syrian lawmakers rattled by last week's assassination of one of their colleagues took refuge in a heavily guarded hotel Monday, a day before the deeply divided parliament convenes to elect a president.
It is the job of Lebanon's parliament to pick a new president but tomorrow's attempt looks set to end in failure amid threats of an opposition boycott.
Theoretically speaking, Lebanon should have a new president today. But the odds are that the parliamentary session to elect the new president will not even be held as the opposition has decided to boycott.