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The Friday meeting between King Salman of Saudi Arabia and President Obama were termed as fruitful by Saudi Foreign minister Adel al-Jubair who also said that it had helped to reduce the oil-rich kingdom’s concerns over Tehran. Ties between the Read more
The UN Security Council Wednesday appealed to Lebanese lawmakers to bridge their division and elect a new president in order to end the political and social crisis hitting the country. The UN announcement was made by Russian UN ambassador Vitaly Read more
Protests in Lebanon have reached a new stage after the main organizers, You Stink movement, announced a 72hour ultimatum for the government to reach a sustainable solution to the garbage crisis, for Environment Minister Mohammad Machnouk to resign and for Read more
The slow response of Lebanese authorities to find a solution to the disposal of garbage in the capital and some other cities has led to a mass protest calling for the government to resign. Since last month, garbage have been Read more
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s two-day visit to Lebanon during which he met Prime Minister Tammam Salam and several senior officials ended on Wednesday. His Lebanese counterpart Jebran Bassil hailed it as a visit of ‘three victories.’ Zarif’s visit Read more
Lebanon’s Political parties have started blaming each other on the eve of another cabinet meeting that is most likely to end without any major decision since rival political parties refuse to agree on the matters that should be prioritized on Read more
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah renewed his organization’s alliance with the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Michel Aoun and urged the FPM and the al-Mustaqbal movement to find a solution to their differences in a “serious dialogue.” Addressing the political situation Read more
Lebanon broke its own record as the country clocked 409 days without a president on Tuesday. Political parties continue to be divided in the parliament over whom to choose as the next president and systematic boycotts of parliamentary sessions have been Read more
Rebel forces in Zabadani have been pushed back by forces loyal to Assad with the help of Hezbollah. The town is strategically located because it is close to Damascus and also has a highway that runs through it linking the Read more
The Lebanese cabinet held a meeting on Thursday after almost a month of suspension, but again the meeting ended in a dispute over the agenda. One of the major stumbling blocks is the insistence of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Read more