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Security Council wants speedy resolution to Lebanese government

1 month ago
The members of the U.N. Security Council announced Thursday that they “took note of the appointment of Najib Mikati as the new designated Prime Minister on 23 June, as well as the presentation by the latter of his government line-up to the President of the Republic of Lebanon on 29 June.”   “Over a month after […]
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BREAKING NEWS - Yair Lapid becomes Israeli PM as parliament dissolves

2 months ago
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have agreed to dissolve parliament, triggering a new election, and Lapid will in the meantime take over as prime minister, an official said, confirming local media reports. A vote will be held in parliament next week, after which Lapid will take over the premiership, the […]
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Mikati ready to resume post as Lebanon PM

2 months ago
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 […]
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President Aoun calls on Arab social minister to rescue Lebanon

2 months ago
President Michel Aoun met Friday with a delegation from the Council of Arab Ministers for Social Affairs. "We hope to come up with recommendations that we can work on for the benefit of the Lebanese people," Head of the Council Minister Ayman Al-Mufleh said. Aoun stressed Lebanon's need for the assistance of the Arab countries […]
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Lebanese forces scuffle with FPM, army intervenes

2 months ago
A fight broke out Wednesday between supporters of the Free Patriotic Movement and supporters of the Lebanese forces at the Lebanese University. The Lebanese army intervened to stop the fight that had started yesterday between the students over displaying portraits of certain politicians. The fight took place on the campus of the second branch of […]
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Reformist MPs rally around Beirut port blast victims

2 months ago
Reformist MPs born out of the 2019 protest movement gathered Tuesday outside Beirut's port and met with families of the port blast victims ahead of the first Parliament session. The independent lawmakers joined the victims' relatives in a symbolic march from the docks to parliament. They chanted "revolution" as they passed by Martyrs' Square -- […]
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Lebanon rocked by 2-day healthcare strike

3 months ago
Dozens of doctors, nurses and medical personnel rallied Thursday outside the Central Bank in Beirut after declaring a two-day general strike to protest rapidly deteriorating economic conditions. The strike was declared by two medical professionals' unions -- The Syndicates of Doctors in Beirut and the North and the Syndicate of Private Hospital Owners -- which […]
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President Aoun makes plea for national unity

3 months ago
President Michel Aoun on Wednesday marked 22 years since Israel’s withdrawal from the South by urging “unity” among the Lebanese. “On Liberation Day, we reaffirm the impact of our people’s will, which set the ground on fire under the feet of the occupier,” Aoun said in a tweet. “Only unity confronted the enemy’s oppression and […]
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Saudi FM tells Lebanese Hezbollah's fate in your hands

3 months ago
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday noted that after Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the issue of “change” and “the issue of Hizbullah” are “in the hands of the Lebanese.” “The Lebanese elections might be a good step, but it is too early to say that,” the Minister said in Davos. “The Lebanese must […]
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Geagea lambasts Nasrallah, says majority opposed to arms, corruption

3 months ago
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Thursday disputed Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s announcement that “no camp has the parliamentary majority,” noting that the LF and the so-called change forces are a majority seeing that they agree on “sovereignty” and on opposing corruption and Hizbullah’s arms. “The elections results were resounding and Hizbullah and the […]
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Strategic choice facing Lebanon with election, says Marada leader

3 months ago
The May 15 parliamentary elections come amid a “delicate situation” and will decide Lebanon’s “strategic choice” in the coming period, Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh has said. “Our choice is known and clear and we’ve been engaged in the battle of choices for the past 30 years. We have not changed and we will not […]
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EU ambassador lambasts unjust Lebanese system

3 months ago
Ambassador of the European Union to Lebanon, Ralph Tarraf, has delivered a speech marking Europe Day, in which he also tackled the situation in Lebanon. Below is the full text of the speech as received by Naharnet: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome you tonight at the occasion of Europe Day - the day […]
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Top Shiite cleric wants Lebanese elections to purge country of US influence

3 months ago
A senior Shiite cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Qabalan, on Tuesday announced that voting in the upcoming parliamentary elections is a “national and religious duty,” as he called for “purging state administrations and institutions of U.S. influence.” “We reiterate that one of our biggest national and electoral battles must be focused on purging state authorities, administrations and […]
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Iran ready to make up Lebanese shortfall in wheat and fuel

3 months ago
Tehran is willing to provide Lebanon with fuel and wheat and to improve its comprehensive relations with the country, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said. Abdollahian has held a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, during which he welcomed the return of the Gulf ambassadors to Lebanon and he hoped for […]
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President Aoun says parties exploiting exchange rate in dire times

4 months ago
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Wednesday reiterated the accusation that some parties are “manipulating the dollar exchange rate,” which has been fluctuating in recent days. “Some are manipulating the financial issues and the dollar exchange rate, which is negatively reflecting on citizens, amid reports by local and international experts indicating the presence of sides seeking […]
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