BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt renewed his call Monday for a swift formation of a new government, warning that Lebanon was...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah said Sunday it upheld its support for Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati to form a new government as Speaker Nabih Berri ruled out the...
BEIRUT: A two-day break in Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati’s consultations with the March 8 parties on the formation of a new government has signaled...
The Lebanese, growing increasingly frustrated with Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati’s failure to form a new government, are now blaming the devil for the...
BEIRUT: Hopes for an imminent formation of a new government receded Thursday as haggling over the distribution of portfolios halted a final deal to break the...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati appears to be close to clinching a deal from the Hezbollah-led March 8 coalition to form a new Cabinet as Syria...
BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader Walid Jumblatt issued a stern warning Monday to the Hezbollah-led March 8 alliance, accusing it of failing to...
BEIRUT: Two senior Hezbollah officials struck an upbeat note Sunday about the formation of a new government, reviving glimmers of hope for breaking the...
BEIRUT: Speaker Nabih Berri has convinced Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati to put off plans to announce a Cabinet during the weekend come what may,...
BEIRUT: Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, known for his endemic optimism even at the peak of the Lebanese crisis, sounded downbeat for the first time Tuesday...
BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun blamed Monday what he termed “foreign interference” for the delay in the formation of a new Cabinet. In...
BEIRUT: A struggle between President Michel Sleiman and Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun over who should name a consensus candidate to the Interior...
BEIRUT: The Syrian leadership has prodded its allies in Lebanon to speed up the government’s formation, saying it is essential in helping the country face...
BEIRUT: Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun accused Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati Tuesday of having “no intention” to form a Cabinet, an...
BEIRUT: If the escalating unrest in Syria, sparked by protests against President Bashar Assad’s regime, degenerates into total chaos or civil war it will...
BEIRUT: Caretaker Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud vowed Thursday to forge ahead with a crackdown on illegal construction works in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s...
By Hussein Dakroub and Hassan Lakkis The Daily Star BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati is making slow progress in his attempts to form a new...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati called Monday for boosting the president’s role in the country’s decision-making process, saying such a role,...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati’s attempts to form a new government are now in the final stage with discussions focused on fine tuning the...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said Friday the new deadline for the Cabinet formation efforts was aimed at giving a new chance for reaching an...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati vowed Thursday that he will not step down despite major hurdles facing his attempts to form a new government,...
BEIRUT: Syria’s Ambassador Ali Abdel-Karim Ali urged Lebanon Thursday to take legal action after Damascus accused a lawmaker from caretaker Prime Minister...
Lebanon marks the 36th anniversary of its devastating 1975-90 Civil War Wednesday amid deep divisions in the country’s political leadership, complete Cabinet...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati’s efforts to form a new government suffered a setback Tuesday after Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel...
BEIRUT: The heated exchange between caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Hezbollah over Iran’s policies in Lebanon and the Gulf region is not likely to...