Lebanon forms govt after 10-month deadlock
11 years, 1 month ago

Lebanon forms govt after 10-month deadlock

Live Mint  

Beirut: Lebanon announced a new government on Saturday, breaking a 10-month political deadlock during which spillover violence from neighbouring Syria worsened internal instability. A caretaker government has run the country since former Prime Minister Najib Mikati resigned in March as parties aligned with the Shi’ite Hezbollah movement and a Sunni-led rival bloc pursued a power struggle exacerbated by their support for opposing sides in Syria’s almost three-year-old civil war. He said he hoped the new government would allow Lebanon to hold presidential elections before President Michel Suleiman’s mandate expires in May and finally conduct parliamentary polls that were postponed last year due to the political impasse. US secretary of state John Kerry welcomed the formation of the government as “an important first step” towards addressing Lebanon’s recent political uncertainty. “Amidst growing terrorism and sectarian violence, we look to the new cabinet, if approved by parliament, to address Lebanon’s urgent security, political and economic needs,” Kerry added.

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Lebanon’s government wins confidence vote, says only armed forces should defend country in war
1 month ago

Lebanon’s government wins confidence vote, says only armed forces should defend country in war

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new government on Wednesday won a confidence vote in Parliament, with the support of Hezbollah’s bloc, even though the government statement adopted took a swipe at the group’s weapons. The government statement adopted said that only Lebanon’s armed forces should defend the country in case of war. He also said the government takes measures to liberate land …

Lebanon’s new government wins confidence vote in parliament
1 month ago

Lebanon’s new government wins confidence vote in parliament

Al Jazeera  

Nawaf Salam’s government wins the backing of 95 lawmakers in the 128-seat parliament. Lebanon’s new government has won a confidence vote in parliament, following a speech by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam promising to push for economic reforms and to start negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. The new government’s policy statement, as such, did not include language used in previous …

Lebanon's new govt poised to focus on reform, rescue
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lebanon's new govt poised to focus on reform, rescue

China Daily  

This handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows designate Prime Minister Nawaf Salam delivering a statement to the press at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on Feb 8, 2025. AFP PHOTO/HANDOUT/LEBANESE PRESIDENCY Lebanon's first full-fledged government since 2022, formed on Saturday after weeks of tough political deliberations following unusually direct intervention from the United States, is …

Who are some of Lebanon's new ministers?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who are some of Lebanon's new ministers?

Hindustan Times  

Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam formed a government on Saturday after weeks of tough political deliberations over its 24 ministers, ending more than two and a half years of caretaker leadership. Haneen Sayed is an economist and author who has worked extensively with the World Bank, including on its response to Lebanon's gruelling economic crisis and to the war in …

War-Torn Lebanon Forms Its First Government In Over 2 Years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

War-Torn Lebanon Forms Its First Government In Over 2 Years

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. In this photo released by the Lebanese Presidency Press Office, Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, center, meets with Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam, right, and parliament speaker Nabih Berri, left, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. via Associated Press …

War-torn Lebanon forms first government in over 2 years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

War-torn Lebanon forms first government in over 2 years

The Hindu  

Lebanon's new Prime Minister on Saturday formed the country's first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of the former caretaker government and signed a decree with new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam forming the new government. Mr. Salam's cabinet of 24 ministers, split evenly between Christian and Muslim sects, was …

War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock
1 month, 3 weeks ago

War-torn Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years to end deadlock

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new prime minister on Saturday formed the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. He also promised to follow up on implementation of a ceasefire agreement that ended the most recent war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group and political party Hezbollah in late November and to ensure that Israeli forces “withdraw from Lebanese territory until the …

Lebanon names new government after two-year caretaker cabinet
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Lebanon names new government after two-year caretaker cabinet

Al Jazeera  

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun has announced the formation of a new government after more than two years of an interim cabinet amid political wrangling and a major economic collapse. The presidency said on Saturday it accepted the resignation of the caretaker government and appointed Prime Minister Nawaf Salam‘s new cabinet of 24 ministers, the country’s first full-fledged government since 2022. …

Is Hezbollah weakened as Lebanon shifts towards new governance?
2 months, 1 week ago

Is Hezbollah weakened as Lebanon shifts towards new governance?

