Politics

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea announced Tuesday that the formation of the new cabinet is being obstructed by parties seeking to prevent newly-elected President Michel Aoun from implementing his presidential vision. “The real problem that is delaying the formation of the government is the fact […]

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President-elect Donald Trump abruptly abandoned some of his most tendentious campaign promises Tuesday, saying he does not plan to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email system or the dealings of her family foundation, has an “open mind” about a climate-change accord […]

Free Patriotic Movement chief and caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil called Tuesday for liberating “the minds of politicians” from “foreign hegemonies,” in tweets marking Lebanon’s Independence Day. “We want the minds of politicians to be independent from foreign hegemonies and this is what we achieve […]

NNA – Head of the Lebanese Forces, Samir Geagea, said on Tuesday that the actual problem hindering the formation of a new Cabinet lies with those who refuse to accept a strong president who is capable of restoring Lebanon’s foreign relations and fortifying the Lebanese […]

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri received a phone call Tuesday from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Hariri’s office said. The Turkish leader congratulated Hariri on his appointment as PM-designate and stressed to him that “Turkey stands by Lebanon,” the office said. Michel Aoun’s election as president […]

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stressed Monday that “Lebanon is committed to all the Saudi-led causes” as visiting Saudi envoy Prince Khaled al-Faisal announced that Lebanon should not be “an arena for Arab discord.” “All the conferees here tonight have come to confirm that no one […]

NNA – MP Qassem Hashem visited Rashaya’s Independence castle on Monday, representing President Michel Aoun, House Speaker Nabih Berri, and Caretaker Prime Minister Tammam Salam. “We are now in the beginning of a new tenure with the election of President Michel Aoun; we hope to […]

NNA – The British Embassy in Beirut distributed on Monday a statement by British Ambassador to Lebanon, Hugo Shorter, on Independence Day, in which he said: “Mabrouk Lebanon! There is a positive new mood in the country. Posters have gone up, and flags been hoisted. […]