Lebanon

Lebanon can’t waste more time on government formation: president
Middle East

Lebanon can’t waste more time on government formation: president

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday the country no longer had the luxury of wasting…
Lebanese Christian civil war foes shake hands, make up after 40 years
Middle East

Lebanese Christian civil war foes shake hands, make up after 40 years

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Christian rivals from the Lebanese civil war, Samir Geagea and Suleiman Frangieh, shook hands with each…
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape
Middle East

#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape

  BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The hashtag #ShameOnWho? is being deployed as part of a new street art campaign…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t yield in government formation dispute: report
Middle East

Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t yield in government formation dispute: report

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah will not give way in a dispute over Sunni Muslim…
Lebanese tourism minister apologizes for harsh words on Egypt
Egypt

Lebanese tourism minister apologizes for harsh words on Egypt

  Lebanese Minister of Tourism Avedis Guidanian has offered an apology to the Egyptian government and people, after describing Egypt…
US sanctions on Iran pressure Tehran’s regional allies
Middle East

US sanctions on Iran pressure Tehran’s regional allies

  BEIRUT (AP) — Giant posters on the streets of Beirut’s southern Shiite suburbs display an armed Hezbollah fighter in…
Sisi receives Lebanese Foreign Minister in Cairo
Egypt

Sisi receives Lebanese Foreign Minister in Cairo

  On Monday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, alongside Lebanese…
Lebanese government will be formed ‘very soon’: president
Middle East

Lebanese government will be formed ‘very soon’: president

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s president said on Thursday a government would be formed very soon as political parties intensified negotiations…
Lebanon’s Berri cites ‘positive atmosphere’ over government: al-Manar
Middle East

Lebanon’s Berri cites ‘positive atmosphere’ over government: al-Manar

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday some saw “a positive, promising atmosphere” in talks…
Syria orders amnesty for army deserters
Middle East

Syria orders amnesty for army deserters

  President Assad has promised that anyone who left the army or fled compulsory service will not be prosecuted. Under…
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