The bloc said it is ready to impose sanctions on Lebanon's ruling elite, including a travel ban and asset freeze, for obstructing the process of forming a functioning government.
The economic and financial crisis roiling Lebanon is the gravest threat to its stability since the 15-year civil war ended in 1990.
Hyperinflation, poverty, corruption, protests and a pandemic have driven the country right to the edge.
President Erdogan and Hariri, who is assigned to form the new government in Lebanon, hold a two-hours-long one-on-one meeting at the Vahdettin Palace in Istanbul.
A series of decisions under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has led the Kingdom down a path of irrelevance.
France has been quick to back former PM Saad al Hariri's proposal of an "independent" Shia candidate being given the finance portfolio to end a deadlock between two main Shia parties over ministers.
The French president's effort to help Lebanon is admirable, but he remains tone-deaf and out of touch with most Lebanese.
Saad al Hariri’s resignation as prime minister has left Lebanon without a government for nearly three months, in a time the country has been trying to recover from a deep economic crisis.
The French President once saved Lebanon’s prime minister from the humiliation of his so-called Saudi captors. But can he now keep Lebanon from falling on its sword? A conference in Paris is a start.
The former leader stood down in the face of mass protests but his name is once again in the line up to take up the prime minister’s office.
Amid Saudi offers of economic help and Iran’s military support, it might be harder than ever for Lebanon to insulate itself from regional conflict.
Lebanon faces several economic and governance challenges leading it towards a destabilising currency crisis. Its leaders seem to be in no position to avert a crisis.
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