An agreement has been reached on the formation of a committee to draft a new voting system to replace the 1960 electoral law, a Free Patriotic Movement...
Barring last-minute hitches, a national unity government could be announced this week after a major hurdle over the Marada Movement’s representation was...
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Friday struck an upbeat note about forming a new government before the holiday season, in the clearest sign that...
Constitutional time constraints may prevent parliamentary elections altogether, even if run on the old 1960 law, if Cabinet is not formed by the beginning of...
MP Sleiman Frangieh predicted after meeting Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri Wednesday night that a new government would be formed before the holiday...
Caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil’s proposal to separate the Cabinet formation process, which falls within the powers of the president and the prime...
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah is expected to give a televised address Friday, the party said in a statement Tuesday.
Stubbornness of Lebanese politicians still hinders Cabinet’s formation while officials Monday escalated verbal battles over a proposed replacement for the...
Fears grew Wednesday that the Cabinet formation process would drag on as rival parties refuse to budge on their unyielding positions on the distribution of...
The deadlock over Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri's Cabinet lineup continued Tuesday with Speaker Nabih Berri saying he refuses to be treated unjustly.
Hezbollah has warned that no government will be formed without the Marada Movement being assigned a key ministerial portfolio, political sources said Tuesday,...
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Monday he is still working to iron out snags holding up the formation of a new government, as his mission appears to...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri warned Sunday of dire consequences on a new electoral law entailed by a further delay in the formation of a government, as...
A new government is unlikely to be formed soon due to rival parties coveting key ministerial portfolios, sources in the Future Movement said Friday,...
The Parliament speaker and the prime minister-designate Monday traded barbs over the delay in the formation of Cabinet, fueling fresh tension that has held up...
Speaker Nabih Berri refused to budge on his demands concerning the formation of a new Cabinet and vowed to fend off attempts to control him.
Attempts to form a new government marked time over the weekend without any breakthrough in sight, dashing hopes for the birth of a national accord Cabinet...
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri presented President Michel Aoun with a draft Cabinet lineup Wednesday night, a clear sign of major progress that...
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri spoke by telephone with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump Friday night congratulating him on his election victory and...
Lebanon’s new Cabinet will be formed “very soon” if all political parties cooperate, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Thursday.