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Interviews US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea (L) presents a letter to Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) during their meeting at Berri's house in Beirut, Lebanon, 01 October 2022. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Draft Proposal on Maritime Deal is ‘Positive’

US mediator Amos Hochstein has presented a written proposal for maritime boundary demarcation between Lebanon and Israel that establishes a qualitative…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese President Michel Aoun holding a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Baabda last August (Dalati & Nohra)

Combined Salaries of Lebanon’s President, Speaker & PM Drop Below $1,000

The financial and economic collapse sweeping Lebanon has managed to drastically change the lifestyle of many Lebanese as it continues to threaten stability in…

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Interviews Gemayel speaks during an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat.

Sami Gemayel: We Refuse to Be Held Hostage by Hezbollah

The head of the Lebanese Kataeb Party, Sami Gemayel, warned against some opposition parties resorting to a settlement with Hezbollah in the upcoming…

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Arab World  Prime Minister Najib Mikati talks with US mediator Amos Hochstein during a recent visit to Beirut. (Reuters)

Lebanon Maintains Silence on Border Demarcation Talks with Israel

Lebanese officials maintained silence over the negotiations to demarcate the maritime borders with Israel, led by US mediator Amos Hochstein, amid recent…

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Features Arafat leaving Beirut on August 30, 1982 (Getty Images)

Beirut Remembers Arafat’s Departure 40 Years Ago

On this day 40 years ago, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat departed Beirut, which was under Israeli siege, to Tunisia, his first leg on a journey back to a…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Électricité du Liban building (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanon's Electricity Company Obstructs Work of State Institutions

Hallway windows leading to the office of Lebanon’s prime minister in the Grand Serail in central Beirut are covered with curtains of another kind. Wood…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World A handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra shows Lebanon's President Michel Aoun (C), Prime Minister Najib Mikati (C R), and parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (C L) meeting with US Senior Advisor for Energy Security Amos Hochstein (5th L) and US ambassador Dorothy Shea (4th L) at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital on August 1, 2022. (Dalati & Nohra)

‘Massive’ Progress Made in Lebanese-Israeli Maritime Border Deal

The US mediation in the maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel made a new breakthrough on Monday. Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib…

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Interviews Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak, Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemeni FM: Lebanon’s Vowed Measures against Houthi Channels Remain Mere Ink on Paper

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak has heavily criticized Lebanon-based Hezbollah’s interference in the Yemeni crisis and demanded that the country take…

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