Lebanese cabinet on Friday approved a five-phase plan to reopen the country after a lockdown aimed at stemming the outbreak of coronavirus. After approving a draft decree aimed at extending the declaration of public mobilization, announced on March 15, for two more weeks, the cabinet endorsed a plan to open ...
Eight months of deadlock ended on Thursday evening as Lebanon’s presidency announced the formation of a new national unity government. A new 30-member government to be led by Prime Minister Saad Hariri was unveiled during a press conference at the presidential palace in the capital, Beirut, after rival political factions ...