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Students lead protests in Lebanon as President Aoun set to speak
Students led protests in Lebanon on Thursday as President Michel Aoun is due to give a speech the evening before the country’s Independence Day. ... Middle East -
Lebanese protesters released by security forces, Aoun discusses oil
Protesters who had been detained following scuffles with security forces in central Beirut on Tuesday night have been released, reported Lebanon's ... Middle East -
Tripoli protesters mull the return of PM Saad Hariri
A month into Lebanon’s uprising, Tripolitans are still chanting for the fall of the regime. But for some, the return of ousted Prime Minister ... Features -
Lebanon’s outgoing PM Hariri blasts president’s party over delays
Lebanon’s outgoing prime minister is harshly criticizing the party of the country’s president after weeks of delay in forming a new ... Middle East -
Lebanon protesters angered by PM pick
Lebanese protesters who have been demanding radical reform reacted with anger Friday to the reported designation of a new prime minister they regard ... Middle East -
Thousands keep up street pressure on Lebanon’s political class
Thousands protested on Sunday across Lebanon against the ruling class for a fourth consecutive week, as they await a new cabinet two weeks after ... Middle East -
Lebanese banks face threats, Hariri said to want neutral government
Lebanese bank staff are facing abuse from customers angered by restrictions on access to their cash, the employees’ union said on Friday, ... Middle East -
No sign of new cabinet as Lebanese leaders meet, bank curbs continue
Lebanon’s outgoing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met President Michel Aoun on Thursday without announcing progress towards forming a new ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Hariri meets Aoun, says will continue talks
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met President Michel Aoun on Thursday and said after the meeting he would continue to hold ... Middle East -
Day 21 of protests in Lebanon with banks, roads shut
Protests in Lebanon entered their twenty-first day as protesters shut roads and banks in areas throughout the country on Wednesday. Although the ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s anti-government protesters return to streets, call for general strike
Lebanese protesters demanding the overthrow of their country’s ruling elite poured back onto the streets on Sunday in the largest numbers since ... Middle East -
Lebanese keep protest alive in northern city of Tripoli
Thousands of Lebanese flocked together in Tripoli on Saturday, an AFP reporter said, to keep a protest movement alive in a northern city dubbed &ldquo ... Middle East -
Lebanon president seeks to solve ‘complications’ before new PM consultations
Lebanon’s president said on Saturday he will soon set a date for formal consultations with lawmakers to pick a new prime minister following Saad ... Middle East -
What’s next for Lebanon after Aoun calls for new non-sectarian government?
In his first speech since Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation, Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on Thursday for a new non-sectarian ... Features -
Lebanon’s Aoun asks cabinet to continue caretaker role until new govt formed
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun on Wednesday asked the cabinet to continue in a caretaker role until a new government is formed, following the ... Middle East -
UK: ‘Vital reforms’ needed in Lebanon to create a better country for all
Lebanon needs a government that can “urgently deliver vital reforms necessary to create a better country for all,” the British Embassy in ... Middle East -
US’s Pompeo calls for new, efficient government in Lebanon
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged Lebanon’s political leaders to help form a new government responsive to the needs of its ... Middle East -
Lebanese army command calls on protesters to open roads
Lebanese soldiers and security officials urged protesters to open blocked roads on Wednesday so life could return to normal, after 13 days ... Middle East -
German FM hopes resignation of Lebanese PM will not undermine stability
Germany hopes the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri will not undermine the country’s stability, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas ... Middle East -
Former Lebanese minister Rifi says Hezbollah lost ‘government of guardianship’
Former Lebanese Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi commended Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri after resigning from his position as head of government, ... Middle East -
Lebanese PM Hariri moving towards resigning: Official source
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri will “most probably” announce his government’s resignation on Tuesday, a senior ... Middle East -
Lebanese PM Hariri resigns after weeks of protests
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Tuesday his resignation from government, weeks after an unprecedented wave of protests began in ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Aoun will not request caretaker cabinet: Source
Lebanese President Michel Aoun is studying Prime Minister Saad Hariri's resignation letter and will not issue a request for the cabinet to take on a ... Middle East -
How Lebanon’s political leaders have responded to the protests
After ten days of protests which have crippled Lebanon, the embattled ruling class is being forced into new and uncomfortable accommodations. While ... Features -
People are not fooled: The Lebanese government’s reforms are not the solution
The government’s decision on October 17 to increase taxes and impose a fee on WhatsApp sparked unprecedented protests across Lebanon. These are ... Middle East -
Lebanon must fight corruption to restore investor, public confidence: IMF
Lebanon needs economic reforms that can fight corruption and restore confidence in its beleaguered economy, the director of the International Monetary ... Business -
Lebanese government approves reform plans, 2020 budget: PM
Lebanon’s government on Monday agreed a package of long-stalled reforms to try to ease an economic crisis and defuse the biggest protests against the ... Economy -
Lebanese protesters gather in Beirut in fourth day of fiery demonstrations
Men, women and children gathered in the Lebanese capital Beirut Sunday to protest corruption and tax hikes for a fourth day, after the resignation of ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Hariri agrees reform package in bid to resolve crisis: Sources
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has agreed a package of reforms with government partners to ease an economic crisis that has sparked ... Middle East -
Lebanese PM Hariri proposes new economic reforms to quell protests
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Sunday presented an economic plan to representatives of different political blocs to help ease the unrest that ... Middle East