BEIRUT: Prime Minister Najib Mikati is expected to travel to the Vatican Nov. 28 where he is to hold talks with Pope Benedict XVI. President Michel Sleiman,...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Najib Mikati hit back Thursday at March 14 parties that have accused his Cabinet of failing to provide relief aid to Syrian refugees...
BEIRUT: Ministers will continue studying a draft law for the parliamentary elections of 2013 during one of two Cabinet sessions this week, but administrative...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah is likely to support Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun when the Cabinet tackles appointments for high-level administrative...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Najib Mikati is scheduled to visit London later this week for talks with his British counterpart David Cameron on the situation in...
BEIRUT: Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement believes the time has come to put contentious issues to a vote in the Cabinet, said sources from the...
BEIRUT: Ratifying a judicial agreement between Lebanon and France was the only major item on the agenda of the two Cabinet sessions that were scheduled for...
BEIRUT: A heated quarrel broke out between Hezbollah and Future Movement lawmakers during a parliamentary committee meeting to discuss a detailed report...
BEIRUT: Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour is putting the final touches on a backlog of diplomatic appointments, with sectarian and political affiliations topping...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet held a marathon session Wednesday, appointing former Minister of State Adnan Sayyed Hussein as head of the Lebanese University, but as...
BEIRUT: Contentious issues are not on the agenda for Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, as behind the scene discussions continue between Prime Minister Najib...
BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri urged officials Wednesday to begin drilling for oil and gas in Lebanon’s Exclusive Economic Zone, including the 860 square...
BEIRUT: Parliament will vote Thursday on an amended $1.2 billion draft law to boost electricity production in the country, testing a consensus reached by...
BEIRUT: Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called Tuesday for a legislative session Thursday to study and approve remaining draft laws on the agenda, including a...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Najib Mikati will fly to New York Saturday to attend the U.N. General Assembly and chair a Security Council session which is to discuss...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Najib Mikati will meet with Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai in Diman Friday, where the leaders are expected to discuss the situation of...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Najib Mikati has come to the decision that Lebanon will pay its share of funds to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon without referring to...
BEIRUT: The government approved a controversial electricity bill Wednesday after members of the March 8-dominated Cabinet reached a last minute compromise...
BEIRUT: No progress was made Monday in ministerial discussions of a controversial proposal by the Free Patriotic Movement to develop Lebanon’s...
BEIRUT: Failing to reach an agreement on a controversial electricity bill, the Cabinet plunged into its first deadlock Wednesday despite assurances by Prime...
BEIRUT: Ministers affiliated with the Free Patriotic Movement will start boycotting Cabinet sessions from now on if Wednesday’s session fails to endorse...
BEIRUT: The government will follow up on discussions over a controversial comprehensive plan to develop Lebanon’s electricity sector, after ministers...
BEIRUT: Security forces requested and obtained from the Telecommunications Ministry telecom data from Lebanon’s entire territory following last...
BEIRUT: The appointment of a new general director for the Energy Ministry tops Tuesday’s agenda for the Cabinet, which is set to discuss 167 articles as...