Titles For Latest LCCC Bulletin analysis & editorials from miscellaneous sources published on May 02-03/17
Israeli strikes raise stakes in face-off with Hezbollah/Ynetnews/Reuters/May 02/17
Will Lebanon finally pass a budget after more than a decade/Haytham Mouzahem /TranslatorJoelle El-Khoury/Al Monitor/May 02/17
The Trump-Abbas Meeting: Issues, Constraints, and Ways Forward/Ghaith al-Omari, Ehud Yaari, David Makovsky, and Dennis Ross/The Washington Institute/May 02/2017
Hamas’s Moderate Rhetoric Belies Militant Activities/Matthew Levitt and Maxine Rich/The Washington Institute/May 02/2017
Germany: Migrant Crime Spiked in 2016/Soeren Kern/Gatestone Institute/May 02/17
Germany Hit by Merkel’s Imported Crime Wave/Vijeta Uniyal/Gatestone Institute/May 02/17
Republicans Are Now the ‘America First’ Party/Russel Ronald Reno/The New York Times/May 02/17
France and the Benefits of a Little Dictatorship/Andrew Roberts/The New York Times/May 02/17
UNESCO resolution passes calling to reject Israeli sovereignty over all Jerusalem/Ynetnews/Itamar Eichner & Associated Press|/May 02/17
Titles For Latest Lebanese Related News published on May 02-03/17 Israeli strikes raise stakes in face-off with Hezbollah Will Lebanon finally pass a budget after more than a decade Lebanese diaspora an asset to the country: President Aoun Fears Rise over Renewal of Clashes in Lebanon’s Ain el-Hilweh Central Bank Governor Says Lebanese Pound Will Remain Pillar of Economic Stability Berri Urges Hariri to ‘Assume Responsibility’ ahead of Cabinet Meeting Al-Rahi Advises Officials to ‘Avoid Extension, Vacuum’ Jumblat Hails Nasrallah’s Remarks on ‘Importance of Consensus’ Bassil Slams Those who ‘Reject Vote on Electoral Law’ and ‘Accept Vote on Extension’ Qassem Says Palestinians Must Liberate Entire Palestine after Hamas Eases Stance Army Tightens Security Measures in Arsal Coffee Vendor Assaulted in Sidon Future: For electoral law abiding by Taef ISF Chief discusses current situation with visitors Kataeb says returning to 1960 law or producing law to fit certain size is mandate extension itself Two Held as Captagon Manufacturing Machines Seized in Baalbek AUB Mourns Maroun Semaan: His Legacy will Resonate through Ages
Titles For Latest LCCC Bulletin For Miscellaneous Reports And News published on May 02-03/17 Three Policemen Killed in Cairo Attack Egypt’s FM Holds Talks in Uganda on Water Security UN Envoy to Syria to Attend Syrian Talks in Astana IS Attack Kills 32 by Syria Refugee Camp on Iraq Border Putin Calls for Boosting Syria ‘Ceasefire’ ahead of Astana Talks Erdogan Rejoins Turkey Ruling Party after Near 3-Year Absence Moscow Beats Washington by Suggesting Zones of Tensions’ Reduction in Syria Human Rights Watchdog Reports Regime Massacre in Syria after Peace Talks Relaunch Turkey Seizes Russian Anti-Tank Missile Parts Smuggled from Ukraine to Iran Differences on Supporting Kurds Focus of Wednesday’s Erdogan-Putin Talks Hamas Seen Facing Long Path to End Isolation despite New Policy New Hamas Program Softens Language, but Some Goals Remain