BEIRUT: Hezbollah called Thursday for a compromise resolution between the country’s two rival Druze parties to end the dispute over the deadly Aley...
BEIRUT: Top officials Tuesday stepped up a flurry of political activity aiming to overcome obstacles preventing Cabinet from meeting for the second week in a...
BEIRUT: The fate of Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s government appeared to hang in the balance Monday due to a widening rift over referring the deadly Aley...
BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil is set to visit Tripoli Saturday despite fears that the trip might aggravate tensions, less than a week after his tour...
BEIRUT: Mediation attempts to de-escalate tensions arising from the deadly Aley clashes appeared to be bearing fruit Thursday as the families of the two men...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri postponed a Cabinet session Tuesday to contain a split among ministers over how to deal with the weekend’s deadly...
BEIRUT: Top leaders Sunday scrambled to stave off the grave repercussions of clashes in Aley that killed two bodyguards belonging to a Cabinet minister in a...
BEIRUT: The World Bank Friday pleaded with Lebanon to forge ahead with key economic and fiscal reforms to rescue its flagging economy, while warning that $1...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet Thursday decided to hold a series of meetings devoted to following up on the implementation of the CEDRE conference’s decisions and...
BEIRUT: Parliament is set to meet Wednesday to name five of the Constitutional Council’s 10 members, effectively launching the first major step in a...
BEIRUT: A fresh war of words erupted Sunday between the Future Movement and the Progressive Socialist Party, reflecting renewed tensions between the two...
BEIRUT: Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has called on President Michel Aoun to intervene to rein in Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, whose fiery statements...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri Wednesday sent a strong message to Parliament on the need to maintain a budget deficit agreed upon by the Cabinet last...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil agreed at a marathon ice-breaking meeting Monday that the 2016 political settlement that...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri is expected during this week’s Cabinet session to stress the need for solidarity among ministers and compliance with...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet is set to meet next week to address over 100 items on the agenda, excluding key administrative appointments. It will be the first session...
BEIRUT: De-escalation attempts picked up momentum Thursday as Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil sought to defuse tensions with Prime Minister Saad Hariri, saying...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri Tuesday staunchly defended the 2016 political settlement that led to the election of Michel Aoun as president and brought...
BEIRUT: The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc Monday threw its weight fully behind Prime Minister Saad Hariri, denouncing campaigns seeking to...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s return to Beirut is expected to revive contacts to defuse escalating tensions among rival factions that threatened...
BEIRUT: Political rivals Friday appeared to be unperturbed by the terrorist attack that struck the northern city of Tripoli early this week, killing four...
BEIRUT: In a show of solidarity with Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s constitutional powers, three former premiers called Monday on President Michel Aoun to...
BEIRUT: Army commander Gen. Joseph Aoun warned over the weekend that austerity measures in the draft 2019 state budget, including a recruitment freeze, would...
BEIRUT: Senior Future Movement officials and Future TV Sunday slammed Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, accusing him of putting in peril the 2016 political...
BEIRUT: A renewed war of words erupted between the Free Patriotic Movement and the Future Movement Friday, rekindling an off-and-on row over the...