BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman requested Saturday Prime Minister Najib Mikati stay on as caretaker prime minister after accepting the government’s resignation, as the European Union voiced concern over the deteriorating situation in the country, particularly after Mikati stepped down. Meanwhile, sources close to Baabda Palace said Sleiman would set a date next week […]

    Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel on Saturday described Prime Minister Najib Miqati’s resignation as “a correct and brave decision,” stressing the need to resume national dialogue sessions. “We are going through a very difficult period. Either we enter a tunnel that is darker and more difficult than the previous, or we benefit from Miqati’s […]

  BEIRUT: President Michel Sleiman slammed Tuesday Syrian airstrikes that targeted Lebanese territories earlier this week and said the Army confirmed the attacks took place. A few hours after Damascus denied reports that its jets fired rockets into Lebanon Monday, Sleiman told reporters in Lagos, Nigeria, that he verified the accuracy of the reports by holding […]

  President Michel Suleiman tasked on Tuesday Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour with sending a letter of protest to Syria over air raids in the northeastern border area that violated Lebanese sovereignty.   Suleiman said the air raids were “unacceptable” and “violated Lebanese sovereignty.” A statement carried by the state-run National News Agency said the letter of […]

  BEIRUT: Political and religious leaders scrambled Monday to prevent Lebanon’s slide into strife, a day after attacks on four Muslim scholars sent long-simmering sectarian tensions soaring at an alarming rate, threatening to plunge the divided country into total chaos.   Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani warned that the attacks on the four Sunni […]

  Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi discussed on Sunday with Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Miqati in Rome the controversial electoral law. Berri was quoted as saying after the meeting that he will agree on any electoral law that has the consensus of the rival March 14 and 8 alliances.   Asked if he will […]