نویسنده: Kourosh Maheri

Al-Mustaqbal Movement is “optimistic that an agreement will be reached” on am 18-seat cabinet line-up that PM-designate Saad Hariri will present to President Michel Aoun

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday held separate talks with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea, U.N. Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon Najat Rochdi and

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Monday denied setting conditions or demands regarding the new cabinet, stressing that the FPM is only asking for

The Presidency on Monday referred to the Premiership a recent Parliament resolution calling for a sweeping financial audit of all state institutions. In a statement,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday condemned the killing of prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, and expressed heartfelt condolences to the Iranian government

The press office of President Michel Aoun described as “fabricated” some media reports claiming that the son-in-law of the President, MP Jebran Bassil, is playing

The next round of indirect demarcation border talks between Lebanon and Israel has been postponed, a military source said Monday. The meeting was to be

After months of paused efforts to return the Syrian refugees back home, the committee tasked with addressing the file is expected to reactivate the plan’s

Lebanon on Monday is to gradually ease restrictions imposed two weeks ago after a surge in coronavirus infections, in a bid to relieve its struggling

Let me start but saying that lockdowns in most countries around the world have turned into failed experiments, but quite often helped these same countries

Lebanon’s anti-coronavirus ministerial committee on Sunday decided to reopen the country and revise curfew hours, TV networks said.

After starting in a very chaotic, selfish way, with a game lacking any strategy whatsoever during almost the first 2 quarters of the match, it

PM-designate Saad Hariri is still insisting on forming a government of specialists that is not loyal to any political party, al-Mustaqbal Movement politburo member ex-MP

Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan has recommended keeping some regions locked-down over the next 15 days in order to curb the spread of coronavirus.

The resigned government is now obliged to legalize the financial audit of state institutions, although some oppose allocating this jurisdiction to a resigned government because

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi has held an “important and noteworthy meeting in form and content” with Pope Francis in the Vatican, An-Nahar newspaper reported on

A friend shared a picture of a Special K cereals box he bought last week that had a label stating that it was subsidized by

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis said Lebanon’s parliament vote in favor of a sweeping financial audit of the state institutions can only be

The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, called on Lebanon’s judiciary in a statement “to play its role in uncovering all aspects of the

After accusing the majority of the judicial authority in Lebanon of “corruption,” caretaker Interior Minister Mohammed Fahmi said on Saturday that his criticism has “awakened

Hizbullah said early Saturday that it “strongly condemns the terrorist operation that led to the martyrdom of the distinguished scientist and university professor Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.”

The Higher Judicial Council announced Friday that it will ask the state prosecutor to “take the appropriate legal measure against the interior minister” over his

Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hassan lamented Friday that an ongoing lockdown that has been running for 12 days has failed to bring down the rate

President Michel Aoun on Friday took credit for a parliament decision calling for a financial audit of all state institutions, describing the move as an

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil said Friday that the Lebanese people have “triumphed” thanks to President Michel Aoun, after parliament approved a decision calling

At least 270 Syrian families have left a north Lebanon town, as hostility towards them mounted over a murder allegedly committed by a Syrian national,

After comfortably topping Group D in Window 1 of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifications, with 2 wins over Iraq and Bahrain last February, Lebanon’s

Parliament on Friday approved a recommendation calling for subjecting the central bank and all state institutions to a forensic audit without regard to bank secrecy,

Lawmakers attended a general parliament meeting on Friday at the UNESCO Palace to discuss President Michel Aoun’s message to help conduct forensic audit after the

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis met with President Michel Aoun and briefed the president on the deliberations of the Security Council meeting on

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Lebanese officials to put their own interests aside and work on achieving the interests of the people.

France had announced Thursday that it will host a video conference with international partners on December 2 to discuss humanitarian aid for crisis-stricken Lebanon. The

Consul General of Lebanon in Istanbul Mazen Kabbara warned on Thursday that the Lebanese are at risk of being exploited by mafias deceiving them into

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis said on Thursday that if Lebanon decides to change its electoral law, it should agree on that “well

General Security chief Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim held talks on Thursday with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jan Kubis and discussed the latest political and

The international firm Alvarez and Marsal affirmed that it had withdrawn from a forensic audit of Lebanon’s central bank accounts after failing to receive data

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea on Wednesday stressed that Lebanon “urgently needs reforms.”

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Wednesday held talks with President Michel Aoun at the Baabda Palace, ahead of a trip to the Vatican. Speaking to

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat on Wednesday warned against spending from the central bank’s obligatory foreign exchange reserves.

Lawmakers from the Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces on Wednesday rejected a proposed electoral law and described it as an “attempt to change