The MP also said he wants the Kataeb to get a fair share in the government and leadership of the Education Ministry, which he called an “essential part of the problem in Lebanon." He also said that "the Ministerial Statement will not legitimize Hezbollah’s use of weapons,” an issue of deep contention...
Change and Reform bloc MP Alain Aoun told the Voice of Lebanon radio station on Monday that his bloc leader, MP Michel Aoun, held a series of meetings with different parties on Sunday night, saying that the Free Patriotic Movement will name “the...
In an interview with An-Nahar newspaper published on Monday, MP Boutros Harb said that he would not accept being granted any ministry other than the Justice portfolio, because he “has a reform plan.” “I do not seek any other portfolio,” Harb...
As-Safir newspaper quoted Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt following his meeting with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Sunday as saying that Hariri is dealing with the remaining cabinet-formation details “patiently and in...
Lebanese Forces bloc MP George Adwan told As-Safir newspaper on Monday that the LF cannot give up both the Maronite seat and the Justice portfolio in the new cabinet, “which is why I suggested that MP Boutros Harb be granted a state ministry, while...
Following statements from both government and opposition sides in Lebanon over the weekend, it now looks likely that Prime Minister-elect Saad Hariri will announce the formation of a new governing coalition in the next few days. The announcement...
Senior political leaders have approved the distribution of ministries in a new government, five months after June’s parliamentary elections, but further negotiations await to appease March 14 Christian politicians, officials said Sunday. While the...
Hezbollah accepts Hariri's cabinet line-up. Lebanon's Hezbollah has agreed to join a national unity government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, ending months of political deadlock. A senior opposition source said on ...
Hariri refused to give the position to the opposition. Hariri ultimately relented, but only if the minister was not Bassil, but rather another member of his party. Bassil will become Minister of Power and Hydraulic Resources in the ...
"The two held a very positive meeting and we are optimistic that the government line-up will be announced soon," Hammoud said. The new 30-member cabinet is set to include 15 ministers from Hariri's coalition and 10 from the opposition. ...
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