BEIRUT: Lebanon faces the risk of a prolonged Cabinet standoff, with all the grave consequences this entails for the country’s struggling economy, if a...
BEIRUT: A special envoy of French President Emmanuel Macron is set to hold talks with Lebanon’s political leaders this week aimed at reviving the French...
BEIRUT: The US sanctions on Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Gebran Bassil are bound to further complicate the formation of a new government, already stalled...
BEIRUT: The absence of contacts between senior officials on the Cabinet formation process has dashed hopes for the formation of a new government soon, raising...
BEIRUT: Attempts to form a new government in Lebanon took a back seat Wednesday as Lebanese leaders’ attention shifted to the outcome of the hotly...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri have agreed on an 18-member Cabinet of specialists and are currently working to...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s attempts to form a new government have hit snags over new demands by rival factions, including those by...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is putting along with President Michel Aoun the final touches to a draft Cabinet lineup in hopes of announcing...
BEIRUT: Barring last-minute snags, a new Cabinet of specialists could be formed later this week as major progress has been made in overcoming hurdles...
BEIRUT: Rival factions Tuesday engaged in horse-trading and jockeying for key ministerial portfolios as Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped up his...
BEIRUT: The process of forming a Cabinet of specialists to deliver reforms has taken off to a positive start, raising hopes for the birth of the new...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri faces an uphill struggle to quickly form a new government of nonpartisan specialists to enact urgent reforms due...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun Wednesday sent a clear message to Lebanon’s next prime minister that he wanted to have a major role in the formation of a...
BEIRUT: Barring last-minute snags, and despite opposition by the two main Christian blocs, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri is set to be designated to form a...
BEIRUT: French President Emmanuel Macron is outraged by Lebanese political leaders’ failure to act quickly to form a new government to deliver reforms...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun, acting at MP Gebran Bassil’s request, has postponed binding parliamentary consultations to pick a new prime minister in a bid...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun Wednesday postponed binding parliamentary consultations to designate a new prime minister, apparently due to a lack of strong...
BEIRUT: Barring last-minute hitches, former Prime Minister Saad Hariri is set to be designated to form a new government this week following President Michel...
BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri is set to meet with top leaders Monday at the start of consultations with various political parties before deciding...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s indirect US-mediated talks with Israel are confined to land and maritime border demarcation and will not lead to peace negotiations...
BEIRUT: Now that President Michel Aoun has set Oct. 15 as the date for binding consultations with parliamentary blocs to designate a new prime minister,...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun is set to hold binding consultations with parliamentary blocs next week to designate a new premier, the first major step toward...
BEIRUT: Talks will be held between top leaders next week aimed at reactivating the stalled Cabinet formation process, more than a week after Prime...
BEIRUT: With Cabinet formation efforts at a standstill, stalled by sharp differences among rival factions over the shape and size of the next government,...
BEIRUT: Four former premiers Wednesday struck back at Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, rejecting his accusation that they were forming a small Cabinet...