The expected nomination followed contacts by the French President over the past 48 hours to press for an agreement on a candidate, just ahead of his visit to Lebanon this week.
Lebanon: Mustapha Adib front-runner for PM after Beirut blast
Mustapha Adib has been Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany since 2013 Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany Mustapha Adib is on course to become the country’s next prime minister after securing major political …
Lead Lebanon Negotiator for IMF and Eurobond Restructuring Quits
Lebanon’s lead negotiator for Eurobond restructuring and a key member of the government’s negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund has resigned.Talal F. Salman, a Harvard graduate who has …
Lebanese thank Qatar for instant, effective aid
Shukran Qatar (Thanks Qatar) slogans have filled the streets of Beirut after Qatar pledged to help the blast hit Lebanon and aid began to be flown from Doha into the crisis-hit Middle East country.
Egypt detains second suspect in alleged rape case, three more held in Lebanon
Egyptian public prosecutors have ordered the detention of a second man suspected of being involved in an alleged gang rape at a luxury hotel in Cairo in 2014 pending investigations, they said in a …
More than half of Lebanon could face food shortages: UN
More than half of Lebanon’s population risk facing a food crisis in the aftermath of a Beirut port blast that compounded the country’s many woes, a UN agency has warned. “More than half of the country …
Hezbollah open to discussing new political order in Lebanon, says Nasrallah
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday the powerful Shi’ite movement was open to discussing a new political order in Lebanon if all factions agree to it, as foreign donors press for …
Hezbollah ‘open’ to French proposal for new Lebanon pact: Nasrallah
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Sunday his powerful Iran-backed Shiite movement is “open” to a French proposal for a new political pact for Lebanon. His comments came a day before French …
How Nissan is preparing to reboot its Middle East business
To steer its business within the Middle East … side for Nissan Middle East that includes the Levant markets of Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. And we have managed to grow our share 0.5 per cent …
UN Council Approves Cut in Lebanon Peacekeepers as US Sought
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution cutting the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon and expanding its mandate to address U.S. and Israeli concerns about activities …