BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s meeting with caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has made progress toward resolving the problem of...
BEIRUT: The lack of concessions by rival leaders has thrown the efforts of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri to form a new government into further...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Tuesday denied any external interference to prevent the formation of a new government, saying on the contrary...
BEIRUT: A 2016 political settlement that led to the election of Gen. Michel Aoun as president and brought Saad Hariri back to the premiership is still intact,...
BEIRUT: The country’s two main Christian parties Sunday refused to budge on their demands for significant Cabinet shares, dashing hopes for resolving...
BEIRUT: The early opening of the presidential battle is behind the delay in the formation of a new government, President Michel Aoun said in remarks published...
BEIRUT: The international community is apparently growing concerned about the delay in the formation of a new government, with the European Union Thursday...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun called Wednesday for the formation of an all-embracing government that would not exclude any faction, saying he was ready to...
BEIRUT: Emboldened by his fresh accord with President Michel Aoun on a formula for the distribution of Cabinet shares among the country’s key blocs,...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri agreed Wednesday on two formulas on the distribution of Cabinet shares among the...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is set to visit Baabda Palace in the next 48 hours to present President Michel Aoun with an outline on the...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s return to Beirut is expected to get stalled consultations on the formation of a new government back into...
BEIRUT: This week promises to be crucial regarding the government formation process as President Michel Aoun is waiting for Prime Minister-designate Saad...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Friday stuck to his optimism about forming a new government soon, defying all gloomy prospects that ruled out any...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel-Latif Derian Wednesday threw his weight behind Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri following reported...
BEIRUT: A 15-minute meeting between Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil on the sidelines of a Parliament session...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Monday sounded optimistic about breaking the eight-week Cabinet impasse, despite the still-simmering rift between...
BEIRUT: The formation of a new government is being stymied by an ongoing struggle between the Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces over Christian...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is set to meet with caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil before visiting President Michel Aoun to present him...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Wednesday night stepped up his consultations with political leaders in an attempt to overcome obstacles holding...
BEIRUT: Acknowledging political rivals’ jockeying for key Cabinet shares was delaying the formation of a new government, Prime Minister-designate Saad...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is set to meet with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Tuesday as part of renewed consultations to form a new...
BEIRUT: Stalled consultations to form a new government will be reactivated this week with the return of Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister-designate Saad...
BEIRUT: A 2016 agreement between Lebanon’s two main Christian parties appears to be unraveling rapidly, bringing with it all the negative consequences this...
BEIRUT: The formation of a new government will take a long time because it is complicated by internal factors, mainly by caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran...