Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with senior Lebanese officials on Thursday to convey Tehran’s inclination for supporting the financially bankrupt country. The Iranian Foreign Minister held separate meetings with Lebanese President
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According to a statement by the Lebanese presidency, President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati signed a decree in the presence of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to form a new government,
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On Wednesday, a US congressional delegation led by Senator Chris Murphy, the Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, met with
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Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun summoned the governor of the Lebanese central bank, Riad Salameh, after his decision to considerably cut fuel subsidies. As the central bank’s foreign currency reserves touched a critical
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On Thursday, Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri resigned from his office after being unable to form a government for over the past eight months. Al-Hariri stepped down after a short meeting with
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On Wednesday, with the intense conversations amid President Michel Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the struggles to formulate a government and conclude the political deadlock riveting Lebanon reached a dead-end. When
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According to an official statement, Lebanese President Michel Aoun has approved an exceptional loan of approximately $197 million for the state electricity company to import fuel before supplies run out. His approval
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is in Beirut for dialogues with Lebanese leaders in an effort to end months of political immobilization that has delayed the formation of a new government
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On Thursday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun cautioned against vandalism of property after eliminating a judge from a financial corruption investigation last week, encouraging her and her supporters to storm a currency exchange
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On Thursday, Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun demanded Israel to stop its exploration in an offshore gas pitch on its southern border, amongst continuing disagreement over their common sea border. Both states took
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