BEIRUT: The National Bloc, one of Lebanon’s most prominent political parties prior to the Civil War, was relaunched Friday after years of lying dormant. An...
BEIRUT: Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri Thursday warned of Israeli aggressions on potential Lebanese oil reserves in disputed maritime waters during a meeting...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s new Cabinet sailed through agreeing on a policy statement Thursday in less than a week, paving the way for a vote of confidence from...
BEIRUT: An all-out war of words escalated Monday between Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Druze leader Walid Joumblatt, overshadowing the progress of officials...
BEIRUT: The international community will be able to work with Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s new government, the eventual formation of which left none of the...
BEIRUT: When the U.S. secretary of state toured Washington’s allies in the Middle East a few weeks ago, Beirut wasn’t on the itinerary. Instead,...
BEIRUT: Growing European concern over Lebanon’s failure to form a new government Monday rang in the start of what is expected to be a “decisive...
BEIRUT: Lebanon entered its ninth month without a government Thursday but political sources cited a prevailing sense of optimism over a possible forthcoming...
BEIRUT: Officials quickly refocused their attention on the government formation deadlock Monday, after Arab delegations departed from Beirut following the...
BEIRUT: The United States is expected to give at least $60 million more in military aid to Lebanon this year than it did in 2018. “Support to the...
BEIRUT: The fourth Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, hosted in Lebanon, saw progress on several issues - most prominently refugee returns - despite...
BEIRUT: There is no unified Arab stance yet on Syria, the Arab League chief said Friday after Lebanon hosted a meeting of foreign officials as part of the...
BEIRUT: The last-minute withdrawal of most heads of state from the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit has disappointed President Michel Aoun, as the...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s foreign minister has decided to withhold a letter calling for Damascus to be readmitted to the Arab League ahead of this...
BEIRUT: Lebanon will not participate in an upcoming Iran-focused summit, refusing to align itself with any global axis, a senior political source told The...
BEIRUT: The internationally recognized Libyan government announced Monday it would boycott the Arab economic summit in Lebanon, after supporters of Speaker...
BEIRUT/ADEISSEH: Hours after the Foreign Ministry said it would report Israeli violations of Lebanon’s sovereignty to the United Nations Friday, fighter...
BEIRUT: As Lebanon responds to the damage caused by storm Norma, a political storm may be gathering as the government formation is placed on the back burner...
BEIRUT: After Israeli construction of a border wall breached a number of points contested by Lebanon, Lebanese officials said Thursday they would raise the...
BEIRUT: The Association of Banks in Lebanon Friday dismissed as “baseless” two civil lawsuits filed in New York this week against more than 10...
BEIRUT: As the new year kicks off and Arab governments warm up to the Syrian regime, the next opportunity for all Arab nations - and possibly Syria - to...
BEIRUT: Political sources remained confident a new government would be formed over the weekend after last-minute fine-tuning held up finalizing the Cabinet...
BEIRUT: With a government expected to be formed within the next 48 hours, focus has shifted to the ministerial statement that will spell out the political and...
BEIRUT: Lebanese and Israeli soldiers came face to face Monday when several of the latter briefly crossed the U.N. demarcated Blue Line and were pushed back...
BEIRUT: A military aid grant from Moscow in the form of ammunition will officially be given to the Internal Security Forces instead of the Lebanese Army, a...