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Jordan's King Abdullah, having dissolved an elected, if unlamented, parliament midway through its term, will probably shy away from genuine political reform, despite promises of a clean vote next time round. The 110-member assembly's abrupt demise last month drew little...

During a visit to Hermel on Sunday, Minister of Agriculture Hussein al-Hajj Hassan said that the cabinet would be in charge of all development issues after it gains the parliamentary vote of confidence, adding that Baalbek and Hermel are two...

Development and Liberation bloc MP Ali Hassan Khalil said Sunday on the occasion of Eid Al-Ghadir—a Shia Muslim holiday commemorating the Prophet’s nomination of Ali Ibn Abi Talib to the Caliphate—that eliminating sectarianism requires great efforts, such as “transparent dialogue...

Social Affairs Minister Selim Sayegh told Future News television on Sunday that consensual democracy marginalizes the parliament’s role and warned against Ministerial Statement deliberations turning into “folklore parties.” Sayegh said he opposes Article 6 in the Ministerial Statement...

Magdi Sobhi and Thabet Awwad sift through the debris Dubai World, Dubai's main investment and holding company, triggered a wave of panic when it announced that it was seeking to defer repayment of up to $59 billion of debt. Stock...

For the first time since the Islamist resistance movement joined the political process in Lebanon in 1992 through parliamentary elections, Hizbullah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah offered what amounted to a clear cut political platform. The 32-page document addressed issues ranging...

Syrian daily Al-Watan reported on Sunday that Lebanese Foreign Minister Ali Shami promised he will continue working with the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) based on the terms laid out in the Ministerial Statement and on any subsequent government decisions....

Clowns have had to struggle to stay in business through the recession. ST. It's been about eight months since Dennis Hampel dipped into his bag of tricks to keep the business he began six years ago from pulling a disappearing...

A year ago today, Eric R...Twelve days shy of his 23rd birthday, Eric died in a hospital emergency room suffering acute respiratory arrest -- the result of mixing heroin with the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. For his father, Dr. Denzel Jines...