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Arab World Bassil Opposes Hezbollah by Nominating Nawaf Salam for PM’s Post

Bassil Opposes Hezbollah by Nominating Nawaf Salam for PM’s Post

Political contacts are accelerating in Lebanon ahead of the binding parliamentary consultations, scheduled for Monday, to designate a new prime minister to…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Mikati Awaits Answers to 'Fundamental Questions' Before Accepting Designation

Mikati Awaits Answers to 'Fundamental Questions' Before Accepting Designation

Efforts are underway to convince former Prime Minister Najib Mikati to accept his designation to form a new government, a well-informed source said, adding…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Interviews Head of Lebanon Banks Association to Asharq Al-Awsat: Non-State Logic Accelerates the Collapse

Head of Lebanon Banks Association to Asharq Al-Awsat: Non-State Logic Accelerates the Collapse

As the political stalemate in Lebanon exacerbates the financial, economic and monetary crisis, banking and monetary files pose a major challenge to the…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Gulf Lebanon’s Centennial Coincides with 100 Years of Saudi-Maronite Relations

Lebanon’s Centennial Coincides with 100 Years of Saudi-Maronite Relations

Greater Lebanon’s centennial matching dates with the centenary of relations between the country’s Maronite Patriarchate and the Saudi Kingdom show how deeply…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World STL President to Asharq Al-Awsat: Halt of Our Work Sends Destructive Message to Lebanese People

STL President to Asharq Al-Awsat: Halt of Our Work Sends Destructive Message to Lebanese People

President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Judge Ivana Hrdličková warned that the cancellation of the start of the trial in the case of the…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Interviews Geagea to Asharq Al-Awsat: Lebanon’s Political Authority Has Lost All Arab, Int’l Recognition

Geagea to Asharq Al-Awsat: Lebanon’s Political Authority Has Lost All Arab, Int’l Recognition

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said that the term of President Michel Aoun “could have been the best” the country has ever seen, “but he squandered the…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World US Warned Bassil before Imposing Sanctions, Aoun Demands Evidence of Corruption

US Warned Bassil before Imposing Sanctions, Aoun Demands Evidence of Corruption

The allegations offered by the United States in justifying the sanctions it imposed on Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Gebran Bassil have raised…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Berri: Maritime Border Demarcation Finalized, Awaits Israeli Response

Berri: Maritime Border Demarcation Finalized, Awaits Israeli Response

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that the negotiations with the US over the demarcation of the southern maritime borders were concluded, adding…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)