Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri, on Monday chaired a meeting by theDevelopment and Liberation Parliamentary bloc, during which he discussed the political situation with bloc members, most importantly the recent flagrant Israeli breach of Lebanon’s Ex…
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim politician, Saad al-Hariri, re-emerged as a candidate for prime minister on Sunday when businessman Samir Khatib withdrew his candidacy to lead a government that must tackle an acute economic crisis.Hariri quit a…
Former PM Fouad Siniora welcomed at his office in Bliss the Russian Ambassador to Lebanon, Alexander Zasypkin. The meeting focused on the current situation in Lebanon in all its aspects, as well as bilateral relations.Source: National News Agency
Caretaker Minister of Interior of Municipalities, Raya Al-Hassan, on Thursday welcomed a UNICEF delegation headed by its representative in Lebanon, Yukie Mokuo, who visited her with an accompanying delegation. The meeting was an occasion to discuss pro…
BEIRUT, Hundreds of Syrian refugees have headed home, in the first batch to leave Lebanon, since protests broke out in the small Arab country, more than a month ago.Since the early hours of Tuesday, scores of Syrians boarded buses in several locations …
In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) launched by the United Nations in 2015, and based on the belief that every person can make a change, even if minor, for a better Lebanon, Public Matters Lebanon NGO, in collaboration with the Unite…
BEIRUT, The Arab League assistant secretary general said, Arab funds are ready to help Lebanon, once the political crisis in the country is over.Lebanese officials must accelerate the formation of a new government, because any economic support is not p…
Corruption, poor economies, political autonomy and personal freedom are among the many issues driving demonstrators’ demands for reform around the world.Algeria. In February, after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced his intent to run for a fifth …
BEIRUT – Angry motorists blocked roads with their vehicles in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Friday, creating traffic jams to protest a strike by owners of gas stations demanding an increase in gasoline prices as the local currency drops and the …
State Prosecutor, Ghassan Oueidat, on Thursday referred the charges pressed by lawyers, Mohammad Ziad Jaifel and Nadim Koubar, against the Association of Banks in Lebanon and its representatives, to Attorney General, Judge Ghassan Khoury, NNA reporter …
