BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai called Wednesday for contact between Lebanese and Syrian authorities over the return of Syrian refugees to their home...
BEIRUT: In line with recent stances taken by top Lebanese officials, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri struck an upbeat tone Monday on the prospect of a...
BEIRUT: Caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Thursday he would work to quickly form a “national entente government” after being designated to...
BEIRUT: You can take the boy out of Lebanon, but you can’t take Lebanon out of the boy. Like many other young Lebanese, Ali Cha’aban, who moved...
Western states will not put pressure on Lebanese officials to exclude Hezbollah from any new government but have warned against granting it any key...
BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai will travel to Paris next week at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron in what is seen as part of France’s...
BEIRUT: 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...
BEIRUT: The tightening noose on Iranian influence and Hezbollah in the region has put a damper on the optimistic outlook among Lebanese officials trying to...
BEIRUT: A Pentagon source Thursday confirmed Washington will maintain its support for the Lebanese Army and state institutions even after Hezbollah cemented...
BEIRUT: The United States Tuesday placed new sanctions on a “key Hezbollah official” and a number of Iranian banking officials for allegedly...
BEIRUT: Recent escalation between Iran and Israel via strikes on and from Syrian soil is a new phase in the long-simmering conflict, but is still far from...
BEIRUT: The U.S. Embassy in Beirut Monday congratulated the Lebanese people for voting in the first parliamentary elections in nine years. Noting that more...
BEIRUT: Western media outlets Monday trumpeted the claim that Hezbollah had imposed its dominance through Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections in nine...
BEIRUT: Campaigns are in full swing less than two weeks from Lebanon’s first national elections in nine years and just a few days away from expatriates...
BEIRUT: Last-ditch efforts will be made Friday by candidates as the clock winds down before a nationwide media blackout goes into effect at midnight and...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun Wednesday stepped up his call for the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland as he appealed for intervention from the...
BEIRUT: With five days remaining until Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, candidates have started their final push. Prime Minister Saad Hariri defended...
BEIRUT: The failure of the Lebanese government to draft a unified and comprehensive policy for dealing with the Syrian refugee crisis is leading to increased...
BEIRUT: “Today is a national wedding,” one Lebanese voter told television cameras in Qatar Friday as more than 60 percent of 12,615 registered...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s United Nations Resident Coordinator Office and European Union Delegation addressed recent criticism from Lebanese officials, saying in...
BEIRUT: President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil criticized the United Nations and European Union Thursday after the...
BEIRUT: History will be made Friday as Lebanese expatriates in the Arab world head to the polls to take part in the country’s parliamentary elections...
BEIRUT: Lebanon has become one big refugee camp and the country’s capability to host close to 1 million registered Syrian refugees is deteriorating,...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s delegation participated in a discussion with NGOs working to help Syrian refugees inside and outside the war-torn country at the...
BEIRUT: A whopping nine lists are competing in this year’s race for Beirut II’s 11 parliamentary seats. It could be a sign that candidates in the western part...