BEIRUT: The Cabinet Friday postponed until next week the approval of key administrative appointments, having been held back by Parliament’s newly...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet is set to meet Friday to approve some key administrative appointments amid tensions over the building of a power plant in northern Lebanon...
BEIRUT: Parliament is set to meet in a legislative session Thursday devoted to discussing and approving a raft of important draft laws, including some reform...
BEIRUT: Eid al-Fitr was jolted over the weekend by political tensions after a senior Shiite religious figure called for toppling the country’s decades-old...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Hassan Diab Thursday defended his government’s record in its first 100 days in office, pledging to make a “positive change” in the...
BEIRUT: The head of General Security Wednesday sounded optimistic about finding a solution soon to the long-running problem of smuggling through illegal...
BEIRUT: Faced with an alarming surge in coronavirus infections over the past few days, the Cabinet is set to approve Thursday a recommendation by the Higher...
BEIRUT: Lebanon is gearing up for a new round of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund Monday on a financial aid program amid signs of a split...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Hassan Diab Thursday sounded optimistic that the government’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund would produce...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Narallah insisted Wednesday that restoring Lebanon's relations with Syria was the only way to stop cross-border...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Hassan Diab Tuesday warned that attacks on the government’s economic rescue plan with the aim of undermining it would harm both Lebanon...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet is set to meet Tuesday to address 11 items on the agenda, but is lacking an agreement to approve a new batch of key administrative...
BEIRUT: A team of the International Monetary Fund is set to arrive in Beirut next week to begin crucial negotiations with the Lebanese government on financial...
BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Thursday dismissed as “not useful” the meeting held this week at Baabda Palace to discuss the economic financial...
BEIRUT: Talks hosted by President Michel Aoun Wednesday have fallen short of securing wide political support badly needed for the government to press ahead...
BEIRUT: At least five parliamentary blocs are boycotting a meeting at Baabda Palace Wednesday which President Michel Aoun has called to discuss the...
BEIRUT: A flurry of political activity intensified Monday ahead of all-party talks to be hosted by President Michel Aoun at Baabda Palace this week designed...
BEIRUT: A meeting to be attended by heads of parliamentary blocs designed to drum up political support for the government’s economic and financial...
BEIRUT: Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Thursday he would support the government’s economic rescue plan if it was found to be positive.“We will...
BEIRUT: Four of Lebanon’s former prime ministers are scheduled to meet later this week and issue a tough statement against the government over its failure to...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Hassan Diab Wednesday warned that Lebanon was being exposed to a “systematic and deliberate destruction of institutions” by those...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Hassan Diab Tuesday pledged to press on with the government’s plan to fight corruption and recover looted public funds, two sensitive...
BEIRUT: The Cabinet is set to meet Tuesday to address a highly explosive agenda that threatens to further deepen divisions between the government and its...
BEIRUT: Political escalation between the government and its opponents reached an alarming crescendo over the weekend, as the two sides traded accusations over...
BEIRUT: Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Thursday called on the government to use its legal powers to halt the “dramatic fall” in the Lebanese...