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(Video) Feltman: “Miracles do happen in Lebanon!”

29 November 2017

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman spoke for over an hour about the issues of the Middle East and Lebanon. To watch the full report, click on this link

(Video) President Michel Aoun in Italy on Official Visit

29 November 2017

Lebanese President Michel Aoun arrived in Rome with the accompanying delegation. Upon his arrival the Lebanese President Michel Aoun made a brief statement to the Italian press, La Stampa, and declared that the future of the region will be set off in Beirut and added, […]

(Video) LDE 2017 Conference in Cancun, Bassil: “No Independence without Freedom!”

25 November 2017

Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Gebran Bassil opened Saturday the Lebanese Diaspora Energy Conference 2017 in Cancun, Mexico. The Conference opening session was attended by Cancun’s state officials, Mexico’s federal authority representatives and a number of Mexican, Brazilian and Argentinean deputies of Lebanese origin. Among […]

Jumblatt advises the Saudi Prince: No Harm in Talks with Iran!

25 November 2017

After criticizing the way PM Saad Hariri was treated by “some Saudi circles”, in the Saudi Arabia, the Druze and Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat encouraged Saturday the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to initiate talks with Iran to counter any imminent war, […]

(Video) With Hariri’s Release, What is Saudi Arabia’s Next Move?

25 November 2017

Saudi Arabia and other Arab foreign ministers held an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss confronting Iran and the Lebanese resistance Hezbollah, who the Arab allies say are interfering in their internal affairs. Regional tensions have risen between Saudi Arabia and Iran over Lebanese […]

Lebanon and Hariri will Overcome Exceptional Crisis!

23 November 2017

PSP leader Walid Jumblat said: “Lebanon and Hariri have suffered from an exceptional situation that has been wisely managed, we are making a fresh start and stability must be maintained.” After meeting with Prime Minister Saad Hariri in his residence Jumblat said: “What has been […]

(Video) Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri Puts Resignation on Hold!

23 November 2017

Mr. Hariri said President Michel Aoun had asked him to “put it on hold ahead of further consultations”. Hariri said he had accepted President Michel Aoun’s wish for him to suspend his resignation to allow for more consultations on the reasons behind his resignation. “Today […]

Macron calls Trump, other leaders after meeting Lebanon’s Hariri

19 November 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to his US counterpart Donald Trump and other world leaders about the situation in the Middle East after meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Elysée palace on Saturday. After Iran reacted angrily to Macron dubbing its policy in […]

(Video) Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil to CNN: We want our PM back!

14 November 2017

In what he describes as an “unprecedented” situation, the Lebanese foreign minister Gebran Bassil says the country is waiting for its prime minister return from Saudi Arabia. For the entire interview watch the video below.

President Aoun: “Harriri Precarious Situation renders all His Declarations Unreliable!”

12 November 2017

Baabda 11/11/2017 President Aoun: The mystery surrounding the prime minister’s situation renders all the declarations made or to be made by him as unreliable and unable to be relied upon. _____________ The office of information in the office of the president states the following: The […]

(Video) Hariri to appear in His first TV Interview with Yacoubian!

12 November 2017

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri is expected to appear tonight at 8:30, in the first televised interview from Saudi Arabia since announcing his resignation on November 4. The interview will be conducted by the political talk show host at Hariri’s Future TV channel, Paula Yacoubian. Since […]

(Video) MSNBC Host Rachel Maddow asks: “Do the Saudis Hold Hariri Hostage?”

12 November 2017

Lebanon believes Saad al-Hariri is being held in Saudi Arabia, from where he resigned as Lebanese prime minister. Hariri’s resignation read out on television from Saudi Arabia, one week ago, came as a shock even to his aides. Saudi Arabia holds Hariri and all Lebanon demands […]