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Israeli Opposition Condemns Press Freedom Threats at Emergency Meeting

This is Beirut, 04/12 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israeli opposition leaders and prominent media figures warned at an emergency meeting on Wednesday that government reform proposals were threatening press freedom in the country. "In the years since this government was formed, Israel has fallen 15 places in the freedom of speech index," opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid said ...

Western Inquiries About the Role of the Opposition

Bassam Abou Zeid, 10/11 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Western diplomatic source expressed frustration regarding the current state of the opposition in Lebanon. According to this source, the opposition's role is perceived as being limited to superficial appearances and media statements, lacking the ability to exert any influence over Hezbollah. Conversely, Hezbollah faces challenges in a conflict ...

The Sleeping Beauty...

Marc Saikali, 07/11 18:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Lebanese opposition lies in a coma—motionless, a flat electroencephalogram. It waits for the prince charming who will deliver the kiss of revival. But this is no fairy tale, and the awakening is sure to be brutal. From feeble statements to positions laced with empty cliches, not a single day goes by without the transparent opposition ...

Hezbollah's Strength Stems From the Weakness of Its Opponents

Johnny Kortbawi, 15/10 09:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s opposition forces have once again revealed their division and inability to achieve real unity, unlike the solid cohesion among the party’s supporters, despite occasional disagreements surfacing for various reasons. For instance, if a meeting was required for Hezbollah’s supporters, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the ...

Meerab Gathering Draws 'Rescue Roadmap' to Salvage Lebanon

This Is Beirut, 12/10 18:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, chaired a national gathering of opposition forces at the party’s headquarters in Meerab under the title “In Defense of Lebanon” to propose a “rescue roadmap” after the war “that Lebanon was dragged into reached a catastrophic level, amidst the suffering of the Lebanese from death, ...

Meerab Rises Above the Clamor of War

11/10 18:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanese Forces opposition Meerab

In April, a conference was held at the Lebanese Forces headquarters in Meerab to advocate for the implementation of Resolution 1701. This initiative drew swift criticism from both allies and opponents, with many questioning how such a topic could arise amidst the “Gaza support front” declared by Hezbollah against the Israeli Army at the ...

Lebanese Officials Urge Swift Presidential Election

This is Beirut, 08/10 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Maronite Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rai received MPs Marwan Hamadeh and Raji al-Saad in Bkerke on Monday. The parliamentarians were sent as envoys by former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt to emphasize the need for swift presidential elections. "We stressed the urgent need to stop the war and to separate the Gaza front ...

Alexei Navalny: Daring Opposition Leader Who Died Behind Bars

This Is Beirut, 16/02 18:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison on Friday, was so loathed by President Vladimir Putin that the Kremlin leader refused to mention him by name. The 47-year-old had, for over a decade, been Putin's most prolific critic, running against the long-time ruler in 2018 and frequently blasting what he perceived as ...

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