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Lebanon: Aoun Says Caretaker Govt Unqualified to Run President’s Tasks

Lebanese President Michel Aoun stressed on Wednesday that the current caretaker government is incapable of running the duties of the President if efforts fail to elect a new head of state on time. The President affirmed that he will leave the Baabda Presidential Palace on October 31 at midnight when…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Delegation Heads to Iran to Acquire Fuel as 'Gift'

The Lebanese government is preparing to send a technical delegation to Iran to negotiate acquiring "free" fuel to ease the power outages crisis in the country, which now supplies only one or two hours of state-provided electricity per day. Lebanon is seeking Iranian fuel and wants to avoid US sanctions.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘They Made Us Proud’- Crisis-Hit Lebanon Qualify for Basketball World Cup

Crisis-hit Lebanon qualified for the Basketball World Cup on Monday for the fourth time in their history after beating India 95-63 in Bengaluru. A rare moment of hope and unity in a country mired in fractious sectarian politics and a three-year economic meltdown was achieved despite little government support for…

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Lebanon: Aoun, Mikati Hold Unfruitful Meeting amid Disagreement over Govt Lineup

A meeting on Wednesday between President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati failed to advance the talks over the formation of a new government. Well-informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the two officials disagreed over the government lineup and the number of ministers. The sources noted that Mikati preferred…

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Lebanon's Electricity Company Obstructs Work of State Institutions

Hallway windows leading to the office of Lebanon’s prime minister in the Grand Serail in central Beirut are covered with curtains of another kind. Wood panels, and pieces of reinforced nylon, are what separates the office from the outside world. Moreover, the hard shutters help air conditioning systems maintain indoor…

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Lebanon: Dispute over Powers to Handle Refugees' Return Erupts between Ministers

Dispute over the jurisdictions to handle Lebanon’s problematic file of the return of Syrian refugees erupted on Thursday between caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar and caretaker Minister of the Displaced Issam Sharafeddine. During a meeting chaired by outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati to handle the return of Syrian…

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Lebanon: Aoun, Mikati Resume Government Formation Talks

Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati has resumed talks with President Michel Aoun on forming a government following weeks of deadlock over disagreements with the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and the presidency. In a statement on Wednesday, Baabda Palace said that Aoun met with Mikati to discuss the formation of the new…

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Iraq Extends Lebanon Fuel Deal for One Year

Iraq's government has agreed to continue supplying Lebanon's electricity company with heavy fuel oil for another year, Lebanon's caretaker prime minister said on Thursday, alleviating pressure on Lebanon's struggling power grid. Najib Mikati said he had made the request to Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, who agreed to extend the…

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Rahi: Shameful Delay in Cabinet Formation Causing Lebanon's Decay

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said on Sunday it is "shameful" that Lebanese politicians have yet to form a new cabinet nearly three months after elections, blaming their chronic feuding for the country's "decay". In his weekly sermon, Rahi drew an unfavorable comparison between Lebanon's progress in securing a maritime boundary…

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'Shameful' delay in cabinet formation causing Lebanon's decay, top Christian cleric says

Lebanon's top Christian cleric said on Sunday it is "shameful" that politicians have yet to form a new cabinet nearly three months after elections, blaming their chronic feuding for the country's "decay".

Reuters

‘Massive’ Progress Made in Lebanese-Israeli Maritime Border Deal

The US mediation in the maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel made a new breakthrough on Monday. Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib described it as "massive progress" that has yet to reach a final agreement that would lead to the resumption of indirect negotiations between Lebanon and Israel…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon’s Ordeal: From Civil Strife to Economic Collapse

Lebanon marks the second anniversary on Thursday of the Beirut port explosion that killed 215 people and is widely seen as a symbol of corruption and bad governance by the sectarian ruling elite. Here are some of the main crises over the past two decades in a country that has…

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Lebanon's ordeal: from civil strife to economic collapse

Lebanon marks the second anniversary on Thursday of the Beirut port explosion that killed 215 people and is widely seen as a symbol of corruption and bad governance by the sectarian ruling elite.

Reuters

Silos at Blast-Hit Beirut Port at Risk of Collapse, Warns PM

Grain silos at Beirut's blast-hit port are at risk of collapsing after a fire this month, Lebanon's caretaker prime minister said Wednesday, a week before the explosion's second anniversary. "The northern group of silos are now in danger of falling," Najib Mikati announced in a statement that said the silos…

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Lebanon's Parliament votes to spend World Bank loan on wheat

Lebanese lawmakers have voted to use a $150 million World Bank loan to import wheat for its cash-strapped country

The Independent UK

Judge and security forces raid Lebanon's central bank

A Lebanese investigative judge and security personnel have raided the Central Bank in a probe against the country's embattled governor

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese PM: Agreement Needed on New C.bank Chief Before Probe Takes Course

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati said on Tuesday a political agreement on a new central bank governor was required before a probe into current head Riad Salameh progresses. He made his comments shortly after a judicial raid on the Beirut headquarters of Banque du Liban, a move Mikati denounced as…

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Lebanon: Mikati Asks Aoun to End Meddling in Cabinet Formation

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati has said the Presidency should end all interferences that delay the formation of the government. He asserted on Wednesday that he would continue to work to end the political stalemate. Mikati's office contacted the director of protocols at the Baabda Palace to request an appointment,…

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Lebanese Govt Ends Official Boycott of Damascus to Facilitate Return of Refugees

Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of the Displaced Issam Sharafeddine is set to visit Damascus after the Eid al-Adha holiday, ending Beirut's official boycott of the regime. The minister will make the first official visit by a Lebanese official to the war-torn country since 2011. He will discuss with officials means to…

The Independent UK

Lebanese PM criticizes Hezbollah over drone provocation

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has criticized the militant group Hezbollah for sending three unmanned aircraft over an Israeli gas installation

Reuters

Lebanon PM chides unofficial moves in Israel row after Hezbollah sends drones

Lebanon's prime minister on Monday criticised as risky and unacceptable any unofficial dealings over its sea border row with Israel, after the powerful Hezbollah movement sent three drones towards an Israeli gas rig that were shot down.

Al Jazeera

Desperate for diaspora: Lebanon begs for a tourism cash injection

Lebanon, facing rampant power cuts and skyrocketing inflation, relies on the diaspora for hard currency.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon’s Rahi Urges Politicians to Form Government Swiftly

Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi urged fractious politicians on Sunday to speed up the formation of a government to allow authorities to prepare for presidential elections due before the end of October. Najib Mikati was nominated premier for a fourth time on Thursday after securing the support of 54 of…

Reuters

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urges politicians to form government

Lebanon's top Christian cleric urged fractious politicians on Sunday to speed up the formation of a government to allow authorities to prepare for presidential elections due before the end of October.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon's Opposition Rejects to Participate in Mikati's New Cabinet

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati's optimism about the possibility of swiftly forming a new cabinet at the end of next week does not mean that his task will be easy. The distribution of votes in the parliamentary consultations and the positions of the political parties suggest that the government will…

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