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Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Wednesday he presented President Michel Aoun with a new Cabinet lineup in the hope of ending a political stalemate that for nearly 11 months has … Read More

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Egypt has asked Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri not to give up on forming a cabinet, regional television station Al Hadath said on Wednesday citing its sources.

The performance – which included contemporary pieces, including ‘Sentieri’ by Philippe Kratz or ‘Movements to Stravinsky’ by Andras Lukacs, as well as classics such as ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘Don Quixote’ … Read More

PM-designate Hariri arrives for meeting with President Aoun at Baabda Palace

The European Central Bank on Wednesday formally launched a pilot project to create a “digital euro”, in response to the growing popularity of electronic payments and the rise of cryptocurrencies.

BEIRUT: The International Monetary fund will give $860 million to Lebanon over the coming months, a statement from the president’s office said Wednesday, in a boost for the cash-strapped government … Read More

Yemeni security guard Riyad Qassem is struggling to feed his family in the southern port city of Aden, where the price of the staple ‘rooti’ loaf of bread has soared … Read More

Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr has warned he will hold the Iraqi government responsible if it fails to take action over a devastating fire that killed at least 60 people … Read More

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed full support on Wednesday for Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in his efforts to stabilise his crisis-struck country as he visited Cairo.