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During a meeting with a delegation of the Lebanese Communist Party, President Michel Aoun has added his voice to the tense debate over the reform of the electoral law ahead of the parliamentary elections by stating that “verbal bickering does Read more
Libyan security forces have prevented a suicide bomb attack in capital Beirut after a man wearing an explosive belt was arrested while entering a café. The terrorist was arrested on Saturday evening in Hamra neighborhood, west of the Lebanese capital, Read more
At the end of his four-day trip to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, President Michel Aoun of Lebanon is confident that ties with the Gulf States have been revived. He stated that relations with Gulf Countries particularly with Saudi Arabia are 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
United Kingdom’s efforts to reinforce ties with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been dealt a blow as reports that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson criticized the council’s regional policies emerge as he prepares to tour the region in Read more
Israeli warplanes have allegedly fired two missiles into Syria targeting Hezbollah forces on Wednesday. The attack which was launched from the Lebanese airspace targeted the Sabboura area according to the Syrian state media, Sana news agency, and various sources have Read more
The meeting between Saudi Prince Khaled Al Faisal, the governor of Mecca, and President Michel Aoun of Lebanon in Beirut on Monday is being considered as a warming up of ties between the two countries and the president’s office stated Read more
Lebanon’s political arena is in disarray as political parties that rallied behind Michel Aoun for him to be elected as President to end the presidential vacuum of more than two years battle for ministerial positions. Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri met Read more
Lebanese based Hezbollah had a military parade inside Syria over to commemorate ‘Martyr’s Day’ but the some of the American military hardware that featured in the released pictures have raised eyebrows because Washington considers the group as a terrorist organization. Read more
Saad Hariri has won the approval of the parliament as Prime Minister and he is now tasked with the formation of a government. The 46 year old said he was honored to undertake the “national assignment” while announcing that he Read more