by Caroline Akoum | Sep 8, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese foreign minister Adnan Mansour told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday that the security situation in Lebanon was stable and that there was no reason for foreign governments to issue warnings to their citizens to leave the country. The...
by Caroline Akoum | Sep 2, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kuwait has condemned the search of a car belonging to one its embassy staff at a Hezbollah checkpoint in a southern suburb of Beirut last week. Lebanese officials have responded by saying that the search was an isolated incident caused by an...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The European Union voted Monday to place the military wing of Hezbollah on its list of groups and organizations deemed to be terrorist groups. According to EU officials, this move comes with two conditions: members states are allowed to...
by Layal Abu Rahal | Jul 21, 2013 | Middle East
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said on Saturday that the European Union should “think carefully” before placing Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations. The EU is due to discuss the issue on Monday. Speaking during a...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 12, 2013 | Opinion
Lebanese foreign minister Adnan Mansour confused everyone at the Arab League because while the league itself was trying to offer Syria’s empty seat to the Syrian National Coalition, Mansour requested the reinstatement of the Assad regime’s representatives. What...
