Despite more than five months of wrangling, premier-designate Saad Hariri has been unable to form a new government, putting a precious USD 11-billion aid package at risk.
According to conciliatory comments from the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, Hariri said that he is putting Lebanon’s interest first and is looking forward to a “real partnership” with Michel Aoun.
Lebanese presidency said that meeting was also attended by Parliament speaker. The meeting comes during national celebrations of Independence Day.
PM Saad Hariri and his family met Saturday with French President Emmanuel Macron, who invited the Lebanese leader to Paris to dispel fears that he was being held in Saudi Arabia against his will.
Lebanese media said that Hariri’s younger children are still in Saudi Arabia where they are attending school. Hariri’s older son, Hussam, studies in Britain.
A French diplomat confirmed Saad Hariri’s arrival but would not comment on his plans beyond meeting President Macron. It’s unclear when Hariri might return to Lebanon.
An official in President Emmanuel Macron’s office said Hariri is expected in France in the coming days. The official was not authorized to be publicly named.
Lebanese officials have insisted on the return home of Hariri from Saudi Arabia amid rumors he is being held against his will.
Hezbollah's top military commander supervising military operations in Syria, Mustafa Badreddine, has been killed in an explosion in Damascus, the terrorist group said on Friday.
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Beirut: Twin suicide bombings struck a southern Beirut suburb that's a stronghold of the militant Shiite Hezbollah group on Thursday evening, killing at least 43 people and wounding scores more in one of the deadliest
Beirut: A Saudi prince and four others were detained on Monday in Lebanon in the largest drug bust in the history of Beirut airport, media reports said.A Lebanese official said Beirut airport authorities have foiled
London: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai told world leaders that they were failing Syria's children as she spent her 18th birthday yesterday on the Syrian border.Yosafzai, the teenager, who was shot by militants in
Faridabad: India and Lebonan have joined hands in hosting the Surajkund Craft Mela 2015. Akram Shuhaib, Finance and Agriculture minister of Lebanon, said that his country has been selected as a partner country for the
New Delhi: Chhattisgarh is the theme state of the 29th Surajkund International Crafts Mela which begins tomorrow and will see participation of 18 countries. The event will be inaugurated tomorrow by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar
Beirut: Lebanon Wednesday condemned Israeli military escalation at the border, while stressing that it was committed to the resolution of the UN Security Council (UNSC), according to a Xinhua report.In a statement, Lebanese Prime Minister
Beirut: An Arab delegation Monday promised to help Lebanon with its Syrian refugee and security problems, media reported.The delegation, led by Kuwaiti Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah, also included the Arab
Tehran: Iran President Hassan Rouhani has censured terrorism and violence in the name of Islam in any part of the world."We condemn extremism, violence and terrorism whether in Palestine, Lebanon and the Levant or in
United Nations: The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Friday asking Israel to pay Lebanon over $850 million in damages for an oil spill caused by an Israeli air force attack on oil
Chandigarh: The 29th edition of the Surajkund International Crafts Mela (fair) will be held from Feb 1-15 at Surajkund near Faridabad, a senior Haryana official said here Thursday.Known for showcasing the richness and diversity of
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