Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Friday he hoped to stop his country’s collapse and bring back prosperity. In an emotional speech after signing a decree with President Michel Aoun to form the new cabinet, Mikati said the situation in the country was “difficult,” adding that there were no reserves …
Read More »Mikati set to be designated to form new Lebanese government: Report
Billionaire businessman and former Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati are set to be designated to form a new government next week, with President Michel Aoun planning to consult with parliamentary blocs amid an economic crisis. Political sources familiar with the matter said Aoun is going to hold consultations with parliamentary …
Read More »Saudi crown prince used Israeli spyware Pegasus to spy on Lebanese, Hezbollah officials: Le Monde
An Israeli software company is revealed to have helped Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) take over the smartphones of high-ranking Lebanese authorities, senior figures of the Hezbollah resistance movement as well as journalists, and spy on their communications. According to the report published by the French daily newspaper …
Read More »Lebanon says consultations on new government will start next week
Lebanon’s Presidency said that parliamentary consultations to choose a new prime minister will begin on Monday, July 26. Lebanese politician Saad al-Hariri abandoned his months-long effort to form a new government last week.
Read More »Lebanon spins further into crisis as Hariri abandons bid to form government
Lebanese politician Saad al-Hariri abandoned his months-long effort to form a new government, dimming the chances of a cabinet being agreed any time soon that could start rescuing the country from financial meltdown. Hariri announced his decision after meeting President Michel Aoun, saying it was clear they could not agree, …
Read More »Lebanon’s PM-designate steps down, gives up on cabinet formation over disagreement with president
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri says he has abandoned his efforts to form a new government, citing differences with the country’s president. According to Press TV, Hariri announced on Thursday that he was unable to reach an agreement with President Michel Aoun on the formation of a new cabinet, and …
Read More »Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri presents cabinet lineup to President Aoun
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri has presented a cabinet lineup to President Michel Aoun, in a move that could end a crippling political and economic crisis. Hariri met Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda on Wednesday, and presented a 24-member cabinet proposal to the president. “For me this government can start …
Read More »Lebanon’s Hariri says he does not want to return to the premiership
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri says he does not intend to return to the premiership and head a new government, stating that he has moved on from the post and that he is not obstructing the formation of a new cabinet amid a deep financial crisis. “Analyses that say …
Read More »Lebanon’s Hariri meets Aoun, says will continue talks.
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met President Michel Aoun on Thursday and said after the meeting he would continue to hold talks with the head of state and other parties. Hariri resigned as prime minister last week. “I came to talk to his Excellency the President and we will …
Read More »Lebanese flock to presidential palace in rally to support Aoun
A huge rally of support for Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun swarmed the country’s presidential palace on Sunday, a rebuke to broader protests that have demanded the wholesale ouster of the country’s elite and which have toppled the government. Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Tuesday following unprecedented nationwide protests, deepening …
Read More »Banks reopen in Lebanon as life gets back to normal.
Lebanese banks on Friday reopened their doors to customers for the first time in two weeks as the people’s lives start to get back to normal after an unprecedented wave of protests that made Prime Minister Saad Hariri resign. Despite the two-week hiatus, the number of customers entering major banks …
Read More »Hariri ready to be Lebanese prime minister again but with conditions: source
Saad al-Hariri is ready to return as prime minister of a new government, a senior official familiar with his thinking said, on condition it includes technocrats and be capable of quickly implementing reforms needed to stave off economic collapse. Hariri’s resignation on Tuesday has left Lebanon with a political vacuum …
Read More »Lebanese PM Hariri announces resignation amid large-scale protests.
Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad al-Hariri, and his government have resigned after over a week of protests, which paralyzed the country as the people accused the authorities of being corruption and causing an economic collapse. Hariri, who was in the office since December 2016, announced quits during a televised address to …
Read More »Lebanon army tries to open roads as nationwide protests hit tenth day.
Protesters trickled back on to the streets across Lebanon on Saturday, despite army efforts to unblock roads, with no end in sight to a crisis that has crippled the country for 10 days. A military statement said army and security commanders met to plan ways to re-open main arteries to …
Read More »Protests grip Lebanon as fury at ruling elite, corruption grows.
Tens of thousands of angry protesters blocked roads and burned tires across Lebanon for a second day on Friday, demanding the demise of a political elite they say looted the economy to the point of breakdown. The nationwide protests, Lebanon’s biggest in years, brought ordinary people from all sects and …
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