Watershed moment for the Middle East after Lebanon elects new president - with a Saudi push
Then, a Saudi delegation headed by the kingdom’s envoy, Prince Yazid bin Farhan, flew into Beirut for the second time in a ...
Macron visits Lebanon to push sovereignty, reforms amid new hope
BEIRUT (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Lebanon on Friday to help speed up the formation of a ...
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Al-Waleed bin Talal announces Four Seasons to reopen in Beirut, Lebanon
The planned reopening of the hotel, which was damaged in the 2020 port explosion, follows Saudi-backed Gen. Joseph Aoun's ...
Lebanon's new President Joseph Aoun says his first official abroad trip will be to Saudi Arabia
In a phone call with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who had called to congratulate him on winning the elections, Aoun said, ...
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US dangles Saudi Arabia's cash to push candidate for Lebanon's presidency
In Riyadh meeting, US and Saudi Arabia agreed they had 'once in thirty-year opportunity' to sideline Hezbollah with election ...
UAE to reopen embassy in Lebanon after more than three years
A high-level Emirati delegation is in Lebanon to make arrangements for the reopening of the UAE's embassy in Beirut after ...
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Lebanon, by Electing Its Army Chief as President, May Finally Be Emerging From Under the Yoke of Iran
The new president, Joseph Aoun, is a favorite of America, France, and Saudi Arabia. He even gets a cautious endorsement from ...
Saudi Arabia's inflation slows slightly to 1.9% in December
Saudi Arabia's annual inflation rate fell slightly to 1.9% in December from 2% in November, according to government data ...
Lebanon's New President Says To Visit Saudi Arabia On First Official Trip
The new Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Saturday his first official overseas trip would be to Saudi Arabia during a call with the Gulf kingdom's de facto leader, the president's office said.