by Nazeer Rida | Jun 12, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – A meeting between Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Sunday helped overcome some of the remaining obstacles that are hindering the approval of a new parliamentary electoral law. The meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 3, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Thursday that he would not accept any violations of the Constitution during his term. “During my tenure, I will not allow violations of the constitution or disregard to the Lebanese people’s will for change,” Aoun said...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 2, 2017 | Middle East
Washington- United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declassified documents exposed details which led and in part contributed to the 1976 occupation of Lebanon by Syria– carried out by Hafez al-Assad’s administration to end the then conflict pitting the...
by Paula Astih | Jun 7, 2016 | Middle East
Beirut-Recent remarks made by Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq and Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat brought back the presidential crisis to the forefront after months of standstill, which heavily affected the functioning of constitutional...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 4, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
Beirut-Saudi Ambassador to Beirut Ali Awadh Asiri stressed that the Kingdom “does not interfere in any form in Lebanese affairs,” saying it advises the Lebanese for the sake of their country. Asiri told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that “the Kingdom has always stood for...
