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Arab World 19 November 2024, Lebanon, Beirut: US special envoy Amos Hochstein meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut. (Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament/dpa)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Guarantor of Israeli Stance, Negotiations Are Good

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that the situation was "good in principle" following two hours of talks with US envoy…

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Arab World Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson in Beirut on Thursday. (Parliament's media office)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Proposal Does Not Guarantee Israeli Freedom of Movement in Lebanon

Efforts to resolve the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have for the first time entered the negotiations phase. Parliament Speaker Nabih…

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Arab World Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and US envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut. (AFP file)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Resolution 1701 Only Tangible Proposal to End Lebanon Conflict

Politicians in Beirut said they have not received any credible information about Washington resuming its mediation efforts towards reaching a ceasefire in…

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Arab World A handout picture released by the Lebanese parliament press office, shows Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) meeting with the head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Aroldo Lazaro Saenz in Beirut on November 1, 2024. (Lebanese parliament/AFP)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Israel Rejected Lebanon’s Proposal for a Ceasefire

Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a Lebanese ceasefire proposal. In…

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Arab World Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. Photo: LF

Geagea to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Reject the Return of Hezbollah’s Mini-state

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has warned against turning a blind eye to the dangers of the Iranian-Israeli war taking place on Lebanese territories,…

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Arab World Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a dialogue meeting in 2006. (AFP)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Hezbollah Tasking Me to Hold Political Negotiations Is Nothing New

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Wednesday that no positive progress has been made to stop the Israeli war on Lebanon, a reference to American officials …

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Arab World  Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot in Beirut on September 30, 2024. (AFP)

Lebanon PM to Asharq Al-Awsat: No Other Path Except Ceasefire, Negotiations

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed on Monday that his country is committed to a reaching a ceasefire and launching indirect negotiations…

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Arab World Lebanese Forces MP Georges Adwan (C) shakes hands with Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah parliament Speaker Nabih Berri looks on during a meeting that brought together parties from across Lebanon's fractious political spectrum, in Beirut on March 3, 2006. (AFP)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: I Am in Contact with Hezbollah, My Agreement with Nasrallah Still Stands

Lebanon’s parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Monday that Beirut was still committed to the agreement reached with US envoy Amos Hochstein on a path…

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