Last week’s U.S. sanctions against key Hezbollah leaders will not hinder the formation of a new government, but they might instead accelerate it, caretaker...
Recent United States sanctions against top Hezbollah leaders will not impact formation of Lebanon’s new government, despite concerns it could slow down the...
With the new Parliament starting its term Tuesday and the re-election of Speaker Nabih Berri for a new four-year mandate assured at Parliament session...
A marathon six-hour Cabinet session ended Monday with the approval of a series of items, and marked the conclusion of the term of Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s...
Lebanese Democratic Party chief MP Talal Arslan said Sunday that the Chouf-Aley district was now being represented by two parliamentary blocs, and that his...
The Free Patriotic Movement’s “Strong Lebanon” bloc is set to meet next week to discuss its pick for parliamentary speaker, following the dissolution of the...
The tightening noose on Iranian influence and Hezbollah in the region has put a damper on the optimistic outlook among Lebanese officials trying to form a new...
Lebanese officials Wednesday extended their well wishes to the public ahead of the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.
Top leaders are making nice after the combative lead-up to last week’s parliamentary elections, reflecting an intention to turn the page and quickly form a...
Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea held an ice-breaking meeting Tuesday night, in the first encounter between the two leaders...
Sources close to the Free Patriotic Movement quoted by local media Tuesday stated that the party won't allow the Social Affairs Ministry to be headed by a...
Almost 10 days after Election Day, and with around three weeks to go before the deadline, a handful of unsuccessful candidates are preparing to appeal the...
Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil Monday sharply criticized what he described as a global effort to integrate refugees into Lebanese society rather than...
Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil Monday criticized what he described as a global effort to integrate refugees into Lebanese society rather than facilitate their...
Lebanese officials Monday criticized the opening of the United States Embassy to Israel in occupied Jerusalem while hundreds of Palestinians across Lebanon...
Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil Sunday discussed the United States’ recent withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Elizabeth...
A week after Lebanon staged successful and peaceful elections – the first parliamentary polls in nine years – the political landscape was jolted over the...
More than a week after the elections, contact between the heads of major parliamentary blocs is deepening as the contentious issue of government formation...
While there is a consensus among the country’s top leaders that the swift formation of a national accord government to address pressing regional and local...
Toughening his stance ahead of his expected reappointment to the premiership, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Friday he would not accept preconditions set by...