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...
BEIRUT: Lebanese national Hanna Lahoud was shot and killed over the weekend while on duty in Yemen’s Taiz with the International Committee of the Red...
BEIRUT: Washington’s strong stance against the actions of Hezbollah has filtered into the Lebanese diaspora that supports the group, with some saying...
BEIRUT: Hezbollah was again the focus of a new bipartisan bill by two United States congressmen presented to the House of Representatives calling for an...
BEIRUT: Prime Minister Saad Hariri urged voters Thursday to elect politicians who make the interest of Lebanon prevail over the interests of sects and...