Tag: Lebanon
Lebanese actor accused of espionage released
BEIRUT: Renowned Lebanese actor Ziad Itani who was jailed for several months on suspicion of spying for Israel has been released.
Ziad Itani had been...
Lebanon’s Hariri arrives in Riyadh for first visit since ‘resignation’
RIYADH: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri arrived in Saudi Arabia, his office said on Wednesday, his first trip to the kingdom since his abrupt...
Lebanese presidency denies Tillerson kept waiting at palace
BEIRUT: The Lebanese presidency denied that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had been kept waiting ahead of a meeting with President Michel Aoun...
Iraq receives former minister charged with graft charges from Lebanon
BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities on Thursday took into custody a former trade minister convicted in absentia for corruption cases, following his extradition from Lebanon, Iraq’s...
Ancient statues looted in Lebanese war return decades later
BEIRUT: A marble bull’s head made 2,400 years ago for a Phoenician temple and looted during Lebanon’s civil war arrived in Beirut on Friday...
Leave Lebanon alone, world powers tell Saudi, Iran
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron led calls Friday for countries to stop meddling in Lebanon at an international meeting aimed at preventing the fragile...
Major powers to push Saudis, Iran to stop interfering in Lebanon
PARIS: Major powers will try to shore up Lebanon’s stability on Friday by pushing Saudi Arabia and Iran to stop interfering in its politics,...
Lebanon’s Hariri retracts resignation, finishing month-long crisis
BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri rescinded his resignation on Tuesday, drawing a line under a month-long crisis triggered when he announced from Riyadh that...
Lebanon will only survive if Hezbollah disarms, says Saudi minister
ROME: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Friday that Lebanon had been “hijacked” by Hezbollah and could only flourish if the Iranian-backed group disarmed.
The militia...
Lebanon’s PM holds off resignation
Saad al-Hariri has deferred his resignation as Lebanon’s prime minister and has vowed to work with the country’s president Michel Aoun to “protect” the...
Saad Hariri returns to Lebanon after shock resignation
BEIRUT: Saad Hariri returned to Lebanon on Tuesday night for the first time since he resigned as the country's prime minister earlier this month...
Arab League chief says Lebanon should be ‘spared’
Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Monday Lebanon should be “spared” from spiralling regional tensions, during a visit to Beirut a day...
Lebanon under ‘total control’ of Hezbollah: Bahrain FM
CAIRO: Bahrain's foreign minister said Sunday that Lebanon is under the "total control" of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, in a speech at an Arab...
Lebanese FM may not attend Arab League meeting: senior Lebanese official
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s foreign minister may not attend an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Sunday and a final decision will be taken in the...
Lebanon’s Hariri reaches France amid Saudi ‘hostage’ rumours
PARIS: Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in France Saturday from Saudi Arabia, where his resignation announcement two weeks ago sparked accusations that he was...
Chinese president offers support for Saudi amid regional uncertainty
BEIJING: China supports Saudi Arabia’s efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and achieve greater development, President Xi Jinping told Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, at a...
Lebanon’s Hariri in Saudi Arabia ‘by his own will’: Saudi FM
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir rejected accusations that his country was holding Saad al-Hariri against his will, saying the Lebanese prime minister who...
