Saad Hariri
Hezbollah vows to strike ‘deep inside’ Israel if attacked again
Middle East
September 3, 2019
Hezbollah vows to strike ‘deep inside’ Israel if attacked again
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatened Monday to hit “deep inside” Israel, a day after an exchange of fire on the…
Lebanese officials declare state of economic emergency
Middle East
September 3, 2019
Lebanese officials declare state of economic emergency
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s political leaders declared what they called an economic state of emergency Monday following a meeting aimed…
Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after week of tensions
Middle East
September 2, 2019
Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after week of tensions
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire along the Lebanese border after a week of rising tensions, sparking fears of an escalation…
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home
Middle East
June 20, 2019
In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home
ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese authorities are making their most aggressive campaign yet for Syrian refugees to return home and…
Some Lebanese parties do not want gov’t formed: Berri
Middle East
December 24, 2018
Some Lebanese parties do not want gov’t formed: Berri
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said there are parties that do not want a new government, a…
Lebanese protest over economy and politics
Middle East
December 24, 2018
Lebanese protest over economy and politics
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Several hundred Lebanese people protested in Beirut on Sunday over the state of Lebanon’s economy and politics…
Lebanon seen closer to new government, minister says
Middle East
December 18, 2018
Lebanon seen closer to new government, minister says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon appeared to be edging toward clinching a deal to form a new national unity government after…
Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri not seeking revenge for father’s murder
Middle East
September 11, 2018
Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri not seeking revenge for father’s murder
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Tuesday he is not seeking revenge for the…
Lebanon wins pledges exceeding $10 billion in Paris: finance minister
Middle East
April 6, 2018
Lebanon wins pledges exceeding $10 billion in Paris: finance minister
Lebanon won pledges of grants and loans exceeding $10 billion on Friday at a Paris conference aimed at rallying international…
Lebanese author, feminist Emily Nasrallah dies at age 87
Middle East
March 15, 2018
Lebanese author, feminist Emily Nasrallah dies at age 87
Acclaimed Lebanese author and feminist Emily Nasrallah, who articulated women’s experiences in her writing about Lebanon’s civil war, has died…