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President Michel Aoun meets with PM-designate Saad Hariri at Baabda Palace. NNA

Lebanon’s Cabinet Formation Soon as PM-Designate Seeks to Resolve LF Obstacle

by Caroline Akoum | Nov 17, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The obstacles facing the formation of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s new government are being removed one step at a time after conditions placed by Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat have been likely met. Jumblat and the head of the...

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PSP chief MP Walid Jumblat. AFP

Jumblat: Aoun is not Made in Lebanon President

by Thaer Abbas | Nov 10, 2016 | Interviews

Beirut-Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat has urged the rival political parties to seize the “historic” opportunity that brought President Michel Aoun to power and work on the swift formation of a new government. “All parties should work swiftly on...

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A wrecked vehicle is seen as policemen and civilians inspect the site of an explosion at Blom Bank in Beirut, Lebanon June 12, 2016. Jamal Saidi/Reuters

Lebanon Banking Sector Receives Warning Message

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 13, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Lebanon’s banking sector received an intense warning when an explosion hit a Lebanese bank on Sunday evening. It was clear that the operation did not aim to cause fatalities, but rather to hit the banking sector currently in a bad relation with the...

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Marada movement leader Suleiman Franjieh at his house in Bnechi, northern Lebanon December 7, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Ibrahim

Lebanon: Franjieh’s Presidency Hope Fading but Future MPs Refuse to Vote for Aoun

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...