Al Jazeera  

Lebanon has a new president and prime minister – but can they challenge groups like Hezbollah for political and military dominance? Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad said the group had extended a hand to the nation by voting for Aoun but Salam’s nomination saw that “hand cut off”. Israel’s attacks on Lebanon focused predominantly on areas with high Shia populations, even …

UN chief Guterres pledges international support as Lebanon rebuilds
2 months, 1 week ago

UN chief Guterres pledges international support as Lebanon rebuilds

The Hindu  

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said the international community will back Lebanon "for what we believe will be a speedy recovery of this country, making it again the centre of the Middle East". The UN chief made the comments on Saturday following a meeting in Beirut with Lebanon's newly-elected president Joseph Aoun. Mr. Guterres said that naming a president …

After economic meltdown and war with Israel, Lebanon’s new prime minister vows to rebuild
2 months, 2 weeks ago

After economic meltdown and war with Israel, Lebanon’s new prime minister vows to rebuild

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime minister-designate vowed Tuesday to work on building a modern state in the crisis-hit country, saying his priorities will be to rebuild the destruction caused by a yearlong war with Israel and work on pulling the small nation out of its historic economic meltdown. Nawaf Salam spoke after meeting with Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun, who himself …

Lebanon’s PM-designate Nawaf Salam promises to ‘rescue, reform and rebuild’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Lebanon’s PM-designate Nawaf Salam promises to ‘rescue, reform and rebuild’

Al Jazeera  

Salam says he is reaching out across the political spectrum in nod to Hezbollah, which opposed his nomination. Lebanon’s prime minister-designate, Nawaf Salam, has pledged to “rescue, reform and rebuild” the crisis-hit country, and he has extended an olive branch to Hezbollah, which did not back his nomination. “My hands are extended to all to set off together on this …

"Reaching out to all sides to save country," says Lebanon's new PM Salam
2 months, 2 weeks ago

"Reaching out to all sides to save country," says Lebanon's new PM Salam

New Indian Express  

BEIRUT: Lebanon's new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that he was reaching out to all political persuasions to help "rescue" his crisis-hit country ahead of talks aimed at forming a government. The new government will also need to oversee the implementation of a fragile ceasefire, as well as reconstruction, after a war between Israel and Shiite militant group Hezbollah …

Syria's new leader meets Lebanese caretaker PM in bid to fix strained ties
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Syria's new leader meets Lebanese caretaker PM in bid to fix strained ties

India Today  

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa met Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid to improve long-fraught ties, with the pair focusing on strengthening their shared border. For much of the Assad family's five decades in power, Syria held significant influence over Lebanon, maintaining a military presence there for 29 years until 2005 in …

Lebanon’s PM meets Syria’s de facto leader in Damascus
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Lebanon’s PM meets Syria’s de facto leader in Damascus

Al Jazeera  

Lebanon’s Mikati and Syria’s al-Sharaa discuss bilateral issues, including smuggling between the two countries and border challenges. In the first trip by a Lebanese prime minister to neighbouring Syria in 15 years, Mikati addressed a joint news conference with Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in the capital Damascus on Saturday. Refugees Al Jazeera’s Mohamed also said al-Sharaa stressed that …

Lebanese president to consult on new prime minister from Monday
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Lebanese president to consult on new prime minister from Monday

Hindustan Times  

BEIRUT - Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will hold consultations with members of parliament from Jan. 13 to nominate a prime minister, the presidency said on Friday. Lebanese president to consult on new prime minister from Monday Once named, the new prime minister must form a government, a process that often takes many months. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati …

Syria’s new rulers must not repeat the past mistakes of Lebanon and Iraq
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Syria’s new rulers must not repeat the past mistakes of Lebanon and Iraq

Al Jazeera  

In these first days of what is being hailed as a “new era” in Syria, the authorities now controlling Damascus are sending mixed signals. The path they eventually choose to follow will determine whether the mistakes and miscalculations that devastated not only al-Assad’s Syria but also Iraq and Lebanon will be repeated here in this “new era”. This appointment, made …

The framework that ended Lebanon’s war in 2006 could help end this one too, says Tarek Mitri
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The framework that ended Lebanon’s war in 2006 could help end this one too, says Tarek Mitri

Live Mint  

FOR ISRAEL, Lebanon is once again a killing field. Instead there is hope, conditional on American pressure, for a durable ceasefire drawing on the plan that put an end to the war with Israel in 2006 and embodied in UN Security Council Resolution 1701. An Israeli invasion in 1982 aimed at Palestinian militants led to war and an 18-year occupation …

Battered by war, divisions Lebanon faces a long list of challenges after ceasefire deal
4 months ago

