- 18 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityLebanon
Like the Titanic – Lebanon’s orchestra keeps playing as country sinks
By Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - As Lebanon's national orchestra prepared for its season-opening concert with half its musicians absent, conductor Lubnan Baalbaki faced a dilemma - attempt a piece…
Arab League holds talks in Lebanon over Gulf row
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Arab League official held talks in Lebanon on Monday in a bid to ease a rift with Saudi Arabia over criticism of its role in…
Buffeted by crises, Lebanon PM urges minister to do right thing
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday urged a cabinet minister who triggered a rift with Saudi Arabia to put national interests first but stopped short of asking…
Lebanon draws up ‘roadmap’ to end row with Saudis – presidency
DUBAI (Reuters) -Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Thursday he had agreed with President Michel Aoun on a "roadmap" to solve a diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia, according to…
Bahrain urges citizens in Lebanon to leave, Yemeni gov’t recalls envoy
CAIRO (Reuters) - Bahrain's foreign ministry on Tuesday urged citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately, the state news agency reported, amid a deepening row over comments by a Lebanese minister…
Lebanon says it wants dialogue with Riyadh, not demands about Hezbollah
By Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's foreign minister said Saudi Arabia was dictating impossible terms by asking the government to reduce the role of Iran-backed Hezbollah…
Analysis-Lebanon is dragged back into eye of Iranian-Saudi storm
By Tom Perry and Ghaida Ghantous BEIRUT (Reuters) - Already mired in economic collapse, Lebanon is facing a blast of Gulf Arab anger after a prominent broadcaster-turned-minister levelled blunt criticism…
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric calls on authorities to defuse crisis with Gulf
DUBAI (Reuters) - Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai called on the authorities on Sunday to take a "decisive step" to defuse a crisis with Gulf Arab states over critical…
Crisis with Lebanon rooted in Hezbollah dominance – Saudi minister
By Aziz El Yaakoubi DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday the latest crisis with Lebanon has its origins in a Lebanese political setup that reinforces the…
Arab League concerned at ‘rapid deterioration’ of Lebanese-Gulf ties
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Saturday it was concerned about a rapid deterioration of Lebanese-Gulf relations after critical comments from a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military…
Saudi-Lebanon diplomatic crisis worsens as envoy expelled, imports banned
By Laila Bassam and Maha El Dahan BEIRUT (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave within 48 hours on Friday and banned all Lebanese imports…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah warns Israel against drilling in disputed maritime border area
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah on Friday warned Israel against drilling for oil and gas in the disputed maritime border area between the two countries until the issue…
