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Mired in a protracted conflict in Yemen and threatened by the rise of the Shia crescent in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon with fears of an uprising of its own Shia population or those in neighboring Bahrain, Saudi Arabia has taken Read more
Prime Minister Hariri has unveiled his 30-member cabinet that he described as “a government of national accord” following concessions by every party. He said it is also “an elections government” as parliamentary polls are to be organized in mid 2017. Read more
As part of celebrations marking Liberation and Resistance Day, Secretary General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah accused Arab States of “inaction” against Israel. He claimed that the Jewish State is Lebanon’s “main and real enemy” and continues to be its “biggest Read more
One of the largest financial institutions and privately owned bank in MENA, the Arab Bank, is being engulfed in controversies following the sudden resignation of its chairman and grandson of the founder, Abdul Hamid Jr. after numerous arguments with the Read more
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon has publicly announced a tentative date for the beginning of trials of the four suspects accused of taking part in the preparations and the successful killing of the late Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, who Read more
The four men indicted in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri will be tried in absentia, according to the prosecutors of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). The defendants are Lebanese nationals Salim Jamil Ayyash, Mustafa Read more