Press TV - Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has expressed solidarity with the protesters who have flooded the streets of the country in recent days,saying their agitation shows "people's pain." "What is happening in the streets expresses people's pain, but generalizing corruption (charges) against everyone carries big injustice," Aoun's office quoted ...

Bloomberg |Dana Khraiche: Lebanese officials were scrambling to finalize a plan to avert a financial meltdown as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets nationwide for a fourth straight day, demanding the ouster of a political class they blame for rampant corruption and worsening living standards. Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks ...

Tasnim A Lebanese Christian party announced it is quitting the government after a third day of protests across the country against tax increases and alleged official corruption. After tens of thousands took to the streets on Saturday, four ministers from the Lebanese Forces Party, a traditional ally of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, resigned from ...

Press TV - France is working to reduce the escalation that ensued from the recent Yemeni drone attacks against Saudi oil facilities, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Friday. "The French role is constant and following this matter in order to reduce the escalation that is happening," Hariri said following talks with French President ...

Press TV - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri says the Israeli regime bears full responsibility for the last weekends drone attack on the southern part of the countrys capital Beirut. This unacceptable act threatens the stability and peace that has prevailed on the international border for 13 years, Hariri told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ...

Reuters - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said two Israeli drones which crashed in a suburb of Beirut dominated by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah were designed to stir up regional tensions. In the first such incident in more than a decade, one drone fell and second exploded before dawn near the ground and caused some damage to Hezbollahs media ...

Alwaght - After several months of political limbo, Lebanon finally formed its government on January 30. The Arab media called the new cabinet a victory for Iran. However, two weeks after the government formation it seems that the country is witnessing a new round of race for further influence by the regional powers. Earlier this week, Irans Foreign ...

February 12, The Iran Project - Heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, Iran'sForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif paid a two-day official visit to the Lebanese capital of Beirut,holding separate talks with the senior officials in the Arab country to confer over a host of issues including expansion of political and economic relations....

Tasnim Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif plans to pay an official visit to Lebanon in a bid to boost bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic and the Arab country. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Zarif will leave Tehran for Lebanon on Sunday to hold talks with senior officials of the country on a range of issues, including ...

Press TV - Iran has welcomed the formation of a new government headed by Prime MinisterSaad Hariri in Lebanon after anine-month deadlock and reiterated its support for the country's security. "The Islamic Republic of Iran congratulates the Lebanese government and people on the formation of a new government in Lebanon, which is the result of empathy ...

IRNA Irans ambassador in Beirut Mohammad-Jalal Firouznia said on Tuesday that Iran supports the formation of a new government in Lebanon at the earliest by Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Firouznia made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a meeting in Beirut with Hariri where they discussed different regional and bilateral issues. The ...

IRNA Irans ambassador in Beirut Mohammad-Jalal Firouznia and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in a meeting on Tuesday discussed issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, the two sides also reviewed regional issues and ways to promote bilateral relations. Earlier in the day, the Iranian embassy in Beirut issued a statement reacting to remarks ...

Almanar - Lebanons Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said after meeting President Michel Aoun that the national unity government needs to be formed as soon as possible. Hariri said he visited Baabda Presidential Palace on Tuesday to extend New Year greetings to President Aoun. The president and I are determined to meet again and end this issue,...

IRNA Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Thursday criticized Washington's unilateral sanctions against Iran and warned that the US move will entail grave consequences in the Middle East region. Hariri, who was speaking at Chatham House in London, said the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive ...

Press TV - Lebanese leaders have agreed to take actions at the regional and international levels against Israels plans to construct a border wall and the regimes threats against Lebanons offshore oil and gas exploration projects. President Michel Aoun held the meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri before ...

Press TV - Prime Minister Saad Hariri calls Israel the greatest threat to Lebanons stability amid reports and speculations that the Tel Aviv regime could be planning a new war against the Arab country. The only threat I see is Israel taking some kind of action against Lebanon, out of a miscalculation, Hariri told an audience at the World Economic ...

MNA Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told Davos attendees on Wednesday that he as the prime minister wants the best relationship with Iran. I would like the best relationship with Iran", Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told Davos attendees on Wednesday. Mr. Hariri made the remarks on Wednesday during a panel hosted by CNBC at the World ...

Press TV - Saudi Arabia is reportedly set to seize assets of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the kingdom as part of Riyadhs so-called anti-corruption campaign apparently targeting the crown princes critics and opponents. The New Arab, citing an unnamed source close to the Saudi authorities, reported on Monday that Riyadh is moving to ...

Press TV - Lebanons Prime Minister Saad Hariri has called for his county to be kept out of regional conflicts, lauding the Hezbollah resistance movement for doing its part to de-escalate the tensions. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, Hariri said he was open to Hezbollah continuing to participate in the government following ...

IRNA 2017 was a year of ups and downs for Lebanon during which the Lebanese could pass the difficult situations including the fight against terrorism and the crisis of their premier's resignation. The 2017, Lebanon events can be divided into three phases: 1. Early 2017 was the first days of the work of new Lebanese cabinet under the premiership ...