Posts Tagged: Lebanon politics
The Battle for Lebanon’s Arab Identity
JNS.org - Before he was appointed to his current post, Lebanese Information Minister Georges Kordahi granted an interview in which he criticized the Saudi and...
‘Not Yet Too Late’: France Says Lebanon Must Act to Deliver New Cabinet
France said on Wednesday it was not too late for Lebanon's politicians to form a government to save the nation from a crippling economic crisis, after...
Lebanon Government Resigns Amid Outrage Over Beirut Blast
Lebanon's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated the capital and stirred public outrage was the result of...
Lebanon’s Cabinet Under Pressure as Ministers Quit and Anger Grows Over Beirut Blast
Lebanese called for protests outside Baabda palace on Monday to demand President Michel Aoun step down after a massive explosion that has ignited anti-government protests...
Dazed and Wounded, Lebanese Emerge From Massive Blast Angry at Rulers
Walid Assi was cooking at a Beirut pizza joint on Tuesday night when a huge blast wave pushed him down. The ground beneath him shook....
Crisis-Weary Lebanon Braces for Hariri Tribunal Verdict
Fifteen years after a truck bomb killed Lebanon's former Sunni leader Rafik al-Hariri in Beirut, triggering regional upheaval, a UN-backed court trying four suspects from...
Snubbed by Gulf, Lebanon’s PM Diab Hosts Top Iranian Official
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab, who is getting the cold shoulder from Gulf Arab states, on Monday met Iran's parliament speaker, the first senior foreign official...
Lebanon Ex-Premier Hariri Blames Political Rivals for Crisis
Lebanon's ex-Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, in his first major address as an opposition figure after the formation of a new cabinet, charged his rivals with...
Protests Sweep Lebanon as Fury at Ruling Elite Grows
Tens of thousands of angry Lebanese took to the streets on Friday, blocking roads and burning tires in a second day of nationwide protest to...
Lebanon’s Aoun Affirms Post-Civil War Reconciliation, Amid New Tensions
Lebanon's president on Friday reaffirmed the reconciliation among Lebanese after the 1975-90 civil war, before the funeral of a cabinet minister's aide killed last week...
