Tag: Lebanon
Lebanon’s ‘detained’ prime minister to travel to France
Lebanon's premier Saad Hariri will travel to France "in the coming days", a French presidential source said Wednesday, after Beirut accused Saudi Arabia of...
EU wants Hariri to return to Lebanon, warns against Saudi meddling
BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday urged Saad al-Hariri to return to Lebanon, calling on all political forces inside the country to focus on...
Hariri says will return to Lebanon in days
BEIRUT: Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon’s prime minister on November 4 while in Saudi Arabia, said on Sunday he would return...
Lebanon president asks Saudi Arabia why Hariri has not returned
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after...
Time for Hariri to return to Lebanon, says top Lebanese politican
BEIRUT: Top Lebanese Druze politician Walid Jumblatt said on Friday it was time that Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as prime minister on Saturday while...
Kuwait, UAE, KSA order citizens to leave Lebanon immediately
DOHA: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait have advised their citizens not to travel to Lebanon and urged...
Lebanon believes Hariri held by Riyadh, wants foreign support for his...
BEIRUT: Lebanon believes Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as prime minister on Saturday while in Saudi Arabia, is being held by Riyadh, and Beirut plans...
Saad Hariri under house arrest in Saudi Arabia, says pro-Hezbollah paper
BEIRUT: Saad al-Hariri, who quit as Lebanese Prime Minister in a weekend broadcast from Saudi Arabia, has been held under house arrest in the...
Abu Dhabi crown prince receives outgoing Lebanese PM Hariri in UAE
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed met outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday, Al Arabiya reported, as Hariri left Saudi Arabia...
Saudi Arabia accuses Lebanon of declaring war against it
BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia accused Lebanon on Monday of declaring war against it because of aggression by the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, a dramatic escalation...
Lebanese prime minister resigns, says fears for his life
BEIRUT: Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying in a televised broadcast he sensed a plot to target his life and criticising...
Lebanon announces ceasefire in week-old battle against Islamic State
Militants have long been active in mountainous eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, where a bloody civil war has raged since 2011.
Jolie meets refugees in Lebanon on 5th anniversary of Syrian war
Hollywood star and UN refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday met Syrian refugee families living in squalid conditions in Lebanon, on the fifth...
French arms bound for Lebanon: Saudi FM
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister has said the kingdom will keep French military supplies previously intended for Lebanon under a $3 billion aid programme, as...
Lebanon mourns 41 killed in bomb attack on Hezbollah bastion
Lebanon was holding a day of mourning Friday for 41 people killed in twin bombings on a busy shopping street in southern Beirut, the...
Hezbollah will pay ‘full price’ for deadly attack: Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanon's Hezbollah it will pay the "full price" after missiles killed two Israeli soldiers in an attack that raised...
Lebanon detains wife, son of IS chief Baghdadi
Lebanese forces have detained a wife and son of Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi near the Syrian border, security and military sources...
