BEIRUT: French President Emmanuel Macron called Tuesday for the quick formation of a new Lebanese government as an essential move to implement reforms...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun is capable of resolving the monthslong Cabinet formation crisis, caretaker Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said Monday, as...
BEIRUT: Iran, reeling under the brunt of the latest U.S. tough sanctions, is holding Lebanon hostage over the formation of a new government, Future Movement...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah, facing mounting pressure at home and abroad over its involvement in the Syrian war and other regional conflicts, is struggling to cope with...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet formation process entered its seventh month of deadlock Saturday with no solution in sight, as the parties concerned stuck to their guns...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun Wednesday warned political rivals against wasting more time in the formation of a new Cabinet, saying a further delay would...
BEIRUT: Caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil failed Monday during a meeting with the six Hezbollah-backed Sunni lawmakers demanding representation in the...
BEIRUT: Caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil plans to meet with the six Hezbollah-backed Sunni lawmakers this week in an attempt to resolve the issue of...
BEIRUT: Unruffled by the gloomy prospects surrounding the Cabinet formation, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri struck an upbeat note about resolving the...
BEIRUT: Despite Hezbollah’s escalation over the representation of six allied Sunni MPs in the new government that put the country on the verge of an...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has opened the door for a solution to the problem of representing six Hezbollah-backed Sunni MPs, thus averting...
BEIRUT: Caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil Monday scrambled in a last-ditch attempt to promote an initiative aimed at resolving the issue of...
BEIRUT: Lebanon is poised for a major political crisis following Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah’s insistence that six so-called...
BEIRUT: A group of Sunni MPs Friday insisted after meeting with President Michel Aoun on being represented in the new government, on the eve of a speech by...
BEIRUT: Despite growing criticism of its role in the Cabinet formation process, Hezbollah does not appear to be willing to compromise over its support for a...
BEIRUT: A demand by so-called independent Sunni MPs for representation in the new Cabinet is impossible to meet and is intended to obstruct the formation, the...
BEIRUT: A special envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron Monday held talks with senior Lebanese officials on the need for the quick formation of a new...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah escalated its position on the issue of representing Sunni lawmakers not affiliated with the Future Movement over the weekend, to the extent...
BEIRUT: Mediators, including Speaker Nabih Berri, are scrambling to a find a solution to the problem over the representation of Sunni lawmakers from outside...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun Wednesday backed Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s stance on refusing to cede a seat to “independent”...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s toughening stance on the representation of Sunni lawmakers from outside the Future Movement is threatening to serve a crippling blow...
BEIRUT: The formation of a new unity government is still on track despite the emergence of a last-minute hitch over the representation of Sunni lawmakers from...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is set to meet with President Michel Aoun in the coming 48 hours to present him with the Cabinet lineup,...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Friday night capped daylong consultations on the Cabinet formation deadlock by meeting with caretaker Information...
BEIRUT: Government formation is still stymied by the problems of the representation of the Lebanese Forces and Sunni lawmakers outside the Future Movement,...