U.S. Congress members Darin LaHood and Darrell Issa sent a letter to President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Nawaf ...

Beirut: Government formation efforts in Lebanon have hit a sudden snag over internal and foreign objections to the candidacy of former minister Yassine Jaber for the position of finance minister. The ...

The election of President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is a political breakthrough in Lebanon and a harbinger ...

Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that he is continuing his consultations to form a government that “meets the aspirations of the Lebanese and the urgent need for reform,” dismissing ...

MTV on Tuesday published a draft government line-up containing “some portfolios and names that have been settled until the moment.”Hezbollah and the Amal Movement will get the finance portfolio for ex ...

The past hours carried developments indicating that the new government will be announced in a few days, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Tuesday.MTV had reported overnight that the government is ...

With a new administration in Washington and a renewed focus on the West Bank, it is in Israel’s interests to maintain the ...

The formation of a Lebanese government has been postponed another week. Various parties that had been eagerly awaiting a breakthrough are growing increasingly concerned. There were several indications ...

Beirut: Hezbollah used the return of residents of southern Lebanon to their homes and their confrontations with Israeli forces to portray itself as still in control of the security situation on the ...

The formation of Lebanon’s new government remains stalled due to the demands of political factions, particularly the “Shiite ...

Later, the Americans reportedly argued for maintaining control over “five sites overlooking hills,” which was also rejected ...

Gaza At least 22 people were killed, including a Lebanese soldier, and more than 120 injured after the Israeli military ...