by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- The Lebanese government overpassed on Friday the test of a tax law and the repercussions of a meeting held last week in New York between its Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil and his Syrian counterpart Walid Moallem. On Friday, the cabinet convened at the Grand...
by Thaer Abbas and Caroline Akoum | Sep 25, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- A meeting held between the son-in-law of Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun and Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid Moallem in New York last week sparked dismay in the team of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, shaking the ruling alliance that would also deal on Monday with...
by Thaer Abbas | Sep 1, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut, London- Syrian opposition sources uncovered to Asharq Al-Awsat on Thursday that the authorities in Damascus issued a decision to confiscate all the properties of Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Syria and transfer them to the ownership of the state,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 13, 2017 | Middle East
Lebanon’s rival parties reached agreement on Tuesday on an electoral law, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said, staving off a political crisis and paving the way for a parliamentary election. The agreement still needs the approval of the cabinet in a meeting...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 7, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun saw on Tuesday there is no fear from a delay in the cabinet formation, hoping the government will soon see the light to achieve the already set goals, on top of which is fighting corruption. Speaking during his meeting...
