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Mikati reshuffle includes energy portfolio

The line-up submitted by PM-designate Najib Mikati to President Michel Aoun on Wednesday contained changes to five to six ministerial portfolios from the current government, including the energy portfolio, TV networks said. “Mikati proposed a specialist who is not close to the Free Patriotic Movement for the energy and water portfolio,” MTV reported. He also […]

Maronite patriarch wants inclusive cabinet for all parties, sects

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday called for the formation of an “inclusive” government in which there is no monopolization of ministerial portfolios. “We demand the formation of an inclusive government as soon as possible and we urge all political forces that believe in Lebanon’s free, sovereign, independent, strong and resilient entity to put aside […]

Mikati ready to resume post as Lebanon PM

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati has signaled that he is willing to be re-appointed to his post, in the first such stance since the parliamentary elections. In remarks at a university graduation ceremony in Tripoli, Miqati called for speeding up the designation of a new premier, warning that Lebanon no longer has the “luxury of […]

BREAKING NEWS - Lebanon in crisis mode as Israel trespasses energy ship into dispute seas

President Michel Aoun on Sunday held phone talks with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati and a number of officials following the reports about the entry of the gas drilling ship Energean Power into a sea border area disputed by Lebanon, the Presidency said. “He asked the Army Command to provide him with accurate and official […]

Lebanese Forces won't approve PM backed by Hezbollah

Lebanese forces leader Samir Geagea has said that his party will refuse any Prime minister and any President who are allied with Hizbullah. He added, in a press interview, that the divisions in Parliament will lead to a big confrontation between Hizbullah and its allies and the LF. Geagea said that a cooperation with the […]

Geagea wants no confidence vote against FM Bou Habib

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Wednesday announced that the LF will call on parliament to withdraw confidence from Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib over accusations related to the distribution of polling stations abroad. “We will call for withdrawing confidence from the foreign minister based on what he is doing in the expat voting file,” […]

Bennett in trouble as Knesset majority threatened

An Israeli lawmaker quit the government’s wafer-thin ruling coalition over a religious dispute on Wednesday, throwing the fragile alliance into disarray without a majority in parliament. Backbencher Idit Silman’s departure raises the possibility of new parliamentary elections less than a year after the government took office. While Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government remains in power, […]

Mikati says resignation before elections out of question

Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed Tuesday that the government will not resign before the parliamentary elections. "One of the government's tasks today is to hold parliamentary elections, and my resignation might be a reason for disrupting the polls," Miqati said. "For this reason I will not resign," he added. Miqati had asked Parliament Speaker Nabih […]

Aoun wants polls on time after Hariri exit

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday he saw no reason for a delay to parliamentary elections in May after three-times former prime minister Saad al-Hariri announced he was boycotting the vote and stepping away from politics. Hariri has been Lebanon's leading Sunni Muslim politician since inheriting the mantle of his father, Rafik al-Hariri, after his […]

Aoun defends Sunnis in bid for national unity

Lebanese President Michel Aoun made a surprise visit to Dar Al-Fatwa on Saturday, where he met with Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, the highest authority in Sunni Islam in the country, amid fears of a Sunni boycott of Lebanon’s political process. Aoun stressed the role “that the Sunni community plays in preserving Lebanon’s […]

Al-Rahi says postponing elections for personal gain unacceptable

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi warned Sunday against disrupting the elections for “personal and suspicious” goals. He urged all Lebanese parties to prioritize Lebanon’s interest and to participate in the elections for change not for elimination. He stressed that the election is "a democratic occasion to hold accountable all those who have caused corruption, have disrupted […]

President Aoun defends dialogue against boycotters

President Michel Aoun on Thursday lashed out at those who announced their boycott of his proposed national dialogue conference and those who boycotted the preparatory bilateral meetings. “Following the consultations that President Michel Aoun held with the parliament speaker, the prime minister and the heads of parliamentary blocs, regarding the call for dialogue, it turned […]

Mikati, Aoun talk national dialogue proposal

President Michel Aoun held talks Friday afternoon in Baabda with Prime Minister Najib Miqati. Speaking after the talks, Miqati said Aoun requested the meeting to discuss his call for holding a national dialogue conference. “I informed him of my opinion and the discussions will be continued later,” the premier added. In a speech on December […]

Mikati fails to resolve dispute with Hezbollah

Amid the latest rapid developments in the country, the efforts to resolve the standoff over Beirut port blast investigator Judge Tarek Bitar seem to have ceased, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Wednesday. “There will be neither a solution nor a (Cabinet) session, and the focus is now on other issues,” a senior political source told the […]

Hamdok says he will resign in a few hours time

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has told a group of national political and intellectual figures that he intends to resign in the coming hours, two sources close to Hamdok told Reuters on Tuesday. Hamdok was reinstated on Nov. 21 following a coup a month earlier that saw the military take power and end a transitional […]

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