Month: March 2021

Prime Minister-designate Hariri arrives at Baabda Palace for govt talks

Scores of people have been killed in raids on villages near Niger’s border with Mali, a zone notorious for jihadist attacks, local and security sources told AFP Monday.

It took four rounds of indirect negotiations in Naqoura and one bilateral meeting between the US mediator Ambassador Desrocher and the Lebanese authorities to understand the difference in positions between … Read More

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and President Michel Aoun could not achieve any breakthrough over the Cabinet formation Monday, as their meeting ended with more disagreement.

The recent flurry of diplomatic activities and frequent trips by Lebanese factions to Moscow, left the impression that Russia is poised to assume a mediating role in Lebanon in an … Read More

Hariri says rejects Aoun proposal for Cabinet lineup, says it’s unconstitutional

Hariri says will make his proposed govt lineup public

The Amal Movement headed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Monday broke ranks with its Shiite ally, Hezbollah, by insisting on the formation of a Cabinet of nonpartisan specialists, implicitly rejecting … Read More

‘It’s a message that’s coming at a moment when we need an opening to the museums,’ JR said, adding that the public art might bring some relief ‘before the real … Read More