- 04 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityLebanon
Protesters block Lebanon’s roads to protest economic crash, soaring prices
By Mohamed Azakir and Ahmed al Kerdi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese truck and bus drivers and others blocked main roads in the capital and other areas on Thursday in protest…
Hezbollah’s criticism of Saudi not in Lebanon’s interest – PM
By Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati Monday said criticism of Saudi Arabia by the leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group did not serve the national…
Lebanon’s Aoun calls for defence dialogue, hinting at friction with Hezbollah
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on Monday for national dialogue on matters including a defence strategy which he said it was the state's responsibility alone to implement, hinting…
Lebanon ‘regrets’ assault on U.N. peacekeepers
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's foreign ministry said on Thursday it regretted an assault on a Finnish battalion of U.N. peackeepers and awaited results of an inquiry as videos showed local people…
Analysis: Lebanon hands its undocumented workers a win – but little work
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lebanon has for the first time eased restrictions on thousands of undocumented workers – but advocates say the long-awaited move fails to…
GCC calls on Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from conducting ‘terrorist operations’
RIYADH (Reuters) - The Gulf Cooperation Council called on Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from conducting "terrorist operations", strengthen its military and ensure that arms are limited to "legitimate state institutions",…
Lebanon PM says call with Saudi Crown Prince and Macron ‘important step’ – statement
CAIRO (Reuters) - Lebanon Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday the call he had earlier with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron was "an…
France’s Macron hopes for progress on Lebanon during Saudi talks
DUBAI (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he hoped talks he would hold in Saudi Arabia later in the day would help alleviate tension between Gulf states…
Lebanese minister whose comments sparked Saudi dispute to resign Friday, sources say
(Reuters) - Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi is expected to announce his resignation on Friday to pave the way for a possible resolution of a diplomatic spat between Lebanon and…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah condemns Britain’s decision to ban Hamas -statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah movement condemned Britain’s decision to proscribe Palestinian militant group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, the movement said on Saturday. Britain's interior minister Priti Patel on…
Turkey says saddened by Lebanon-Gulf crisis, calls for diplomatic resolution
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey is saddened by a crisis between Lebanon and Gulf states, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for a resolution…
Hezbollah rejects calls for minister to quit over Yemen comments
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Hezbollah leader rejected calls for the resignation of a Lebanese minister who sparked a diplomatic rift with Riyadh by criticising its military intervention in Yemen, underlining…
