Michel Aoun

Lebanese judge charges central bank governor with corruption

Central Bank governor, Riad Salameh's wealth is being probed in several European countries.

Lebanon's Aoun sees no reason to delay May polls after Hariri exit

Ex-PM Saad Al Hariri's announcement to boycott elections and to quit politics opens a new phase in Lebanon's politics and adds to the uncertainties in a country that is already facing a financial meltdown.

Kuwait lists suggestions to Lebanon to mend Gulf row

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser al-Mohammed Al-Sabah delivered the list to Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati and President Michel Aoun.

Lebanon expects draft deal with IMF within weeks

An IMF delegation will visit the Middle Eastern country in late January or early February to lay out “the final formula for the agreement."

Lebanon's Aoun calls for defence dialogue, close ties with Arab states

Warning the Arab state is "falling apart," President Aoun calls for urgent dialogue on a financial recovery plan, administrative and financial decentralisation, and the defence strategy.

Lebanon needs '6-7 years' to recover from crisis

Lebanon's president estimates the country needs time to overcome the financial crisis as its central bank governor says around $15 billion would help to restore.

Lebanese parliamentary elections 2022: Hope or stagnation?

Many hold the view that elections are the last play at power, which may be the catalyst for a new independent government.

Iran hints at improving ties with Saudi Arabia

Talks between the two regional rivals have gone a "good distance", says Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

Lebanon forms new government, first in over a year

Government formation ends a 13-month vacuum that saw the Arab country slide deeper into one of the worst crises in its history.

Lebanon central bank lifts fuel import subsidies

The bank said while it had spent more than $800 million on fuel in the last month and the bill for medicines had multiplied, those goods were still absent from the open market and were being sold at prices that exceed their value.

Lebanon picks billionaire Najib Mikati as PM-designate

Lawmakers have tasked ex-premier and billionaire tycoon with forming a government and ending a year of political deadlock that has further crippled the economy.

Now that Hariri has resigned, what’s next for Lebanon?

In the wake of the failure to form a government led by Saad al Hariri, attention has now turned to the question of who will replace him amid increasingly desperate social and economic circumstances.