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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meets with Pope Francis. Dalati and Nohra photo

Hariri, Pope Discuss Syrian Crisis and Burden of Refugees

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...

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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meets a delegation of women participating in a Pedal for Peace campaign. (Dalati & Nohra)

Lebanon’s Civil Movement Protests in Front of Central Bank to Reject Taxes

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...

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Prime Minister Saad Hariri chairs the cabinet session at the Grand Serail. Dalati and Nohra photo

Lebanon’s Cabinet Approves Allocations for Electoral Supervisory Authority

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...

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Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri (L) attend the first meeting of the new cabinet at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Future Bloc: Bassil-Moallem Meeting is an Attempt to Annex Lebanon to Iranian, Syrian Axis

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...

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Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil gestures after an interview with Reuters at his office in Beirut September 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

Lebanon: ‘Political Weariness’ due to Normalization with Syrian Regime

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...