President Michel Aoun designated Hariri after a slight majority vote by lawmakers, securing the return of an old name to lead the country desperate for change. Hariri now faces a more impoverished …
Watchdog says Lebanon probe into port blast flawed
A leading international human rights group on Thursday said a Lebanon-led probe into the devastating port explosion in Beirut this summer has been marred by political meddling …
Saad Hariri Named New Lebanon PM, Promises Reform Cabinet
Three-time Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri was named to the post for a fourth time Thursday and immediately promised a government of technocrats committed to a French-backed reform plan. Hariri …
Saad Hariri returns as Lebanon PM a year after resigning
A year after resigning, Saad Hariri has again been named as Lebanon’s prime minister and tasked with forming a government that could win critically needed international support and help stem the …
Protesters wanted change but Lebanon’s elite picks veteran Saad Hariri to lead crisis-wracked country
Saad Hariri, who was toppled in a popular uprising nearly one year ago, has been designated prime minister in parliamentary consultations on Thursday.
Lebanon crisis: Saad Hariri returns as PM a year after protests
Saad Hariri says he will enact reforms to unlock the foreign aid Lebanon badly needs Lebanon’s political parties have chosen Saad Hariri to be prime minister, a year after he stepped down in the face …
Hariri to return to head Lebanon’s Cabinet with slim support
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has began crucial consultations with lawmakers to name a new prime minister who is expected to lead the country out of dire political and economic crises …
Lebanon’s uprising never wanted power. Then a blast ripped through Beirut and everything changed
A 360-degree turn in Lebanon’s political mood has prompted activists to organize into political parties and alliances.
Same Old Hariri, Newly Traumatized Lebanon
Same Old Hariri, Newly Traumatized Lebanon… Lebanon has come full circle. A year ago, a million Lebanese thronged the streets and demanded the removal of the entire political class, as they chanted …
Syria’s President Assad cuts tax for low-income workers – presidency
The economy has been hit also by a financial crisis in neighbouring Lebanon that has choked off a key source of dollars. In a separate decision, the presidency also said Assad was giving a one-time …