BEIRUT: Attempts to make a breakthrough in the Cabinet formation process ahead of a new visit to Beirut by French President Emmanuel Macron have failed,...
BEIRUT: The United States and Arab Gulf states are pushing for the formation of a government in Lebanon that will exclude Hezbollah, Future Movement sources...
BEIRUT: Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is seeking to rally support for former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s return to the premiership, an official source...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah is politically responsible for the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, even though the U.N.-backed tribunal said in...
BEIRUT: Sharp differences emerged Sunday between Lebanon’s rival factions over the shape of a new Cabinet to deal with the aftermath of the devastating...
BEIRUT: A senior US State Department official is expected to finalize an agreement on the maritime border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel, political...
BEIRUT: International powers have launched behind-the-scenes contacts with Lebanese and regional players aimed at facilitating the formation of a new...
BEIRUT: A flurry of political activity intensified among various parties Tuesday to pave the way for the formation of a new government, a day after Prime...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned Monday under mounting public pressure in the wake of a devastating explosion that rocked Beirut last week, in a...
BEIRUT: Pressure is piling up on Prime Minister Hassan Diab to either resign in the wake of a huge explosion that devastated Beirut, or face being brought...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun Friday spoke out strongly against any international investigation to determine the cause and those responsible for the...
BEIRUT: French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for change and “a new political contract” in Lebanon did not mean the toppling of the...
BEIRUT: The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc called Wednesday for the participation of international experts to help in a transparent judicial...
BEIRUT: Lebanon is looking forward to expanding bilateral ties and cooperation with France, Prime Minister Hassan Diab said Thursday in what appeared to be a...
BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Hassan Diab for criticizing the French foreign minister’s visit to...
BEIRUT: Some 12 years after the establishment of the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the court is mere days away from finally issuing a verdict in...
BEIRUT: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit to Beirut has indicated that there is no international decision to support Lebanon...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet is set to meet next week to take stringent preventive measures in a bid to stem a frightening surge in the coronavirus infections, an...
BEIRUT: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is carrying a clear and firm message to Lebanese leaders on the urgent need to begin implementing...
BEIRUT: Overriding reservations by Hezbollah ministers, the Cabinet Tuesday agreed to appoint a US-based firm to conduct a forensic audit of the Central...
BEIRUT: Unruffled by expected opposition from Hezbollah and its allies, Maronite Patriarch Beshara Boutros al-Rai appeared Sunday to be as determined as ever...
BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Thursday voiced support for Lebanon’s contacts with Arab Gulf states to seek financial aid as the...
BEIRUT: Although it has been in office barely for seven months, Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s government has been riven by paralysis, indecision,...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Hassan Diab Tuesday lambasted opponents of his government, accusing them of seeking to prevent Arab countries from supporting Lebanon...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun is sending the head of General Security to two Arab Gulf states in a bid to drum up financial support for Lebanon as it grapples...