Mohamed Choucair

Mohamed Choucair
Arab World Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri speaks during a parliament session to discuss and approve budget in Beirut, Lebanon September 16, 2022. (Lebanese Parliament/Handout via Reuters)

Lebanon's Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Election of President More than Necessary

Lebanon’s parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stressed the need to elect a new president to succeed Michel Aoun, whose term ends on October 31. In remarks to…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World The head of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, and political advisor to Hezbollah's Secretary General Hussein Khalil (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Jumblatt to Hezbollah: Lebanon’s President Should be Accepted by All Sides

The head of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, and political advisor to Hezbollah's Secretary General Hussein Khalil have discussed several…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese President Michel Aoun (L) meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, ahead of a cabinet meeting in the Baabda Presidential Palace, Beirut, Lebanon, 20 May 2022. (Dalati & Nohra)

Mikati to Asharq Al-Awsat: I Won't Be PM of Govt that Prolongs Lebanon's Crisis

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed that he will not shirk his responsibilities, vowing that he is committed to saving the country. In…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Speaker Nabih Berri (AFP)

Berri Rejects to Engage in ‘Bargains’ in Exchange for His Re-election as Lebanon’s Speaker

Outgoing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the eldest MP in the new parliament, has called for a parliamentary session on Tuesday to elect the speaker, the…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Mikati Hopes for Breakthrough in Efforts Aimed at Mending Lebanese-Gulf Ties

Mikati Hopes for Breakthrough in Efforts Aimed at Mending Lebanese-Gulf Ties

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati is hoping that a breakthrough can be reached in efforts aimed at mending relations between Beirut and Gulf countries. …

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Features Impact of Hariri's Stepping Back from Lebanon's Political Life Will Be Felt by Allies, Rivals Alike

Impact of Hariri's Stepping Back from Lebanon's Political Life Will Be Felt by Allies, Rivals Alike

Head of Lebanon's Mustaqbal movement former Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Monday that he was suspending political work, upending the political scene…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese PM to Asharq Al-Awsat: No Deal Behind Shiite Duo's End of Govt Boycott

Lebanese PM to Asharq Al-Awsat: No Deal Behind Shiite Duo's End of Govt Boycott

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed on Sunday the need for unity and solidarity to save Lebanon "because hunger is knocking on everyone's doors." …

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanon Faces International Pressure to Hold Elections on Time

Lebanon Faces International Pressure to Hold Elections on Time

Lebanon’s political parties have expressed contradictory positions on the fate of next year’s parliamentary elections. Th term of the current legislature…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)