Month: July 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron will host a new international conference on Lebanon next month on the first anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion.

Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Thursday his meeting with President Michel Aoun showed that the two main hurdles that have stalled the formation of a new government for months still … Read More

Lebanon’s Saad Hariri said Thursday he gave up on government formation after he was sure President Michel Aoun still wanted a blocking minority and his party would not give cabinet … Read More

Hariri says will not name a candidate to form a Cabinet

Experienced Czech coach Ivan Hasek was on Thursday handed the task of taking Lebanon to a first-ever World Cup in 2022.

Lebanon has been mired since late 2019 in a deep economic and financial crisis, exacerbated by a political deadlock which intensified on Thursday when prime minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down.