Battered by war, divisions Lebanon faces a long list of challenges after ceasefire deal

New Indian Express  

BEIRUT: Hours after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect, Lebanon woke up to the sound of celebratory gunfire instead of Israeli airstrikes and drones buzzing overhead. For the tiny and broken Mediterranean country, which has dealt with compounded calamities for over half a decade, the ceasefire deal has brought more questions than …

What to know about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
4 months ago

What to know about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Deccan Chronicle  

A ceasefire deal that went into effect on Wednesday could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, raising hopes and renewing difficult questions in a region gripped by conflict. Here’s what to know about the tentative ceasefire agreement and its potential implications: The terms of the deal The agreement reportedly calls for …

‘Overdue’ Lebanon ceasefire must bring lasting solution to crisis, says PM
4 months ago

‘Overdue’ Lebanon ceasefire must bring lasting solution to crisis, says PM

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Prime Minister has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire …

What to know about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah
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4 months ago

What to know about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah

Associated Press  

A ceasefire deal that went into effect on Wednesday could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, raising hopes and renewing difficult questions in a region gripped by conflict. Here’s what to know about the tentative ceasefire agreement and its potential implications: The terms of the deal The agreement reportedly calls for …

FirstUp: Israel Cabinet to vote on Lebanon ceasefire deal and other headlines today
4 months ago

FirstUp: Israel Cabinet to vote on Lebanon ceasefire deal and other headlines today

Firstpost  

The Israeli Cabinet will vote on a ceasefire deal in Lebanon today after it was reportedly approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘in principle’. In India, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to attend a special event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution at the Central Hall …

A new deterrence for Lebanon is needed to avoid a long war with Israel
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A new deterrence for Lebanon is needed to avoid a long war with Israel

Al Jazeera  

For a ceasefire to happen, Hezbollah, the US and Israel need to return to Resolution 1701. Without Hezbollah, Israel’s Merkava tanks would almost certainly roll into Beirut and install a puppet regime, facing little resistance along the way. New deterrence framework Any new defence strategy that leaves Lebanon without a deterrent against Israel’s war machine is bound to fail and …

How Hezbollah will decide whether Lebanon enters the war
1 year, 5 months ago

How Hezbollah will decide whether Lebanon enters the war

Firstpost  

Reflecting the paradoxes of the Lebanese political system, the power to decide whether the country will go to war does not rest within the government but within Hezbollah and by extension Iran Lebanon, which is teetering on the edge of economic and political collapse, risks becoming entangled in thIsrael-Hamas war: How Hezbollah alone will decide whether Lebanon enters the ware …

Lebanon’s parliament fails to elect president for 12th time
1 year, 9 months ago

Lebanon’s parliament fails to elect president for 12th time

Al Jazeera  

Quorum was broken after the bloc led by Hezbollah withdrew after the first round vote. Lebanon’s parliament has – for the 12th time – failed to elect a president and break a political deadlock that has gripped the country for months. Reporting from Beirut, Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr said the Hezbollah alliance walked out just as it did during the …

Lebanon’s political impasse continues despite Iran-Saudi deal
1 year, 11 months ago

Lebanon’s political impasse continues despite Iran-Saudi deal

Al Jazeera  

The Saudi-Iran rapprochement has yet to reflect on Lebanon’s political deadlock, as fierce opposition to Hezbollah’s ‘Iran candidate’ continues. “Unlike in Yemen, the Saudi-Iran deal will not reflect on Lebanon’s political reality in the foreseeable future, except in terms of preventing further escalations among local allies,” Lebanese Environment Minister Nasser Yassin told Al Jazeera. Mousavi rejected the possibility that the …

Prosecuting a few ‘bad guys’ will not heal Lebanon’s wounds
2 years ago

Prosecuting a few ‘bad guys’ will not heal Lebanon’s wounds

Al Jazeera  

Hit with one catastrophe after another, some man-made, some natural, Lebanon has been in a state of mourning for years. Several other top officials, including the country’s public prosecutor, Ghassan Oweidat, and the former head of its domestic intelligence agency, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, were also charged in connection with the explosion. Global powers, from the United States and France …

Lebanon on the brink: Is there hope for change?
2 years, 4 months ago

Lebanon on the brink: Is there hope for change?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, November 10 at 19:30 GMT: For the first time, Lebanon is without both a president and a fully-functioning government. This unprecedented power vacuum complicates efforts to tackle Lebanon’s financial crisis, which has impoverished 80 percent of its population and is now in its fourth year. There was brief hope for change in May, as the pro-Hezbollah political bloc …

Lebanese lawmakers to convene to elect country’s president
2 years, 6 months ago

Lebanese lawmakers to convene to elect country’s president

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament speaker on Tuesday summoned lawmakers for a session this week to elect the country’s next president, offering a glimmer of hope of a political step forward even as chaos roils this Mideast nation. Under Lebanon’s fragile sectarian power-sharing system, the country’s 128-member parliament votes for a president, who must be a Maronite Christian. The other announced …

Elections in Lebanon, does political change stand a chance?
2 years, 10 months ago

Elections in Lebanon, does political change stand a chance?

