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Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam speaks during a press conference at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanese PM hints he might resign after protests
Beirut, AP—Lebanon’s prime minister hinted Sunday he might resign after violent protests against government corruption and political dysfunction triggered by a month-long trash crisis in Beirut. Tammam Salam also pledged that security forces that used violence...Caption:
Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil speaks during a press conference on March 24, 2014 in Kuwait city as part of his visit to attend the Annual Arab Summit. (AFP Photo/Yasser Al-Zayyat)
Lebanon FM: Arab states must not allow Iran’s regional expansion
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil has called on Arab states to work together and take the initiative to fend off Iranian intervention in the region, warning that Tehran will be successful in expanding its influence in the Middle East...Caption:
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut, in February 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Lebanon PM: I fear for Lebanon and everything in it
Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam has cautioned that now is not the time for political bickering among his country’s parties and that consensus is desperately needed to steer Lebanon away from crisis. The small Mediterranean republic...Caption:
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut, in February 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)