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Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun told An-Nahar newspaper on Sunday that the Lebanese have not had independence for a long time, although they partially gained it back in 2005 when Syria withdrew its army from the country. “What is left of...
Tags: Free Patriotic Movement, Issam Abu Jamra, FPM, Michel Aoun, mp michel, leader mp, Lebanon, Beirut, Qornet Shehwan Gathering, Lebanese Civil War, Lebanese military personnel, Aoun, Politics, Jamra, Hassan Nasrallah, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
The distribution of ministerial portfolios made little headway on Wednesday as cabinet discussions were halted after Tuesday’s rejection of Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri’s proposal to the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). Meanwhile, the Council of...
Tags: cabinet formation, Michel Aoun, mp michel, Mount Lebanon, Saad Hariri, parliamentary commissions, leader mp, bloc mp
After meeting with Speaker Nabih Berri at Ain al-Tineh on Monday, his Swedish counterpart Per Westerberg said that Lebanon should have a cabinet and that current deliberations are within the democratic framework. Westerberg said Lebanon is a model of...
Tags: Nabih Berri, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, leaders mp, Michel Aoun, mp michel, movement leaders, designated saad, Walid Jumblatt, speaker nabih
In an interview with An-Nahar newspaper published on Friday, Change and Reform bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan said that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is the one who decides on the cabinet formation, stressing that Hariri has two offers for Free Patriotic...
Tags: Saad Hariri, Michel Aoun, prime ministers, designate saad, Samir Geagea, cabinet formation, bloc mp, mp michel, leader mp, Abbas Hashem
Following his meeting with Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri in downtown Beirut, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams said that Lebanon needs a new government to confront local and regional challenges and that concessions will be necessary.
Tags: Lebanon Michael Williams, Michel Aoun, Saad Hariri, designate saad, cabinet formation, mp michel, leader mp, Sejaan Kazzi, Kataeb, prime minister
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and the Future Movement party offered no response Thursday to Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader MP Michel Aoun’s statement on Wednesday as Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea called on Aoun to join the opposition...
Tags: Michel Aoun, Samir Geagea, Saad Hariri, leader mp, Lebanon Bookmark, mp michel, movement leader, Free Patriotic Movement, Wiam Wahhab, leader samir
Contradictory statements emerged on Tuesday as Future Movement officials voiced optimism with regard to the formation of a cabinet within days while Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) figures stressed that the ongoing negotiations had not reached any breakthrough...
Tags: Michel Aoun, Saad Hariri, designate saad, leader mp, cabinet formation, prime minister, mp michel, Hassan Nasrallah
The distribution of portfolios in the new cabinet remains at a stalemate, after further fruitless negotiations on Monday. Newly appointed French Ambassador to Lebanon Dani Pieton said Monday France was ready, upon request, to offer the Lebanese assistance...
Tags: Michel Aoun, Saad Hariri, Voice of Lebanon radio, Hariri-Aoun, designate saad, prime minister, mp michel, Aoun Telecom Ministry, leader mp
Lebanese political parties sounded an upbeat not on Tuesday regarding the prospects of a breakthrough in the cabinet formation. Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is expected to meet leaders of the parliamentary majority in the upcoming days. Hariri...
Tags: Saad Hariri, cabinet formation, designate saad, Free Patriotic Movement, prime minister, mp michel, Michel Aoun, leaders mp, Hariri-Aoun, Samir Geagea
Change and Reform bloc MP Farid Khazen told Voice of Lebanon radio station on Monday that “foreign and local indicators” suggest that a new government will soon be formed, stressing that “next week will be crucial and decisive.” He explained that the...
Tags: Saad Hariri, reform bloc, mp michel, Michel Aoun, bloc leader, designate saad, leader mp, Farid Khazen, bloc mp, Change and Reform