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera discusses with analysts what lies ahead as power has shifted in Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system. Hezbollah’s broad alliances were “weak and fragile”, and elections were one way of demonstrating loyalty, Carnegie Middle East Research Fellow Mohanad Hage Ali explained. The election results might also indicate shifts in public opinion among Shia voters too, the researcher said, explaining that …

Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah weapons: Foreign minister
3 years, 2 months ago

Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah weapons: Foreign minister

Al Jazeera  

Abdallah Bou says Lebanon will guarantee the country will not be used as a ‘launch pad’ to violate the interests of Arab countries. Lebanon will not “hand over” Hezbollah’s weapons, the country’s foreign minister said ahead of a meeting with his Gulf Arab counterparts to mend ties. We are going for dialogue,” Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told Al …

Lebanese premier expects draft deal with IMF within weeks
3 years, 3 months ago

Lebanese premier expects draft deal with IMF within weeks

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s prime minister said Tuesday that his government’s talks with the International Monetary Fund are inching closer to a “final formula” for a draft on an agreement before the end of February. Salameh, 71, once praised as the guardian of Lebanon’s financial stability, has drawn scrutiny and much criticism since the small country’s economic meltdown began two years …

Lebanon’s president calls for an end to government paralysis
3 years, 3 months ago

Lebanon’s president calls for an end to government paralysis

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president called Monday for an end to an 11-week deadlock that has prevented the government from convening, further undermining state institutions in the country amid an economic meltdown. President Michel Aoun implicitly blamed his powerful ally Hezbollah for preventing the government from convening but didn’t name the Shiite group. During an evening televised speech, Aoun also listed …

Lebanon’s President Aoun calls for ‘urgent’ national dialogue
3 years, 3 months ago

Lebanon’s President Aoun calls for ‘urgent’ national dialogue

Al Jazeera  

Michel Aoun calls the political paralysis in the government ‘deliberate and systematic’ amid unprecedented economic crisis. Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has called for an “urgent” national dialogue between the country’s governing parties as he condemned months of political paralysis in the government. Last week, Aoun said Lebanon needs “six to seven years” to emerge from the crisis. …

UN chief warns Lebanon Cabinet paralysis may dampen support
3 years, 3 months ago

UN chief warns Lebanon Cabinet paralysis may dampen support

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The U.N. chief warned Tuesday that the international community is unlikely to come forth with much-needed support for Lebanon amid its persistent government paralysis and as the country struggles through a “very dramatic” crisis. Guterres said several initiatives were in the works to help Lebanon deal with the crisis, including holding an international conference, but that the government’s …

Fate of Lebanon minister after row with Gulf stirs division
3 years, 4 months ago

Fate of Lebanon minister after row with Gulf stirs division

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The diplomatic row between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia is aggravating divisions in Lebanon, already reeling from an economic meltdown and social tension. The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Catholic Church said the crisis with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations threatens to undermine the interests of thousands of Lebanese living in those countries, as well as Lebanese businesses that …

Lebanon’s new prime minister says no ‘magic wand’ to fix crisis
3 years, 6 months ago

Lebanon’s new prime minister says no ‘magic wand’ to fix crisis

Al Jazeera  

Lebanon’s new government holds first meeting as prime minister warns there is no time to lose in tackling the country’s economic crisis. Lebanon’s new Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who took office last week promising to revive IMF talks to unlock aid, said on Monday there was no time to lose and no easy path to tackle one of history’s worst …

After 13-month deadlock, Lebanon forms first new government since Beirut blast
3 years, 6 months ago

After 13-month deadlock, Lebanon forms first new government since Beirut blast

LA Times  

Lebanon’s new prime minister, Najib Mikati, pledged Friday to do everything in his power to halt his country’s dramatic economic collapse, urging fractious politicians to work together after a new government was finally announced — the first in more than a year. Rival political groups had been locked in disagreement over the makeup of a new government since then, hastening …

