BEIRUT: A change in the government, a key demand of protesters, appeared closer Thursday after President Michel Aoun’s offer to consider a Cabinet...
BEIRUT: As anti-government street demonstrations by hundreds of thousands of Lebanese entered their second week Thursday with no letup, the government was...
BEIRUT: Popular pressure is piling up on the country’s top leaders to reshuffle Cabinet or form a new one - a key demand of the protesters - in an...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet Monday approved a raft of unprecedented radical economic reforms, and passed the draft 2020 state budget with a projected deficit of 0.6...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri will seek Cabinet approval Monday of an economic blueprint that contains radical reforms without new taxes for the draft...
BEIRUT: Is Lebanon standing at a crucial crossroad? This question was raised following nationwide street protests, unprecedented in Lebanon’s modern...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri Thursday intensified talks with ministers representing major political blocs in a last-ditch attempt to resolve remaining...
BEIRUT: While Lebanon has gone on full alert to cope with massive wildfires engulfing large swaths of the country, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad...
BEIRUT: New cracks emerged within Lebanon’s government over Syria over the weekend, after Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil called for Damascus’ return to the...
BEIRUT: A fuel crisis was averted Friday night as the government strived to wrap up the draft 2020 state budget and send it to Parliament for final...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri agreed Thursday to call for a meeting of the country’s emergency economic committee if the draft...
BEIRUT: The United Arab Emirates has promised investments and financial support for Lebanon to boost the country’s flagging economy, Prime Minister Saad...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri Monday sounded optimistic that the results of his meetings with senior UAE officials, as well as Arab and foreign...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in Abu Dhabi Sunday on the first leg of an Arab and foreign tour aiming to drum up Arab and international financial...
BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil Friday held an ice-breaking meeting with Prime Minister Saad Hariri during which the two agreed to expedite the passing...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri Thursday categorically denied reports of tensions with President Michel Aoun over the government’s handling of the...
BEIRUT: Unruffled by media campaigns launched against him, Prime Minister Saad Hariri vowed Tuesday to forge ahead with the implementation of essential...
BEIRUT: Authorities acted Monday to allay concerns over Lebanon’s financial situation, including fears of the pound’s devaluation as a result of a...
BEIRUT: Enraged by the worsening economic conditions in the country, hundreds of people Sunday blocked main roads in Downtown Beirut and other cities with...
BEIRUT: A deal with the government ended a gas station strike that had threatened to cause chaos throughout Lebanon Friday. The agreement also calmed rising...
BEIRUT/NEW YORK: The Cabinet agreed Monday to form an eight-member ministerial committee headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri to ponder...
NEW YORK/BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun arrived in New York Sunday night to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly set to be opened...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri and French President Emmanuel Macron Friday laid the groundwork for the launch of CEDRE investment projects, worth billions...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in Paris Thursday for crucial talks with French President Emmanuel Macron likely to focus on the implementation of...
BEIRUT: For the second time in less than a week, the Cabinet Tuesday approved a new batch of key administrative appointments, overriding objections from...