Lebanese President
President Aoun leaves office amid Lebanon’s financial crisis
Middle East
October 30, 2022
President Aoun leaves office amid Lebanon’s financial crisis
Michel Aoun, the 89-year-old Christian president who presided over Lebanon’s cataclysmic financial meltdown and the deadly Beirut port blast, vacates…
Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis
Middle East
December 26, 2021
Lebanese president says country needs ‘6-7 years’ to exit crisis
BEIRUT, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Friday the country needs “six to seven years” to…
Lebanon’s ex-PM leaves to US despite subpoena for port blast
Middle East
September 15, 2021
Lebanon’s ex-PM leaves to US despite subpoena for port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s former prime minister left the country for the United States on Tuesday, his advisor said, despite…
Lebanese president wants to resume bailout talks with IMF
Middle East
September 13, 2021
Lebanese president wants to resume bailout talks with IMF
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new government held its first meeting Monday with a call by the president to resume talks…
PM-designate asks Lebanon’s government to pay dues to Special Tribunal
Middle East
June 6, 2021
PM-designate asks Lebanon’s government to pay dues to Special Tribunal
Prime Minister-Designate Saad al-Hariri asked the Lebanese government on Saturday to pay its dues to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon…
Lebanon patriarch tells feuding president and PM-designate to reconcile
Middle East
January 17, 2021
Lebanon patriarch tells feuding president and PM-designate to reconcile
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric has urged President Michel Aoun to set up a reconciliation meeting with Prime…
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urges politicians to form government
Middle East
December 26, 2020
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urges politicians to form government
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric urged politicians on Friday to rid themselves of external pressure and form a…
Lebanon’s president seeks evidence behind US sanctions on son-in-law
Middle East
November 7, 2020
Lebanon’s president seeks evidence behind US sanctions on son-in-law
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that Lebanon would seek evidence and documents from the United States…
Top Christian clerics urge Lebanese leaders to agree on government
Middle East
October 18, 2020
Top Christian clerics urge Lebanese leaders to agree on government
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leaders of Lebanon’s Maronite and Orthodox Christian churches urged Lebanese leaders on Sunday to stop delaying…
Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus
Middle East
September 27, 2020
Former Lebanese FM, president’s son-in-law, has coronavirus
BEIRUT (AP) — A former Lebanese foreign minister and son-in-law of President Michel Aoun has tested positive for the coronavirus,…