by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri held separate talks on Friday with Pope Francis and Vatican’s Secretary of State Monsignor Pietro Parolin. Discussions focused on the situation in Lebanon and the regional crises, mainly the war in Syria. “It was a...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 8, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – The civil movement in Lebanon organized on Saturday a surprise sit-in in front of the Central Bank in Beirut, warning the government against “imposing taxes on the poor.” The sit-in led to the closure of all the entrances of the Central Bank, amid tight...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- The Lebanese government approved on Friday allocations for the supervisory authority for the parliamentary elections that are set to take place in spring 2018. The decision was taken following a session chaired by Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Grand...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut– The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri warned of attempts to trap Lebanon into the Iranian-Syrian alliance. The bloc criticized what it described as “unilateral steps” made by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil through his...
by Paula Astih | Sep 26, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut- The Lebanese government is facing a chain of challenges that are seriously threatening its stability for the first time. Major challenges are the economic file and the obvious push of 8 March alliance towards normalization with the Syrian regime. Days after...
