Hariri ends ‘positive’ consultations to form govt

6 November 2016 English

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri ended consultations with parliamentary blocs Saturday following two days of talks over the formation of a new government ahead of his meeting with President Michel Aoun.

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PM Hariri: Lebanon at ‘breaking point’ due to refugees

4 April 2017 English

1 April 2017 at 14:15 Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has warned that his country is close to “breaking point” due to strains of hosting more than one million Syrian refugees, fearing that unrest could escalate from tensions between refugees and local communities. Speaking […]

Why the U.S. Military Can’t Fix Syria

13 July 2016 English

The State Department “dissent channel” memo on the United States’ policy in Syria, leaked last month, is just the latest expression of a widespread belief in and out of government that American intervention in Syria is necessary and would be successful. After five years of […]

Rahi, interlocutors take up relevant affairs

13 November 2016 English

NNA – Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi met on Friday morning at Bkirki with the Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Mireille Girard, on a visit to discuss the Syrian refugees’ issue. There was agreement during the meeting on the […]