Lebanon’s new government only ‘a band-aid’, experts say
3 years, 6 months ago

Lebanon’s new government only ‘a band-aid’, experts say

Al Jazeera  

PM Najib Mikati is optimistic about getting Lebanon out of mire, but analysts say economic recovery is not on the horizon any time soon. Political analyst Bachar El-Halabi believes the Mikati government will implement some small-scale “cosmetic” reforms and patchwork solutions to secure votes for Lebanon’s traditional sectarian parties to stifle political opposition. “The newly formed government is expected to, …

What’s next for Lebanon?
3 years, 7 months ago

What’s next for Lebanon?

Al Jazeera  

Lebanon is facing a dire economic crisis exacerbated by political deadlock. That is the dire state in which Lebanon finds itself after more than 18 months of political and economic instability. Lebanon’s international allies say they want to help the economy, but only after a new government is formed. Presenter: Kim Vinnell Guests: Patrick Mardini – Economist at Leadenhall International …

Syria’s Assad names new Cabinet, few changes in ministries
3 years, 7 months ago

Syria’s Assad names new Cabinet, few changes in ministries

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad appointed a new government on Tuesday, leaving most key posts unchanged in the war-torn country, state media reported. The development comes nearly three months after Assad’s re-election for another seven-year term. The new Cabinet takes office as Syria struggles with a severe economic crisis, made worse by a meltdown in neighboring Lebanon. The fighting, …

Op-Ed: The blast in Beirut a year ago revealed the dysfunctional legacy of war
3 years, 7 months ago

Op-Ed: The blast in Beirut a year ago revealed the dysfunctional legacy of war

LA Times  

Debris and destroyed buildings can be seen at the Port of Beirut last year, after a stockpile of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate accidentally detonated on Aug. 4, 2020. Lebanon is undergoing a financial collapse that the World Bank has described as “likely to rank in the top 10, possibly top three, most severe crises episodes globally since the mid-nineteenth …

A country in freefall: What future for Lebanon?
3 years, 8 months ago

A country in freefall: What future for Lebanon?

Al Jazeera  

Once the envy of the Arab world, Lebanon has become a basket case, with no end in sight. In 1975, the country’s sectarian leaders dragged the Lebanese into a devastating civil war, pitting neighbour against neighbour, to advance their own narrow interests. But technocrats cannot resolve economic problems in the absence of political will on the part of the country’s …

Lebanon’s PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock
3 years, 8 months ago

Lebanon’s PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday over what he called “key differences” with the president, deepening a political crisis that has left the Lebanese without a government for nine months even as they endure an unprecedented economic meltdown. “May God help the country.” Later, Hariri — one of Lebanon’s most prominent Sunni Muslim leaders — told …

Saad Hariri steps down as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate pushing country into more uncertainty
3 years, 8 months ago

Saad Hariri steps down as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate pushing country into more uncertainty

CNN  

Beirut, Lebanon CNN — Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has stepped down nearly nine months after he was tasked with forming the crisis-ridden country’s next government. “During the conversation we proposed that the president take more time to think about the proposal, and said that it looks like we’re not going to agree,” Hariri told reporters following the 20-minute meeting. …

‘Little hope left’: Lebanon’s paralysis and a collapsing state
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Little hope left’: Lebanon’s paralysis and a collapsing state

Al Jazeera  

International community fails to speed up government formation in Lebanon, even with the economy in meltdown. ‘Very little hope is left’ With the country running on its last financial reserves, the international community promised support for Lebanon on the condition that it forms a government and enacts economic and structural reforms. The Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for …

France heightens pressure on Lebanon to form government
4 years ago

France heightens pressure on Lebanon to form government

Al Jazeera  

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian tells Lebanese leaders seven months of political deadlock in forming a cabinet are worsening the nation’s economic crisis. France’s foreign minister has cranked up pressure on Lebanese leaders to form a government, urging them in personal phone calls for an immediate halt to what he called “deliberate obstruction” that is driving the country towards …

Cabinet formation talks in Lebanon collapse amid crisis
4 years ago

Cabinet formation talks in Lebanon collapse amid crisis

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Talks on the formation of a new Cabinet in Lebanon …

AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites
4 years, 6 months ago

AP Analysis: Dark days ahead for Lebanon as crisis bites

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Absent a major change in either side’s political calculations, the coming weeks will see …

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