On the other side of the Atlantic, several subjects dominate the political debate head and shoulders. On the platforms and on the television sets, it is only a question of “out of control price hike”of “Mexican border crisis” or « wokisme ». However, poll after poll confirms that one of the major concerns of Americans … Read more
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, called for understanding, dialogue, and intensified contacts on the level of the presidential file in Lebanon. During his speech, today, Thursday, on the anniversary of “liberation”, Nasrallah touched on the file of the governorship of the Banque du Liban, saying: “Either the current ruler, Riad Salameh, steps down, … Read more
The likelihood of a grand coalition formed by five Indonesian political parties for the 2024 presidential election is fading after the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) formally announced Ganjar Pranowo as a firm candidate. While politicians across parties have publicly voiced support for Ganjar, Prabowo Subianto and his Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) … Read more
Paula Osteih wrote on Asharq Al-Awsat: The head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Representative Gebran Bassil, is pushing for a Christian-Christian entente under the auspices of the Maronite Patriarchate on the name of one or more presidents, after which he is presented to the rest of the forces represented in the Lebanese parliament and does … Read more
Asharq Al-Awsat learned that my chairman, Free Patriotic Movement MP Gebran Bassil, and Marada Movement former minister Suleiman Franjieh held a recent meeting with a mutual friend. He had already arranged a meeting between Bassil and the interim prime minister, Najib Mikati. The meeting between Franjieh and Bassil is the first since the general secretary … Read more
Interim Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said that “Lebanon is still experiencing multiple crises, economic, social and security, and these crises have increased since the Beirut port explosion two years ago, which led to more than ten sessions of Parliament without electing a president for the country, which puts the country in a difficult situation.” An … Read more
Al-Akhbar wrote: The political scene has taken a new path in the wake of the events that closed last week, from the visit of army commander General Joseph Aoun to Doha, and the meeting that brought together the prime minister Najib Mikati with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh last Saturday. As … Read more
Muhammad Choucair wrote on Asharq Al-Awsat: A senior opposition political source says: It is unlawful to circumvent the position announced by the Vatican by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rahi, in which he warned against deliberate delay in the election of a president for the republic, which leads to the cancellation of the active role of Christians … Read more
The second round of presidential elections is taking place in Slovenia today. According to the results of the first round, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Anže Logar, representative of the center-right Slovenian Democratic Party, was in the lead. However, polls show that in the second round her opponent, a centre-left independent candidate, … Read more
The former US president Donald Trump (2017-2021) invited everyone trumpeter to be attentive to the meeting that will take place at his residence in Mar-a-Lago in Florida next Tuesday, November 15, where he will unveil “a great announcement”. such a veiled referenceu candidacy in the presidential elections of 2024. Despite the storm of speculation about … Read more