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Hariri Visits Aoun as ‘Draft Cabinet Line-Up’ Surfaces

17 November 2016

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri held talks Wednesday evening at the Baabda Palace with President Michel Aoun. “Some details are being mulled regarding the cabinet line-up and the atmosphere is positive,” said Hariri after the meeting. Asked whether the cabinet line-up will be announced soon, the […]

Hariri Briefs Aoun on Cabinet Formation Deliberations

15 November 2016

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri met Monday with President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace to put him in the picture of the latest developments regarding the cabinet formation process. Hariri left the presidential palace without making a statement but media reports said the visit was […]

Aoun Receives Credentials of Ambassadors

15 November 2016

Arab and foreign ambassadors started presenting copies of their credentials to President Michel Aoun, the National News Agency reported on Monday. Aoun received the credentials of Ambassador of Jordan Nabil Masarweh, Ambassador of Greece Theodore Passas and Italian Ambassador Massimo Marotti, NNA added. Later, the […]

FPM Reportedly Refuses to Allow Hariri, Berri to Name Christian Ministers

14 November 2016

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is inclined to demand a “Christian share” in cabinet during his expected meeting with President Michel Aoun although the Free Patriotic Movement is insisting that Christian representation must be confined to Christian parties, a media report has said. Hariri is expected […]

Aoun: Determined to liberate judiciary from political effect

13 November 2016

NNA – President of the Lebanese Republic, General Michel Aoun, confirmed that he was determined to liberate the judicial authority from the effect of politics on said authority, stressing the necessity to find a rigid relation among all state institutions. President Aoun’s stance came Thursday […]

Aoun sends condolences cable to Saudi Monarch following his brother’s passing away

13 November 2016

NNA – President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, sent a cable of condolences to Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, upon the death of his brother, Prince Turki bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, on Saturday. President Aoun expressed, on behalf of the […]

Aoun Renews Call for ‘Separating Foreign Political Choices’ from Domestic Situation

13 November 2016

President Michel Aoun on Friday reiterated his call for “separating the foreign political choices” of the Lebanese parties from the domestic situation. “In the last (national) dialogue session that I participated in, and after a political debate erupted over the Middle East issues… I called […]

Aoun in front of economic committees: To separate external political options from Lebanese interior

13 November 2016

NNA – President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, stressed that a nation’s uprising can solely be achieved through a popular workshop, calling for separating external political options from the Lebanese interior. “Everyone is invited to reconstruct Lebanon,” President Aoun said on Friday during his […]

Aoun to Trump: Your Election is a Bright Hallmark in History of Democracy

11 November 2016

President Michel Aoun on Thursday hoped the election of Republican candidate Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States will represent “a new chance for Lebanon and the U.S. to boost their bilateral cooperation for the sake of achieving peace in the Middle […]

Aoun Vows to Put Oath into Action: Cooperation Leads to Reforms

11 November 2016

President Michel Aoun reiterated on Thursday that he will make sure that his oath of office is implemented for the good of Lebanon as he stressed that cooperation among all parties leads to better reforms. “I will make sure that the oath of office is […]

Aoun Says Lebanon No Longer an ‘Experiments Lab’

10 November 2016

President Michel Aoun announced Wednesday that Lebanon will no longer be “a laboratory for experiments,” nine days after he was elected as the country’s 13th president. “In the past, Lebanon was turned into a laboratory for crises, but we have got rid of that and […]

Iran’s Foreign Minister Is First to Meet Lebanon’s New President

8 November 2016

BEIRUT, LEBAON — Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday became the first foreign minister to meet Lebanon’s new president, a move that underscored Tehran’s tussle for influence in Beirut with its regional arch rival Saudi Arabia. A Christian leader and close ally of Lebanon’s Iran-backed […]