Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad blamed the financial downfall in Lebanon and not the sweeping US sanctions as the root cause of the ongoing economic crisis in the war-torn country. Speaking during a tour of a trade fair broadcast on state media on Wednesday, Assad said billions of dollars of deposits ...
President Michel Aoun welcomed Wednesday at Baabda Palace the prime minister-designate Saad Hariri to discuss the cabinet formation. According to Al-Manar TV sources, the sixth meeting between the two leaders specialized for the governmental file failed to achieve any progress. The sources pointed out that Aoun and Hariri did not ...