Lebanon News

Nearly 400 refugees started leaving the Lebanese border town of Arsal into Syria, a rare case of a return which Lebanon’s government wants to encourage. People gathered in minivans and tractors in the morning, loading them with mattresses, water tanks and furniture. Lebanese security personnel […]

Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Beshara Rahi criticized Sunday the naturalization decree, saying “it contradicts with the preamble of the Lebanese Constitution, which categorically and clearly stipulates that there will be no division or resettlement.” In his sermon during Mass service in Bkirki this morning, Rahi stressed […]

Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Thursday, after being appointed to form a new Cabinet by a large majority in Parliament (111 out of 128 votes), that he would work to quickly form a “national entente government adding that rotation in cabinet portfolios is required […]

Designated Prime Minister Saad Hariri reiterated Friday his decision that the Future Movement would prevent its party’s MPs from also serving as Cabinet ministers, in a clear response to MP Nohad-al-Machnouk, but he denied reports speculating about a fallout with the MP Machnouk. Hariri had […]

Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has written to his Syrian counterpart and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to express Lebanon’s concerns about the possible negative impact of Syrian law. According to state-run National News Agency, Bassil wrote to the Syrian foreign minister, Walid al-Moualem, saying “Lebanon is […]

Minister of State for Planning Affairs Michel Pharaon Friday accused former Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui of corruption claiming the latter stole “at least $100 million” from the ministry during his term. Pharaon made the accusations during a news conference, after his campaign posters in Ashrafieh’s […]

The leader of Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil met with the leader of the Tashnaq party in the latter’s headquarters. Following the meeting, Bassil confirmed from the Tashnaq headquarters that the existing coalition between the FPM and Tashnaq is as strong as ever. “The existing […]

MP Ibrahim Kanaan spoke to the media on Tuesday, following the meeting of the Change and Reform bloc and said that the grants and credits destined for Lebanon at CEDRE conference must be coupled with a bundle of necessary reforms, adding that the Paris IV […]

During a live conference, via Facebook on April 3, FPM’s candidate in Byblos, MP Simon Abi Ramia listed his activities in recent years, starting from period of the Syrian occupation when he resided in France.     The candidate has demonstrated excellent knowledge of all […]