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Arab World Speaker Nabih Berri during the tallying of votes during a past presidential elections session. (AFP)

Lebanon's Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Paris Still Supports Franjieh’s Presidential Bid

Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he has not yet “seen encouraging signs” that would prompt him to call for a presidential election session, given…

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Arab World Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai is pictured in Bkerke, Lebanon October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

France Faces Crisis of Presidential Candidates in Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron met on Tuesday with Lebanon’s Patriarch Beshara Rai at the Elysee Palace and showed “remarkable hospitality” in a bid to…

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Gulf Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari and Lebanon's caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi attend a press conference at Saudi Arabia's embassy in Beirut, Lebanon May 30, 2023. (Reuters)

The Complete Tale of Mashari al-Mutairi's Abduction from Beirut and Release Near Syrian Border

The release of abducted Saudi national Mashari al-Mutairi is a remarkable success by Lebanese military intelligence against organized crime gangs because – in…

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Arab World 01 October 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: Speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri speaks during a press conference. (Lebanese parliament/dpa)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: No New Developments Related to Election of Lebanese President

Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is unlikely to call the legislature to convene to elect a new president given the lack of “real competition” that would…

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Arab World Caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati (Lebanese premier’s office)

Arab Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Assad, Mikati Held Cordial Meeting

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati have had a cordial encounter on the sidelines of the Arab League’s Jeddah…

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Arab World Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati chairing a ministerial meeting at the Grand Serail in Beirut on May 8 (Lebanese Premiership)

Mikati to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Must all Acknowledge Saudi Efforts to Make the Summit a Success

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed hopes on Thursday that Arab leaders participating in the Arab League summit in Jeddah, succeed at…

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Arab World Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil. EPA

Lebanon’s Bassil to Asharq Al-Awat: Openness to the Arab World is Necessary

Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil has said that Lebanon’s “openness to the Arab world is necessary”

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Features Lebanon: Divorce between Aoun, Hezbollah Is Final

Lebanon: Divorce between Aoun, Hezbollah Is Final

A Lebanese official following the relations between former President Michel Aoun with Hezbollah said the “marriage” between them, which was held at a Maronite…

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