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Arab World The Special Tribunal for Lebanon officially closed on Sunday. (STL)

Lebanon's Hariri Tribunal Officially Closes, Leaving 3 Cases Unresolved

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has closed an international tribunal that was created to investigate the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Archive photo of Speaker Nabih Berri receiving Army Commander General Joseph Aoun (Lebanese Parliament website)

Dispute over Aoun’s Term Extension Opens Door to Search for an Acting Commander of Lebanese Army

The extension of the term of Lebanese Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, who is due to retire in January, has sparked divisions in the political scene and…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati holding meeting with the French delegation (Dalati and Nohra)

France Freezes Aid to Lebanon, Pressuring Resolution for Army’s 'Vacuum Crisis’

While France may acknowledge the growing challenge in foreseeing the election of a president in Lebanon, it has not yielded in its efforts to avert a…

Thaer Abbas (Bierut)
Arab World Wassim Mansouri, Acting Governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank (BDL), speaks during a press conference. (AP)

BDL Acting Governor: I Will Not Use People’s Deposits to Lend to the State

It may not be fair to compare the 30 years that the former Governor of the Banque du Liban (BDL), Riad Salameh, spent in managing the country’s financial…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Interviews Maj. Gen. Imad Othman honors officers retiring (ISF Website)

Lebanese Internal Security Chief Warns of Political Impact on Stability

In less than nine months, if the current political deadlock in Lebanon persists, the management of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), a pivotal sector in the…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World  Presidential Envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian held a meeting with Samir Geagea, the leader of the “Lebanese Forces” party during his recent visit to Lebanon.

Le Drian to Visit Lebanon Next Month on ‘Last Opportunity’ Mission

During a recent meeting of the five nations focused on Lebanon’s affairs in the Qatari capital, it became clear that a fragile balance holds the international…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese Forces (LF) Leader Samir Geagea, French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian, and their delegations during the talks (LF website)

Lebanon Spends Summer Without President...Autumn Set as Pivotal Deadline

Even though the message carried by the visit of the French presidential envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, was singular, the interpretations given by the Lebanese…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut )
Arab World Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) shakes hands with Jean-Yves Le Drian (L), the former French foreign minister and special envoy for Lebanon, at Berri's house in Beirut, Lebanon, 25 July 2023. (EPA)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Breakthrough Reached in Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis 

French presidential envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian kicked off a Tuesday a new visit to the country in the hopes of achieving a breakthrough in the impasse…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)