Government of Lebanon
Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri steps down
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down on July 15 after failing to form the government for months.
Erdoğan receives Lebanon's Hariri in Istanbul
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 26 received Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri.
Erdoğan met with Hariri at Vahdettin Palace in Istanbul after attending a groundbreaking ceremony. The meeting was held closed-doors and no details of the meeting were made available.
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Lebanon to inject dollars as currency plunge revives protest
Hundreds protested for a second night to decry Lebanese authorities' handling of a deepening economic crisis, despite the government pledging on June 12 to inject dollars into the market to bolster the sagging currency.
Near a protest square in central Beirut, around 200 young men drove in on mopeds and defaced shop fronts, setting fire to several stores, an AFP correspondent said.
Greek FM Dendias holds talks in Beirut
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was expected in Lebanon on Wednesday for talks with the country's political leaders in Beirut.
He will first be received by President Michel Aoun, before meeting with the President of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri.
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Dozens injured in clash with security forces in Lebanon
Dozens of protestors were injured in Lebanon's capital on Dec. 20 as security forces fired tear gas to disperse anti-government demonstrators.
Injuries occurred as protestors clashed with security forces trying to open blocked roads to traffic in the Corniche el Mazraa area of Beirut.
Lebanon's Aoun asks gov't to work in caretaker role
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Oct. 30 asked Prime Minister Saad Hariri to continue as a caretaker premier, until a new government is formed.
Christian party quits Lebanon gov't amid mass protests
A Maronite Christian party has quit the Lebanese government amid mass protests against plans by the coalition cabinet for tax increases.
In Beirut, Greek president stresses benefits of trilateral partnership
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos was on an official visit to Beirut on Thursday, where he stressed the importance of a trilateral partnership that has been forged between Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon.
Pavlopoulos embarks on two-day visit to Lebanon
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will pay an official two-day visit to Lebanon on Thursday and Friday at the invitation of his counterpart, Michel Aoun.
Pavlopoulos is scheduled to have a private meeting with the Aoun on Thursday at 11.50 a.m. which will be followed by a joint press conference.
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President Radev is on an Official Visit to Lebanon
President Rumen Radev is on an official visit to the Lebanese Republic at the invitation of his colleague Michel Aoun.
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