BEIRUT (AP) — Under tight security, Lebanese lawmakers on Tuesday began discussing the draft 2019 state budget that aims to avert a …

by saudigazette.com.sa --JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received at the Al Salam Palace here Lebanese former prime ministers Najib Mikati, Fouad Siniora and Tammam Salam on Monday according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations between the two countries and highlighted the Kingdom’s keenness on Lebanon’s security and stability and the importance of preserving Lebanon within its Arab environment. Former Prime Minister Mikati, after meeting King Salman, said that Saudi Arabia will “extend a hand of support to Lebanon.” The King "stressed the necessity of preserving Lebanon and soon there will be Saudi steps towards the Lebanese state," Mikati told Lebanon's LBC TV. "Our concern is saving the country in light of the difficulties that we are going through," he said. Another former prime minister Siniora told Al Arabiya that Saudi Arabia has always stood by “all of Lebanon with all of its components.”

BEIRUT, (Xinhua) — Prime Minister Saad Hariri vowed Monday to implement UN Resolution 2433 aimed at empowering Lebanon’s maritime forces, a statement …

by Joe Sommerlad in tech — Amazon, the all-conquering if lightly taxed online retailer, is celebrating its 25th birthday this month. The company was founded as “Cadabra” …