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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri (R) chats with Lebanese Christian politician and leader of the Marada movement Suleiman Franjieh (L) as Head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc Mohamed Raad (2nd L), MP Assaad Hardan (C) and Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri listen to them during a new session of the national dialogue between political leaders at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, near Beirut April 15, 2010. (Photo: REUTERS/Dalati Nohra)

Lebanon: Disagreements between Political Parties Threaten Government Birth

by Caroline Akoum | Dec 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanese political parties have issued conflicting statements about the expected date of the new government’s formation, as major obstacles are still hindering Prime Minister-designate Saad Al-Hariri’s mission, with the insistence of some blocs of having...

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President Michel Aoun, right, with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, left. PHOTO: REUTERS

Lebanon: Government Formation Gets More Complicated

by Youssef Diab | Dec 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Several obstacles are still hampering the formation of a new Lebanese Cabinet, in the wake of difficult conditions set by the major political forces, which are battling over “sovereign portfolios” and other key ministries. Parliamentary and political sources...

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Hariri visits Aoun at the Presidential Palace on Monday, November 28, 2016/ NNA

Lebanon: Fears from Long Government Vacuum

by Paula Astih | Nov 29, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s busy schedule at his Future Movement’s general convention last week and the trip of Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil to Brazil have dissipated the momentum that accompanied the election of President Michel Aoun and the...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet’s Session (SPA)

King Salman: Saudi Arabia on the Path of Prosperity, Progress

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 29, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Al-Khobar – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz said that the Kingdom was on the path of prosperity, progress and stability, as well as the achievement of the citizens’ various needs. King Salman chaired the Cabinet session at Al-Aziziyah...

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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (AP)

Berri Stresses ‘Absolutely Positive’ Relations with Aoun

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The formation of the new Lebanese government remains a subject of debate between the different political factions, which are still fighting over “sovereign ministerial portfolios”. Ain al-Tineh visitors quoted Speaker Nabih Berri as saying on Thursday that...