Politics

The Foreign Minister and Expatriates, Gebran Bassil returned Friday to Beirut, thus ending the tour he made in the United States (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, New Jersey), during which he met Lebanese expatriates and more than 20 counterparts. The minister emphasized the position of Lebanon, […]

Lebanese President Michel Aoun is striving to ensure the formation of the new government by September. President Aoun told reporters that he would wait until September 1 before taking action to resolve the stalemate. However, President Aoun’s options are limited, as the Taef accord imposes […]

Lebanese Army Commander, General Joseph Aoun, on Friday broke ground on a commando regiment barracks in Mezyara, in the presence of Lebanese Consul to Sera lion, Donald Al-Abed, who offered the Lebanese Army a financial grant to help build the barracks. After watching an army […]

FPM deputy Ibrahim Kanaan assures that the relationship between “Lebanese Forces (LF) and Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) can be restored at any time”. More than two years have passed on the Meerab agreement between the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement, and questioning this […]

The military cadet sword ceremony of “Dawn of Jouroud” or “Fajr al-Jouroud”, was held at the Military Academy in Fayadieh, on the occasion of “Army Day”. The Army officers’ graduating promotion took the oath before Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, who also delivered a word marking […]

House Speaker, Nabih Berri, met Deputy Speaker Elie Ferzli and  Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, at his Ain-el-Tineh residence. The meeting follows prevalent pessimism over any breakthrough in the government formation. Mr. Nabih Berri has been very vocal in his criticism of the delay in government […]

By Dr. Elie Haddad / (translation Hala Hayek Najjar) The road of the new government is still paved with mines and bumps. No matter how many tried to render the process absurd and present it as a regular battle of local political clout, the reality […]

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – Over 850 refugees are scheduled to return to Syria from Lebanon this week, Al-Mayadeen TV reported on Monday. According to the Al-Mayadeen report, the 850+ refugees will leave Lebanon through the ‘Arsal District and travel to Syria’s Qalamoun region in […]

Until today, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s effort have failed to make a breakthrough in the government formation process. Moreover, the PM Hariri issued on Friday a circular, clarifying circular 21/2018 issued on June 7 and which calls on caretaker ministers to comply with article 64 […]